MANY THANKS

Sincere gratitude is extended to those who have helped contribute to this website information.  Many 914 enthusiasts who are experienced with the 914 Porsche over the years have contributed to make this website much more than I could ever have accomplished on my own.  In no particular order and I hope I have not left anyone out:

Jon Lowe, PCA 914 Tech Committee and Special Interest Group Chair

Dave Darling, 914 Porsche whiz-kid

Brad Mayeur, Rich Bontempi and Paul Heery, 914 enthusiasts, USA

Udo Frey, Michael Oswald and Jurgen Krueger, 914 enthusiasts, Germany

Richard Jung, Multiple 1974 Limited Edition Owner

Andy Schmidt, THE BEST Bay Area German-English translator and 914 enthusiast

David Pateman, Fellow Limited Edition Owner, LE Registry creator

Don Ramsay, Fellow Limited Edition Owner

Jeroen Berloth and Arno Wienands, 914 enthusiasts, The Netherlands

The Porsche Classics Center and Karmann Factory archives

…to name a few.  I will add your name if you contribute….

 

Printed and virtual reference sources:

Porsche 914 and 914/6, by Brian Long.  Veloce Publishing, 1999.

914 Tech Tips 700, by George Hussey IV.  Self-published, 1999.

A Restorers Guide to Authenticity, Dr. Brett Johnson, 1999.

Excellence was Expected, Karl Ludvigsen, Princeton Publishing, 1977.

http://www.962.com/registry/917/index.htm?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=962&Category_Code=apparel

http://perso.club-internet.fr/flegende/p10f-3.htm

http://content.eu.porsche.com/prod/classic/ClassicModels.nsf/usaenglish/BCD0185E9B497FFAC1256BFF00598F84?OpenDocument

http://www.porsche.com/

Das Große VW Porsche 914 Buch, Michael Klodt, Heel-Verlaag, 1989.  German text.  Out of print.

http://www.primenet.com/~bobwest/can-am.htm - p4

http://www.volksporsche914.de

The translated Mittlemotor website for chassis number decodement:

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.mittelmotor.de/deutsch/technik-info/technikbericht/produkt.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2B914%2B%2Bl13k%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG

 

Please contact me if you have anything more to contribute or can document facts which differ from what is presented here, I really appreciate it!