Another T2 driver (and former 914 owner) chimes in... Most people don't,
but Porsche certainly felt that they were. I have a book titled "The
Racing Porsches" that was published with the assistance of Porsche GmBH
and clear at the end of the 901, 904, 906, 936, 962, Bergspyder, etc.
line on the cover photo are a pair of 914s. IMHO, the best handling
Porsche ever built.
Jim
Chris Kennedy wrote:
>
> Ethan Dicks wrote:
>
> > I have a couple later Type IIs, one 1975 and one 1976 Microbus. They use
> > the same engine as a Porche 914, but, OTOH, I have heard the 914 decried
> > as not a "true" Porche.
>
> Is that the 356-derived engine rather than the "standard" VW engine?
>
> It's true, most people don't think of 914's as "real" Porsches, except in
> the 2.7 and 916 variants, which used 911 engines. I'm obviously
> guilty of that, since I didn't even consider the 914 (or the 924, for
> that matter) when I composed my original reply :-(
>
> Then again, if it's got liquid cooling in more than its heads I don't
> tend to think of it as a "real" Porsche...
>
> --
> Chris Kennedy
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Received on Mon Jul 30 2001 - 19:08:10 BST