914 history

[Grant Lenahan]

Actually the 986 and 987 are closer to Porsche's roots than any cars 
since the 914.
And in inflation adjusted dollars, they cost less or not significantly 
more than the cars they replace.
Apparently bean counters make some good decisions too.

Grant
On Nov 29, 2006, at 12:31 PM, McCohens at aol.com wrote:

> Porsche designed the 914 as a Karman Ghia replacement, but management
> changes at VW killed the deal.  Porsche had too much into the project 
> to  back out,
> so they sold the car themselves.  It was marketed as a VW-porsche  in 
> europe.
> Same thing happened with the 924.  It was between Audi and Porsche  
> though.
>
> Those were the days when porsche was run by engineers.  They took on  
> all
> sorts of technical projects for other companies.  Now they are run by  
> bean
> counters and marketing a#$holes.  SUVs and cupholders are more  
> important.
>
> Randy Cohen
> former 914 and 924 owner
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