Great 914 Content on Youtube, Porsche test drivers Options

[sechszylinder]

Hello,

attached is a link to a YouTube video about test drivers. The film dates back to around 1970. From about the 7:00-minute mark, it shows test drivers carrying out test drives for Porsche with the 914 and 911.

It’s a really great and fascinating video that I didn’t want to keep to myself.

Enjoy watching!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZv0O-2OdmQ


Benno (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif)

[DRPHIL914]

Hello,

attached is a link to a YouTube video about test drivers. The film dates back to around 1970. From about the 7:00-minute mark, it shows test drivers carrying out test drives for Porsche with the 914 and 911.

It’s a really great and fascinating video that I didn’t want to keep to myself.

Enjoy watching!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZv0O-2OdmQ


Benno (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif)

well id have to brush up on my German! no CC in english, but interesting how different times were, he was lighting up his second cigarette in the guys office 2 minutes into the video. it was like that back in the 60's and 70's !

[Chris H.]

Very cool, thanks Benno! BRAND NEW 911s and 914/6s getting ready for market. That engine sound....

[ValcoOscar]

Nice...I like the model at 40:00 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

[Craigers17]

I don't speak German, but the cars racing at the beginning look like Mercury Capris to me???

[Root_Werks]

That was cool, thanks for sharing!

[burton73]

Nice...I like the model at 40:00 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chair.gif)

Yep, nice model at the 40, And the music playing, Sitting at the dock of the Bay

Bob B

[Garland]

I will go out and drive my car while playing Santana right now!

[wonkipop]

Hello,

attached is a link to a YouTube video about test drivers. The film dates back to around 1970. From about the 7:00-minute mark, it shows test drivers carrying out test drives for Porsche with the 914 and 911.

It’s a really great and fascinating video that I didn’t want to keep to myself.

Enjoy watching!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZv0O-2OdmQ


Benno (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge6.gif)

well id have to brush up on my German! no CC in english, but interesting how different times were, he was lighting up his second cigarette in the guys office 2 minutes into the video. it was like that back in the 60's and 70's !

i'd seen a portion of this before. the porsche bit.
here it is.
its overdubbed in english.
the guys talking are factory mechanics and test drivers and the cars are being taken on their acceptance runs straight after manufacture.
the bit where they are all standing around in the country side is a very coy conversation about exactly how fast they drive them on the public roads. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wmW5COZ0Z8

for me the bit at the end with the NSU RO80 was a real bonus.
those things are beautiful. to look at and to drive.
a mate of mine has one which i've driven a couple of times.
its still got its original wankel enginer. a matching numbers NSU is real unicorn -
especially since its a real early one before they sorted out the tip seals in the rotors.
most of them got at least 3 new engines while still less than 3 years old.
the spark plugs for NSU are genuinetly totally and absolutely unobtainium these days.
a couple of europeans horde them. my mate has three sets which he religously rotates, has cleaned and guards with his life. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

914s and NSUs were so far out in front on a lot of fronts back at the end of the 60s and start of the 70s.

thanks for posting this @sechszylinder

[wonkipop]

I don't speak German, but the cars racing at the beginning look like Mercury Capris to me???

thats because mercury capris are just rebadged ford capris.
with degenerate headlights and collision bumpers added on.
used to be stacks of those ford capris around when i was a kid.
truly affordable and pretty fast.
we had a version down here with the superoo decals and full go fast stripes paint job. cool as. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

ford europe had their (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) together back then.
the smaller escorts were even better i think than the bigger capris.
total cult car these days and very few left around.

[Craigers17]

I don't speak German, but the cars racing at the beginning look like Mercury Capris to me???

thats because mercury capris are just rebadged ford capris.
with degenerate headlights and collision bumpers added on.
used to be stacks of those ford capris around when i was a kid.
truly affordable and pretty fast.
we had a version down here with the superoo decals and full go fast stripes paint job. cool as. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

ford europe had their (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) together back then.
the smaller escorts were even better i think than the bigger capris.
total cult car these days and very few left around.

I didn't realize the Capri had such the heritage. It's odd that Europe & Australia often got cooler versions of Ford & other American made cars back in the day. Even recently, the Ford Fiesta ST had a pretty cool 2 door hatch that they refused to sell in the U.S. market....only the 4 door. I do remember in the 80's, Mercury selling a Capri that was more or less a Ford Mustang...the hatch was a little different and maybe the front lights?

[bkrantz]

I don't speak German, but the cars racing at the beginning look like Mercury Capris to me???

thats because mercury capris are just rebadged ford capris.
with degenerate headlights and collision bumpers added on.
used to be stacks of those ford capris around when i was a kid.
truly affordable and pretty fast.
we had a version down here with the superoo decals and full go fast stripes paint job. cool as. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

ford europe had their (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) together back then.
the smaller escorts were even better i think than the bigger capris.
total cult car these days and very few left around.

Yeah, Ford USA kept teasing us with rebadged Euro models like the Capri and the "Merkur" (Sierra).

[bkrantz]

The Alpina 2002 as tire wagon is cool too.