9146 GT's at LeMans Classic

drummerboytom · Post by **drummerboytom** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:57 pm

Ian Gunney wrote:I remember seeing a blue French registered /6 sporto in Beaulieu for the international meet in 02 -

That car was also at the 914 meet i went to in Siegerland a few weeks ago
Cue gratuitous 914 meet pic :

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fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:00 pm

blue French registered /6 sporto in Beaulieu for the international meet in 02

drummerboytom · Post by **drummerboytom** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:03 pm

drummerboytom wrote:
There is A 914/6 Sportomatic currently for sale in U.S.A.
Haven't seen any details just heard it mentioned in a forum somewhere , supposed to be a good 'un .
If i come accross it again i'll get some more info.

Here it is :

If you have read the most recent issue of Excellence, you might have
seen the article on the fabled 914-6 Sportomatics.
My car is a
beautiful restoration with all genuine NOS porsche parts. The current
motor in the car is a 2.5L porsche motor, but I still have the
original motor. If you have any questions or would like to see
pictures please email me or call me at 949-735-0744. This is
definately a perfect chance to own one of the rarest porsches ever
made.

Thanks
Bill Story Jr.

Gustl · Post by **Gustl** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:17 pm

Bootsy wrote:Any 914-4 Sportos?

I know a guy in the north-east of Austria who did a 914-4 Sportomatic conversion. The owner of the car has a serious problem with his leg - as a result of an excident - and so he called a well known Porsche specialist to do this conversion. Toni took a 911 Sporto tranny and made some parts to make it fit to the 2.0 4-cyl engine. After some troubles with the setup he managed to make it work perfectly.
Here are some pics:

Gustl

Post by **Bootsy** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:05 am

drummerboytom wrote:
Bootsy wrote:Any 914-4 Sportos?
No . Only available on the six .

There is A 914/6 Sportomatic currently for sale in U.S.A.
Haven't seen any details just heard it mentioned in a forum somewhere , supposed to be a good 'un .
If i come accross it again i'll get some more info.

Excellence magazine suggests that a couple were made at the factory though

Gustl · Post by **Gustl** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:36 am

Bootsy wrote:
drummerboytom wrote:
Bootsy wrote:Any 914-4 Sportos?
No . Only available on the six .

There is A 914/6 Sportomatic currently for sale in U.S.A.
Haven't seen any details just heard it mentioned in a forum somewhere , supposed to be a good 'un .
If i come accross it again i'll get some more info.
Excellence magazine suggests that a couple were made at the factory though

I have a TÜV specifications sheet (federal technical inspection from German), that also says 914-4 Sportomatic

and a german guy who knows nearly everything about vintage Porsche cars told me once, that there was a factory part, which allows to fit a sportomatic tranny to a 1.7 engine

so, who knows

904GTS · Post by **904GTS** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:24 pm

Moggy,

I have all the 914-6 GT panels available, Geoff Moyes car uses them.

Barrie

http://www.technic-motorsport.com/racepanels.html

drummerboytom · Post by **drummerboytom** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:36 pm

Gustl wrote: that there was a factory part, which allows to fit a sportomatic tranny to a 1.7 engine

No doubt fitted with a calendar in place of the speedo

streetwagens · Post by **streetwagens** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:04 pm

Excellent pics - and excellent cars. Was a fantastic event. We were the idiots with the green chevrolet Airdiction van that caused so much interest with customs!

Does anyone do the flatnose wings as a repro aftermarket mod?