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In Reply to: RE: Car of the Day posted by Craiger56 on May 14, 2015 at 06:32:54
The 914 was 'Porsche' in the US but Audi in some other markets.
If I were 'gifted' with a vintage Porsche? I think it is the 912 or maybe 912e. While only a 4cyl, and thus not for 'hormone cases', it has many of the virtues of REAL Porsche. Rear engine. Classy bodywork. Good performance for displacement. Good build quality. Can STILL get it worked on by somebody who KNOWS how it works.
While I'm not into the minutia of the model, I'll bet at least a few variants are worthy collectors.
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The four pots were assembled by VW in Osnabrück and the six pots by Porsche in Zuffenhausen.
It's spiritual successor was the 924 again jointly designed by VW and Porsche and made by Audi in Neckarsulm using the engine designed for the Audi 100. VW withdrew from the project and this one was sold as a Porsche everywhere.
At the time Porsche designed most if not all VW/Audi engines.
Internal cooperation got even closer when Porsche heir Ferdinand Piëch became VW/Audi CEO.
Together with some of his relatives and a couple of Arabs he now owns the lot but the german state of Lower Saxony retains its 20% holdings in VW/Audi.
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