Built in the US by marquee specialist using his knowledge gained through restoring several original 914-6GT’s including the Lufthansa privateer car, the 1970 Marathon factory No 2 car and the 1971 Daytona 24H Sunoco No 5 car.
BACKGROUND TO THE 914/6 GT
A full competition engine was fitted, which was lifted from the 906 sports car. Equipped with twin-spark ignition a pair of triple Webers, the two-litre unit produced 210bhp in road racing trim. To ensure absolute reliability during rallying, the flat six was pegged to a more modest 180bhp by fitting a lower compression head. The engine was mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. To fuel the more powerful engine, a 100-litre tank was fitted.
Ahead of the 1970 season, Porsche produced around a dozen examples for the works team, while customers could also buy complete cars or a kit to upgrade existing road cars. Although overshadowed by the accomplishments of the 917 K sports car, the 914/6 GT proved hugely successful. It scored class wins at Le Mans and Daytona, and also won the Marathon de la Route outright with a clean sweep of the podium.
Production of the 914/6 was short-lived, which also curtailed the competition career of the 914/6 GT early. It was eventually replaced by the 911 Carrera RSR as Porsche’s top level GT racer. With many road cars later converted, it is uncertain how many 914/6 GTs were built. It is understood that Porsche built 43 cars for the works team and customers.
Chassis 914.043.2197 Specification
914.043.2197 – GENERAL
- Built by Mark Allin of Rare Drive in US
- Completely original never modified or rusted body shell media blasted and re-sprayed
- Glasurit 22 line acrylic urethane paint Signal Orange
- Correct full factory GT racing chassis reinforcement/stiffening kit
- New correct fibreglass rockers and bumpers
- NOS factory GT racing mechanical headlight release mechanism
- All new factory rubber body gaskets and seals
- Factory correct hold-downs and straps for front and rear spare wheels
- Correct 10mm aluminium hood pins and stainless plates
- All hardware and brackets re-plated to correct factory finishes
- New Bosch kill switches
- NOS cables: clutch, throttle, speedometer
- FIA HTP papers
- Fully race-prepped and tuned with 2nd-place Tour Auto Competition Group G1/G2 history
914.043.2197 – EXTERIOR
- NOS GT steel fender flares
- Correct Wigglesworth front and rear fibreglass lids with balsa wood reinforcements
- Correct rear rubber lid hold downs
- NOS GT fully-screened engine lid
- Plexiglass side and quarter windows
- Lexan rear window
- NOS side mirrors
- NOS Cibie headlights
- NOS Cibie IODE 45 outer fog lamps with correct mounting brackets
- NOS Cibie hood-mounted fog lights correctly mounted inside front bumper
- NOS tail lights and marker lights
- Accurately reproduced decals and factory German number plates to 1970 Marathon de la Route livery
914.043.2197 – INTERIOR
- Schroth FIA 5-point Profi racing harnesses
- Correct GT 10,000 RPM tachometer
- Correct GT 250 km/h speedometer
- Correct factory GT racing 5 point 1 1/2″ roll cage with additional removable factory down tube to passenger foot well
- Correct GT factory reinforced bolt-on Targa top
- Access door for ignition timing
- Correct black felt on all interior surfaces
- Scheel GT seats and seat rails
- Restored GT steering wheel and horn button
- Correct GT racing fuel level gauge
- NOS GT lightweight door panels with leather strap pulls
- NOS dash pad
- NOS early inside mirror
- Restored heater controls and flapper boxes
- All gauges restored
- Custom FIA-approved 6-nozzle FEV FES1800MK fire extinguisher
- FEV 0kg Hand-held Fire Extinguisher
914.043.2197 – ENGINE
- Early aluminium crankcase 960232 for greater strength than Magnesium 7R crankcase
- counterweighted/magnafluxed/micropolished crankshaft
- New main bearings
- Reconditioned steel rods with new ARP bolts and nuts
- New connecting rod bearings
- NOS Mahle high compression racing pistons and cylinders
- New Webcam 171e/149i camshafts
- New rocker hardware and shafts
- Twin-plug heads with 40mm intake and exhaust ports
- New TRW valves
- New AAsco springs
- 911R aluminium 100mm intake manifolds
- New intermediate shaft bearings
- Modified 930 Turbo oil pump
- New competition timing chains and ramps
- Early 46 IDA Webers rebuilt with all known competition and performance enhancements
- Factory correct carburettor rain shields
- New amber fibreglass cooling shroud from Crawford Composites
- New Bosch blue coils
- New single ignition box
- New lightened flywheel with centerforce clutch
- Carrera pressure fed chain tensioners
- Raceware head studs and nuts
- Early 6-bolt aluminium valve covers
- New Bosch heavy duty starter motor
- Newest Generation Henry Schmidt custom billet twin plug racing distributor (uses over-the- counter Jaguar Marelli cap)
EXHAUST
- George Narbel European 1 5/8” racing headers
- NOS GT Rally exhaust muffler
GEARBOX
- 901 case
- 904 main gear shaft
- New axle flanges
- Updated axles
- Nurburgring gear set – A,F,K,Q,V
- 8:31 ring & pinion
- Side shift conversion with improved linkages
- Billet intermediate plate
- Factory ZF limited slip (80%)
OIL SYSTEM
- New correct GT front-mounted oil cooler
- Correct front oil cooler mounts
- Correct Wigglesworth fibreglass oil cooler shroud/cover
- New correct 22mm brass front to rear oil lines
- Correct large oil filler neck with aluminium cap
- NOS later-style pressure relief valve
- Correct NOS oil catch tank
- Correct factory oil tank protection
FUEL SYSTEM
- Original restored 100l fuel tank with all correct factory racing installation modifications
- Fuel tank filled with FIA-approved Deto-Stop anti-explosion foil mesh balls (no service life, can be emptied if any work isrequired on the tank and only takes up 5 litres of volume)
- New twin Bosch fuel pumps
- Steel 10mm front to rear fuel line and 8mm return line
- Swirl pot
- Correct 110 mm aluminium fuel cap with fin
- Roll over valve
- New fuel gauge sender
- Correct closed cell foam spacer between tank filler neck and bonnet
SUSPENSION/DRIVE-TRAIN
- Front torsion bars
- Weltmeister adjustable front sway bar
- New rear springs
- New 16mm rear sway bar
- New polyurethane bushings
- New wheel bearings, front and rear
- 930 Turbo tie-rod kit
- Correct factory dog-ear rear trailing arm steel reinforcements
- New strut bushings
- New ball joints
- New Koni dual adjustable competition rear shocks
- New Koni single adjustable competition front shocks
- Aligned and corner balanced
- Original set of 15″x7″ Fuchs – front – restored by Wheel Enhancement
- Original set of 15″x8″ Fuchs – rear – restored by Wheel Enhancement
BRAKES
- New 19mm master cylinder
- Adjustable proportioning valve
- Stainless brake hoses
- Rebuilt and re-plated 911S front callipers with stainless 911S-type pistons
- NOS GT rear callipers with spacers for vented rotors
- NOS GT vented rotors front and rear
- New brake reservoir and feed lines
- Porterfield racing brake pads
914.043.2197 has competed successfully in Europe and at Tour Auto n Plateau took 2nd place in Group G1/G2 winning 6 of the 8 closed rally stages.
For more information about this spectacular Porsche 914/6GT or to arrange an appointment, please contact our sales team on +44 (0) 1908 921 256.
