Any US 914-4 factory equipped with carbs?, A $100 bet rides on this!! |
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Any US 914-4 factory equipped with carbs?, A $100 bet rides on this!! |
mistro |
Jan 5 2006, 10:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 1,786 Region Association: None |
A coworker, who didn’t know I was into 914 until we were at the bar tonight, tells me that there were 914-4 sold in the US that were factory equipped with carbs. He thought 70 or 71. I say no, only carbed 914 was the 914-6. Whose right? A $100 rides on this. After posting this I’m headed to the books! I could double my winnings from the Texas win, or break even… Michael |
davep |
Jan 6 2006, 12:18 PM
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914 Historian Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,207 Joined: 13-October 03 From: Burford, ON, N0E 1A0 Member No.: 1,244 Region Association: Canada |
I can say it was Les's car I was referring to, and the VIN is under 00100. As I stated it was a demonstrator, and should have been returned to the factory. This car was sold out of the back door, and could never be driven on the street. Simply put, it was never 'delivered to a customer'. Perhaps the car and engine Jake refers to was the same thing; I'd assume that more than one demonstrator was required for the country. As to why the demonstrator had carbs is not known. The FI was a big feature of the 914/4 compared to the cars it was competing against in the market.
Porsche sent early cars as demonstrators of the new models. A friend has a 911 he bought in 1965 in the UK. It was the UK demonstrator / auto show car. They had to take the car to France for a few hours, then return with it to be able to get the required paperwork to sell it. He had to post a bond stating that when he returned to Canada, he had to take the car with him: it could not remain in the UK permanently, it only had a 'visitor's permit'. He still has the car, and it is probably the 911 with the longest ownership of the original purchaser. |
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