914 slant nose, this is new to me...

"Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle" (1500sand535) 12/08/2017 at 23:33 • Filed to: None

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Just cruising the interwebs looking for 914s when I spot this:

Never knew it was a thing, all yours for $6,300. This angle isn’t bad, in my opinion.

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Side profile looks pretty goofy I think mostly because of the rear and proportions.

dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/08/2017 at 23:41

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I have a deep love for the 914s.

wafflesnfalafel > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/08/2017 at 23:52

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interesting - never seen one. I don’t dislike that, especially that silver one.

Nick Has an Exocet > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/08/2017 at 23:53

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Someone else can photoshop it, but with a glass rear hatch (like a 944) this would look great.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Nick Has an Exocet 12/09/2017 at 00:01

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something like this?

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 12/09/2017 at 00:03

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I liked the idea a lot when it was just words. This not so much

My citroen won't start > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 00:11

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“This is a fun car. It will run long after the computers have failed because it does not have one”

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 00:16

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“cocaine is a hell of a drug”

Tristan > My citroen won't start 12/09/2017 at 00:26

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Umm... weren’t these fuel injected?

AestheticsInMotion > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 00:36

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Hmm. I think I’d much prefer a 944 for the money

fintail > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 00:36

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The mid 80s were heady times.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Tristan 12/09/2017 at 00:44

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yes but a lot of hacks rip them out and carb them, because they only like to idle smoothly at one ambiant temperature.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 00:46

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Look up ‘914 Chalon’ for more info.

I remember those kits back in the ‘80s and thought they were a great way to make the somewhat frumpy 914 look a little sexier. Nowadays I would prefer a bone stock 914, preferably in olive green, just like my grandfather used to drive.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Tristan 12/09/2017 at 00:48

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D-Jetronic, so yeah. But those that couldn’t figure out fuel injection (or couldn’t find a replacement for a dead ECU) usually ripped it out and threw on a pair of Webers.

Tristan > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 12/09/2017 at 01:01

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I had a ‘71 VW Type 3 Squareback that had a big lump in the rear floor to make room for a single Weber conversion. It was unfortunate.

Joe6pack > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 08:26

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Needs flying buttresses. Nonetheless, I like it.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 12/09/2017 at 08:29

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Thanks. I like the fender flares like on the Chaplin kit but agree on keeping an original front end.

punkgoose17 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 12/09/2017 at 09:18

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It reminds me of a Silhouette

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle 12/09/2017 at 09:42

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Some 916-style flares might work for the bigger tires as well as keeping it in the original vintage style.

Nick Has an Exocet > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 12/09/2017 at 18:57

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Yeah, I was thinking a little more rounded maybe a bit more 928 like?