Porsche 914 & 914/6 Identification & Specifications
Determining Factors
When contemplating purchase or restoration of a Porsche 914 or 914/6
vehicle (or any vintage car), a major consideration is the level of
desire for factory originality and authenticity. If the intention is to
show the car, especially in a Concours d'Elegance format, factory
originality and authenticity are primary determining factors in all
decisions. Conversely, if the car is to be a daily driver or a leisure
vehicle, such considerations may be secondary. In such cases, there may
be one range of concern among owners regarding the authenticity of
parts and a seperate level of concern for the appropriateness
of components for the model year and production date of the car in
question. If the owner intends to race the vehicle, after-market
performance components would often be preferable to factory parts.
It's All in the Numbers
As "A Porsche 914 & 914/6 Authenticity and Restoration
Resource," P914 is obviously targeted toward those individuals most
interested in factory originality and authenticity. As such, numbers
pervade the site: dates, part numbers, paint codes, graphs, etc. The
section, "Specifications," is entirely numbers-based. The buttons on
the left lead to pages containing identification numbers and
specifications for the Porsche 914 chassis, engine and transmission.
Relationships between these values are also defined.