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| ninefourteener |
 Aug 5 2003, 02:27 PM
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Perfectly Normal Guy :)  Group: Members Posts: 1,216 Joined: 3-June 03 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 779  |
914 club....
Get this, Scott Air Force Base is having a base-wide picnic this Friday, and I was asked to show my teener at a very small car-show for military only. Here's the kicker..... I get the day off, but I have to write a brief, 1 page "history" on the car. I think this is because several schools will be visiting... not sure. Anyway... I AM NOT AN EXPERT. This is what I came up with. Some things might be right, some things might be completely wrong.... but I did the best I could. I know.. kinda stupid, but I could really use your help on this. Considering I own maybe 1 of 4 or 5 in the entire Saint Louis area, I want it to sound good. So.. I need some constructive critisism. Text posted on the next page............. |
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| ThinAir |
Aug 6 2003, 12:09 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,546 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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As I've heard it VW was looking for something to replace the "aging" Karmann Ghia. Porsche wanted an entry level car. The story about the handshake deal is accurate - VW was selling the bodies at cost to Porsche. The new guy at VW decided they should make some money on the deal. The increased cost to Porsche meant that the price of a 6 cylinder 914 was too close to that of a 911. The 911 was perceived as a "real Porsche" and folks bought it instead of the 914, which hurt sales and that is what eventually lead to the end of production (along with things like VW turning their attention elsewhere).
It is probably more accurate to say that the car is a VW, unless it was a 6 cylinder car. I think the "911" style front suspension was about the only thing Porsche about it other than the 6 cylinder engine. Until 1973 the 4 cylinder engine was very much a VW engine. It was only in 1973 when the Porsche engineers modified the 2.0L heads that the 4 cylinder car became more of a Porsche. Of course, both cars are really Porsches because of the heritage shared by any German horizontally opposed, air cooled engine. They all trace their basic designs back to Dr. Porsche and the original KDF sedans. That's why I've never minded driving a "VW-Porsche". I enjoy the car for what it is and have no great desire to "move up" to something that has only a Porsche nameplate. |
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ninefourteener HISTORY LESSON Aug 5 2003, 02:27 PM
ninefourteener The Porsche 914 was built from 1970 to 1976. It w... Aug 5 2003, 02:28 PM Bleyseng Hmm, the car had electrical problems??
They stoppe... Aug 5 2003, 04:01 PM Alfred Most of it sounds pretty good, IMO, but I'm no... Aug 5 2003, 04:28 PM Hawktel Well Sargent, I'd add in something about the 9... Aug 5 2003, 04:51 PM seanery I would add some about how popular the cars are wi... Aug 5 2003, 04:54 PM airsix Some racing history details:
The (private entry) ... Aug 5 2003, 05:05 PM Mueller I've never seen or heard anything about them h... Aug 5 2003, 05:05 PM tryan i have always heard that porsche wanted to continu... Aug 5 2003, 05:06 PM Lawrence914-6 Good essay, Sergeant, but it's editorial conte... Aug 5 2003, 06:50 PM kdfoust grantsfo Lawrence914-6 QUOTE
! The 914 outsold the 356.....with 1/2 of the model ... Aug 5 2003, 07:13 PM redshift I have been a 914 fan since they were new, and an ... Aug 5 2003, 07:25 PM URY914 Porsche was changing thier focus to water cooled c... Aug 5 2003, 08:17 PM Alfred I think that if the 914 would've begun life as... Aug 5 2003, 08:30 PM tryan nordoff sucessor was kurt lotz that pinched the ve... Aug 5 2003, 08:44 PM Aaron Cox bring some of the ads with you. (i have em all) an... Aug 5 2003, 08:47 PM Alfred Here's Car and Driver's review of the 73 2... Aug 5 2003, 09:14 PM Aaron Cox Thanks for posting that. good article- 17 seconds ... Aug 5 2003, 09:22 PM Aaron Cox here is my favorate: Aug 5 2003, 09:24 PM ninefourteener To all..... THANK YOU!!!!
I absol... Aug 5 2003, 09:27 PM Alfred Aaron Cox I stole all the ads from AA. good vintage ads fo r... Aug 5 2003, 09:30 PM Brad Roberts So.. after readin all the comments..
I personally... Aug 5 2003, 10:05 PM Alfred ninefourteener tod914 Do you have the Dr. Johnson book on the 914? That... Aug 6 2003, 08:52 AM ninefourteener Bleyseng They were put out of production because there was ... Aug 6 2003, 09:25 AM ninefourteener Nope, cant say I remember that price jump... I was... Aug 6 2003, 09:32 AM ArtechnikA tod914 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-h...85382... Aug 6 2003, 10:30 AM Jeff Bowlsby To clear up some earlier hearsay...
In May of 197... Aug 6 2003, 11:04 AM J P Stein "....a miniature sheetmetal stamping plant ...... Aug 6 2003, 12:44 PM Alfred I highly recommend Brian Long's book and Porsc... Aug 6 2003, 12:44 PM Queenie Ok, you've heard from the tech-smarties and th... Aug 6 2003, 01:18 PM ninefourteener Man...... I can't believe you actually edited ... Aug 6 2003, 02:47 PM
J P Stein Entry level AXers?.....HAH!
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