914 Magazine - Porsche-Audi Ads

Porsche-Audi 914 Magazine Ads

This is every 914 advertisement ever sponsored by Porsche-Audi, and even a few independent ads from Porsche-Audi dealers. I have attempted to organize them in publication order but I know the information is incomplete, any help you can give me on the missing publication references and publication dates of these ads is appreciated. Most of these ads are one page and in color and a few also have a duplicate, but monochrome version. Note that the years 1973-74 had the highest concentration of USA ads, corresponding to the 914s highest production volumes. Also note that a couple of these USA ads feature photos which are carry-overs from the German VW-Porsche ads…or is it the other way around? Many USA 914 ad photos are photos of European market cars with airbrushed USA detailing over the European detailing such as front turn signal lenses and added bumper guards and side marker lights, to suggest proper USA trim. They did not change the driving lights though…and there are other discrepancies, see how many you notice.

These ads were located in various magazines including Road and Track, Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Sunset, Playboy and others.

Porsche-Audi sponsored 914 Advertising Key

Group A – The first USA ads with a red mid-engine 914 diagram, color

Group B – Various early formats, color and monochrome

Group C – “The _______ Porsche” format, 1 page, color

Group D – Block letter PORSCHE format, 1 and 2 pages, color

Group E – Miscellaneous Porsche-Audi dealership-sponsored ads

Ad Number	Year	Description	Color	Monochrome
*A01	December 1969	A Brand New Porsche $3500
A01A	December 1969	A Brand New Porsche $3700
*A02	1969	The Mid-engine Porsche. $3595.
*A03	1970	$36000 Porsche mid-engine, for you $3595 This ad was for East coast USA markets.
*A04	December 1971	$37000 Porsche mid-engine, for you $3695 This ad was for West coast USA markets, reflecting a higher transportation delivery charge.
*B01	R&T March 1971	1970 Class C Production Wins
*B02	1971	Front Back Middle
*B03	1971	Racing is the ultimate test
*B04	1971	Dr. Ferry Porsche Monochrome - Playboy
*B05	1971	A Porsche for $3595
*B06	Sunset July 1971	Engineered Differently
*B07	Sunset September 1971	How can a car have two trunks?
*B08	1969?	The New Comers Courtesy of Tom Bliznik
*C01	MT November 1972	The Space Porsche Monochrome – R&T
*C02	1972	The Young Porsche
*C03	1971?	The Surf Porsche
*C04	1972	The Mountain Porsche Monochrome
*C05	1972	The Super Porsche 914S Monochrome
*C06	1972	The Desert Porsche The Desert Porsche – No bumperguards The photo for this ad was also used for a similar German-text ad. Monochrome – R&T
*C07	1973	The Getaway Porsche The photo for this ad was also used for a similar German-text ad.
*C08	September 1971	The Sun Porsche This ad compares the 914 to a Cadillac.
*C09	1971?	The Sun Porsche This ad does not mention the Cadillac.
*C10	Playboy 1973	The Action Porsche Monochrome – R&T Oct 1973?
*C11	Playboy December 1973	The Pace Porsche
*C12	1972?	The Schuss Porsche
*C13	1973	The Weather Porsche Monochrome – R&T March 1973
*C14	1974?	The City Porsche Here is a map to the exact location where this was photographed in San Francisco, California Monochrome – R&T August 1973
*C15	1973	The Nature Porsche
*C16	1974	The 1974 Porsche 2.0
*C17	1974	The 26 mpg Porsche This ad mentions DIN standards to calculate mileage (described in gallons and miles) and Canadian cities, it was intended for the Canadian market.
*C18	1974	The 29 mpg Porsche This ad mentions Northeast USA cities, it was intended for the USA market.
C19	1973-74	“The ________Porsche” Composite poster of 12 ads
*D01	Playboy November 1973	Porsche Power '74
*D02	1974	2 Red Porsches - 24/29 mpg
*D03	1974	3 White Porsches 917/911/914
*D04	Playboy July 1974	No Substitute - Gold 914/911 Monochrome – MT July 1974
*D05	R&T 1975	No Substitute - Blue 914/911, Red 917
*D06	R&T 1975	No Substitute - Silver 914/911, White 904
*D07	1975	No Substitute - Porsche '75 - Rainbow
*D08	1975	No Substitute - Silver 914/911
*D09	Newsweek June 1975	No Substitute - Red Plaid 914
*E01	1971	Front Back Middle Sponsored by several Porsche-Audi dealerships, this ad promoted an upcoming auto show.
*E02	1972	Three Star Performance
*E03	1972	Shulman
E04		Engineered Differently
E05	1975	Hagestad
E06	1976	Ring of Excellence

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