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- From: chrisp@regenmeister.Sun.COM (Chris Prael)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Porsche 914--opinions anyone?
- Date: 21 Jul 1992 16:52:50 GMT
- Organization: Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA
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- References: <135180002@hpuerca.atl.hp.com>
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- From article <135180002@hpuerca.atl.hp.com>, by cba@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Brian Abernathy):
- > The engine, according to my information, started life off as the same basic
- > block as the 411 transporter (that particular beast was a midengine STATION
- ^^^^^^^^^
- rear
- > WAGON from VW). The power plant was bored and stroked, and dropped into
- > a new body. The 914 was sold in Porsche dealerships, EXCEPT IN CALIFORNIA,
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > where they were sold by VW dealers, to avoid the stricter pollution laws
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- Nope, Porsche dealers sold them here, too. And the pollution laws did
- > that applied to "sports" cars. If you ask nicely, most 914 owners will show
- not and do not distinguish "sports" cars from others.
- > you the sticker on the fuel tank which identifies the car as a "VW PORSCHE".
- > (At least, mine still has that sticker).
-
- Chris Prael
-