1975 Porsche 914 Targa

The Porsche-designed 914, built in collaboration with Volkswagen, was a mid-engined, Targa-top sports car assembled by Karmann of Osnabrück. For Volkswagen, it was intended to replace the aging Karmann-Ghia, and for Porsche, it would be another sports car in its arsenal. First displayed at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the 914/4 was equipped with a four-cylinder, air-cooled engine of the Volkswagen 411 with a displacement size of 1,679cc, while the 914/6 came with Porsche's 911T's 2.0-liter six. Both versions received an all-independent suspension and a mixture of Volkswagen and 911 components to which were married four-wheel disc brakes and a five-speed gearbox.

Production of the 914/6 was brief, coming to an end in 1972 after 3,332 examples had been built. It was effectively replaced by the 1,971cc four-cylinder '914 2.0', which also featured forged alloy wheels, front and rear anti-roll bars and an improved interior with additional instrumentation.

This particular 2.0-liter 914 is was finished at the Porsche works in November of 1974 and completed as a 1975 model-year car. It received a Signal Orange exterior with black seats trimmed with Velour center pieces. The alloy Fuchs weeks are wrapped with Pirelli tires. The 1,971cc overhead-valve, air-cooled flat four-cylinder engine is equipped with two Twin-Choke Downdraft carburetors and produces just over 100 horsepower at 5,000 RPM. There is a five-speed manual transmission, an independent suspension, and hydraulic disc brakes.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2021