A VINTAGE PORSCHE FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF RACING!
Good news today for all rally fans as a new car was introduced in Need For Speed World: Porsche 914-6 GT.
The Porsche 914 was introduced in September 1969 as a collaborative effort between Porsche and Volkswagen in order to produce a low cost sports car. The car they came up with was a mid-engined GT with two sears and a removable targa top. A 4-cylinder boxer engine provided the power. Volkswagen needed a new car to replace the aging Karmann-Ghia while Porsche was looking for another option to add to their line up. The VW bodied vehicles were known as 914/4 while the Porsche variants were known as 914/6.
The Porsche 914 was introduced in September 1969 as a collaborative effort between Porsche and Volkswagen in order to produce a low cost sports car. The car they came up with was a mid-engined GT with two sears and a removable targa top. A 4-cylinder boxer engine provided the power. Volkswagen needed a new car to replace the aging Karmann-Ghia while Porsche was looking for another option to add to their line up. The VW bodied vehicles were known as 914/4 while the Porsche variants were known as 914/6.
The 914/6 was short lived with only 3360 examples produced between 1970 and 1972. All featured the 2.0-liter flat-six engine. It was raced using different engine configurations. This included the 'T' specification, which was basically a stock 911 engine. Another popular configuration was to use a converted Carrera 6 engine.
In 1970 Porsche entered a 914/6GT in the grueling 24-hours of Le Mans race. It finished 6th overall and won its class. A remarkable accomplishment. But this was only one chapter in the vehicles extensive racing career which continues even to this day.
In 1969 and 1970 the Porsche racing department built 12 Porsche 914/6 GT cars for factory entered races: 3 prototype and test cars, 2 Targa Florio practice cars, 3 Marathon de la Route cars, 3 Rally Monte Carlo cars and 1 RAC Rally car.
In 1970 Porsche entered a 914/6GT in the grueling 24-hours of Le Mans race. It finished 6th overall and won its class. A remarkable accomplishment. But this was only one chapter in the vehicles extensive racing career which continues even to this day.
In 1969 and 1970 the Porsche racing department built 12 Porsche 914/6 GT cars for factory entered races: 3 prototype and test cars, 2 Targa Florio practice cars, 3 Marathon de la Route cars, 3 Rally Monte Carlo cars and 1 RAC Rally car.
The 914/6 made its official works rally debut on the 1971 Monte Carlo Rally, run from January 22 to 29, although a single entry had been made in 1970 RAC Rally as a trial run for the most prestigious event on the rallying calendar. Driven by Claude Haldi and John Gretener, the 914/6 came 12th, only six places behind the only other Porsche to finish - a 911S in the hands of Gerard Larrousse.
Using the same drivers - Bjorn Waldegaard, Gerard Larrousse and Ake Andersson - who had brought the Stuttgart firm first, second and fourth places on the 1970 Monte, Porsche prepared 3 new 914/6s for the 1971 event. Setting out from Warsaw, Bjorn Waldegaard did take the fastest time on one stage, but Ove Andersson led all of the way to give a Renault-Alpine victory, followed by Therier and Andruet in similar cars.
Using the same drivers - Bjorn Waldegaard, Gerard Larrousse and Ake Andersson - who had brought the Stuttgart firm first, second and fourth places on the 1970 Monte, Porsche prepared 3 new 914/6s for the 1971 event. Setting out from Warsaw, Bjorn Waldegaard did take the fastest time on one stage, but Ove Andersson led all of the way to give a Renault-Alpine victory, followed by Therier and Andruet in similar cars.
Ultimately, Waldegaard finished first in Class, and a higly respectable joint third place overall, although the staff at Porsche had hoped for an even better result to help boost sales. Sadly, the other two Porsche 914/6s struggled with transmission and clutch trouble before retiring.
The works never used the model again for rallying afterwards, despite its layout being ideal for this branch of motorsport. It seems as though the rear suspension was not up for the job, and a number of questions were raised about body stiffness.
The works never used the model again for rallying afterwards, despite its layout being ideal for this branch of motorsport. It seems as though the rear suspension was not up for the job, and a number of questions were raised about body stiffness.
Nevertheless this car remains a true vintage rally car from the early dawns of rallying.
You can now get yours in Need for Speed World for 4100 SpeedBoost and it will be a nice addition to any rally fan garage.
The car comes with Street Parts and is set on Class B with an 597 Overall Rating, placing it to RallyBoyz Classic 1 Category on our rally car list.
~Article by SkidMK
You can now get yours in Need for Speed World for 4100 SpeedBoost and it will be a nice addition to any rally fan garage.
The car comes with Street Parts and is set on Class B with an 597 Overall Rating, placing it to RallyBoyz Classic 1 Category on our rally car list.
~Article by SkidMK