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Jan 13, 2020 · Production of the 914/6 was short-lived, which also curtailed the competition career of the 914/6 GT early. It was eventually replaced by the 911 Carrera RSR as Porsche's top level GT racer. With many road cars later converted, it is uncertain how many 914/6 GTs were built.
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Tech Specs. Flat-six air-cooled engine, mounted midship, single overhead camshaft, 1991 cc, 210 hp at 8000 rpm. Year. 1970. Serial No. 9140432542. Wheelbase. 96 inches. Weight. 1980 pounds. Before/After. 1970 Porsche. About the 1970 Porsche 914/6 GT.
Ruf CTR2. Chronology. Predecessor. Porsche 356. The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension.
Bob Miller talks Vu Nguyen through the history of the Porsche 914-6 GT on our first Road to Rennsport video. The 914-6 GT is a sub-2,000-pound Porsche factory race car with flares and a 210-horsepower flat-six. Be sure to stick around until the end, when when Bob takes this 1970 model on a test drive. Be sure to turn the volume up! - Porsche AG
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In the late 1960s, a rumor blew across the Atlantic from the U.S.-even then one of Porsche's largest markets—and it said the convertible was headed for an uncertain future. Proposed future safety regulations being considered by the Department of Transportation suggested convertibles were simply too dangerous to continue building for American roads....
The first fully finished Targa prototype was ready in 1966 based on the 911 S of that year. It was presented to boss-man Ferry Porsche, son of company founder, Dr. Ferdinand Porsche, for evaluation as his daily driver. After getting Ferry's approval, the company added the 911 Targa to the lineup for 1967 (we drove one of these early cars several ye...
Still, the Targa wasn't dead. Porsche reintroduced the Targa in 1996 for the last air-cooled 911, the 993 series. Instead of a removable roof panel, this new Targa had a large panoramic glass roof that used an electric motor to open rearward, like a giant sunroof. This, Porsche claimed, maintained structural rigidity better than the traditional Tar...
We should note that though Porsche is often credited as the first with the Targa design (and was, in fact, the one to trademark the "Targa" name), designer Giovanni Michelotti used a similar roof style for a 1957 Fiat 1100-based concept car while working at design house Vignale. Later, Michelotti would revisit this concept when designing an optiona...
1964: Porsche begins development on the first 911 Targa model before displaying its new model in concept form at the 1965 Geneva auto show1967: The Porsche 911 Targa enters production after Ferry Porsche signs-off on his personal 1966 prototype 911 S Targa- Rory Jurnecka
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Based on the 924 Turbo, it was a sports car conceived equally for the racetrack and road use. Prospective buyers were able to take delivery of the 924 Carrera GT in the 1981 model year. Production of the Porsche 928 S began in the fall. This version of the company’s luxury sports car had front and rear spoilers and a power output of 300 HP.
