Changing thoughts on 914's

[Zedone]

Wow, that blue beast is aggressively beautiful! Love the flares, front fascia and integrated side view mirrors. Nicely done!

[rower]

For over 40 years I have been driving, buying and selling Porsche. Out of the hundreds that have gone thru my hands, from 356, 67S, 79 Turbo and everything in between. My 9`4/6 conversion is with out any reservation the most fun drive of them all! I love my 72/911 w/3.2, its my cruiser. But for "full grin" my 914 is always the first choice.

Great car.
Do you run a 901 or 915 transmission in it? Can a 901 handle the torque if you skip 1st gear?

[super9064]

I'll throw mine in the mix. An original paint, Willow Green, 53K mile 1972 1.7.

I have a 56 Speedster, which gets a lot of attention when I drive it, the funny thing is that the 914 gets just as much attention, for much less money.

I think they are a great value, and a hoot to drive.

[rower]

Great cars Rob! (And what's the signal orange (?)911 at the curb?

Which do you have more fun driving? The speedster or the 914?

[Peanut]

Ok, so I will be the "bad guy" of this thread. 914s never did it for me, and still don't. Growing up, I always felt vinyl roofs on cars were not attractive, and just appealed to older folks. The styling always was off for me, and I still feel the Karman Ghia (or a Cayman today) is better looking. I won't criticize the cars too much, as I am sure ill just stir it up too much.

Maybe I am missing out, but these always reminded me of cars like the Fiat X19.

[super9064]

Great cars Rob! (And what's the signal orange (?)911 at the curb?

Which do you have more fun driving? The speedster or the 914?

They are both fun, but I would have to go with the Speedster. The Speedster has a bored 65 SC motor that been built to about 130hp, with a Carrera 2 transmission. It was built pretty much as a 1960s period Hot Rod.... an R-Gruppe Speedster?

Thats " Agent Orange" a 911ST Tribute I built a few years back . Here is a link to the Pelican thread.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...afe-racer.html

[demo]

It has a 3.0 twin plug semi race motor, 285HP dyno at the crank. Car weighs 2000.
Happy with my 901, short gears, limited slip.

[tomkirkcis]

It has a 3.0 twin plug semi race motor, 285HP dyno at the crank. Car weighs 2000.
Happy with my 901, short gears, limited slip.

My 914-6 has a 3.2 twin plug short stroke motor. I also run a 901 with short AFMSX gearing and ZF limited slip. I am sure I could ruin it being stupid in first gear, but short of doing burn outs, it handles the job just fine. If I extensively tracked the car, the heat might shorten the life, on the street, no issue yet.

[mvboy]

I'm going to join "Peanut" and even take it further - ugly then, ugly now. If I am in my 911 and see a 914, I wave out of respect for the era but never for the car. Some things look better as I get older - for instance back in the day I was never much of a fan of Ann Margret or Raquel Welch and now, Holy Cow! Some things look great from day one and look even better with age such as the Ferrari Dino. I guess that Ann, Raquel and the Dino all have great curves & are stunners but never the 914 for me.

[rower]

I'm going to join "Peanut" and even take it further - ugly then, ugly now. If I am in my 911 and see a 914, I wave out of respect for the era but never for the car. Some things look better as I get older - for instance back in the day I was never much of a fan of Ann Margret or Raquel Welch and now, Holy Cow! Some things look great from day one and look even better with age such as the Ferrari Dino. I guess that Ann, Raquel and the Dino all have great curves & are stunners but never the 914 for me.

I have a Dino but still love the looks of the 914.