Significant Porsche Prototype Production car

[Jim Garfield]

Are those aluminum escutcheons for air defrost on the side windows?

I think that's correct, the owner said that it clears the vent window so that you can see the mirror.

[911T1971]

1963 904 Prototype.
Unpainted, no script, early side grill design.

[edmayo]

Wow Raj, how did you get all those detail pictures of the Piech car? Tell me its not sitting in your garage!!!

[911T1971]

Nicest looking 4-door 911 I know.

Featured in Road&Track issue.
Not factory built but factory approved by US Porsche Importer.
San-Antonio, Texas Porsche Dealer William J.Dick comissioned Troutman-Barnes Corp. to build
a 1967S Sporto full leather int. into a 4-door 911 - as a x-mas gift to Mrs. Dick.
Factory people later checked the car but vowed not be interested. However,
Pininfarina soon later (1969) was factory comissioned to do a 4-seater too.
In 1973 car received a 2.7Rs engine, new transm., aircon, larger rear flares and 7" Fuchs.

[Jim Garfield]

Anyone know anything about this car?

[Neunelfer]

Intersting 8 pics Raj. They simply installed 911 axles with a fairly large 28mm spacer. Easier than having custom axles made or having the good Dr. blast through 914 CV joints every week.

[911T1971]

Here is another one.

Paris, Oct. 1970. Porsche Murène
914 2.0l designed by frenchman Jacques Cooper for Heuliez.
Cooper later worked for Alsthom designing the high-speed train TGV.
Not a factory prototype.

[MoparBoy72]

It was almost produced.

Raj

That's a new one on me.

Details,

-Superdash

-Muffler shield/skirt-form

-What are the lines into the top of the airbox? A starting system to pre fuel the carbs? Not a sporto?

[911T1971]

some older ones.

Porsche Typ 534. 1953
This was the planned Beetle replacement, designed by Porsche.
Looks like a larger 356. Design by Pinin Farina.




Porsche 726. 1953
Another planned Beetle replacement.
Looks like VW Typ 3 of 1961. Photo in front of Werk 1.



Porsche Typ 542. 1953
Porsche design consultancy for Studebaker.
Car in front of Stuttgart Castle as well as at Porsche Factory space.



Porsche 904/8 Bergspyder I&II. 1965
Developed under Piech.
Extreme lightweight glassfibre body and aerodynamic developments rear&front.
Knowledge from this car influenced Piech's later race program.
The flip-up headlamp design-idea got re-used on Porsche 928's.

[911T1971]

Here is another.
Porsche FLA. 1973
VW later built its Golf/Fox car and abandoned Porsche's idea of flat four tucked under rear storage area.
Note Fuchs wheel in front trunk area. (Christophorus 12/73)