Vehicle Description
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale August 17th - 19th, 2017 at
Russo and Steele's 17th Annual Monterey, California Auction. Please
contact us for more information. Porsche originally intending to
sell the 914 with a flat four-cylinder engine as a Volkswagen and
with a flat six-cylinder engine as a Porsche, however, Porsche
decided during development that having Volkswagen and Porsche
models sharing the same body would be risky for business in the
American market, and convinced Volkswagen to allow them to sell
both versions as Porsches in North America. On March 1, 1968, the
first 914 prototype was presented. Porsche's 914/6 variant featured
a carbureted 108 horsepower 2.0 L flat-6 engine from the 1969 911T,
placed amidships in front of a version of the 1969 911's "901"
gearbox. Karmann manufactured the rolling chassis at their plant.
The 914/6 models used lower gear ratios and high brake gearing in
order to try to overcome the greater weight of the 6-cylinder
engine along with higher power output. Suspension, brakes, and
handling were otherwise the same. A Volkswagen-Porsche joint
venture handled export to the U.S., where both versions were badged
and sold as Porsches. The four-cylinder cars were sold as
Volkswagen-Porsches at European Volkswagen dealerships. Slow sales
and rising costs prompted Porsche to discontinue the 914/6 variant
in 1972 after 3,351 were produced. This stunning Porsche 914/6 was
restored by the Chip Ganassi Racing Team for owner legendry Chip
Ganassi. The restoration is fully documented with receipts and a
C/D of the restoration. It is presented with a Porsche Certificate
of Authenticity (COA) and has the original motor and transmission.
