1971 PORSCHE

A superb, rust free evocation of the Porsche 914-6 GT .

Finished in the famous Jagermeister Livery ,the car was imported to the UK from the USA around 2008, already fitted with a period correct 2.0 911 6 cylinder engine .

It was taken to DSD Motorwerks in Billericay for restoration by Cartsen Svendsen who acquired the vehicle 2011 where the paint was stripped, poorly fitting arches removed, a few small areas of bodywork dealt with (mainly battery box area) before new steel arches were fitted, engine re-build (top end) and refitted. At this point Cartsen had lost his contract as a private pilot and had to sell as was . The car was then purchased by the last long term custodian, as a going concern as it was a good solid car, and a car he knew .

Trim, wiring and general rubbers and finishing were still required and finished by DSD.

After owning the car a few years, DSD pulled the engine down as oil pressure was low and the bottom end was overhauled with new bearings, rods along with other associated work.

A few years back the gearbox was also stripped and rebuild as some of the synchros were not great.

Since this work, the car has only done around 1,200 miles.

Last year was new oil-filters plus rocker gap adjust.

This DSD Motorwerks Jagermeister Porsche 914/6 GT replica build rides on Minilite wheels with sticky modern tyres.

The bright orange paint is complemented by a Conda Green roof panel, which of course is removable on 914 road cars...

The lightweight trim is simple, as befits a stripped-out road racing replica. The seats were retrimmed in Perlon and we then dropped the seat mounts lower in the cabin.

They fabricated a custom engine grill and side panels ..

P/X and delivery available .

Full specification to follow ..

Please contact Andrew on 07836 226228 .

The Story of the Porsche 914/6 GT ..

The Porsche 914 was a joint Volkswagen/Porsche prototype of the late 1960s. When VW decided to pull out of the project, Porsche went ahead anyway and put the car into production.Though the first roadgoing 914s came with flat-four engines, the low-slung mid-engined coupe had obvious race potential. Porsche injected a flat-six engine into the road car range (hence 914/6) before developing a 914/6 GT model for racing, adding lightness with slimmer body panels, pumping up the horsepower and widening the track with bigger wheels and bulbous arch extensions.Entering the 1970 Le Mans with the Porsche 914/6 GT was a big surprise for the factory. Porsche Racing claimed its first outright win at Le Mans, taking all three steps on the podium, but down in sixth place was the 2-litre Porsche 914/6 GT: a car built with no thoughts to a top ten finish.Celebrations of the 914's incredible result were overshadowed by the Porsche 917's landmark Le Mans win, but enthusiasts have embraced to the GT theme over the years and the limited number of factory race cars are now worth serious money.Depending on who you read, anywhere between 30 and 50 GT competition versions of the 914/6 model were produced from fully-built road cars delivered to the racing department, and parts kits delivered to trusted Porsche partners. Many of these cars are still racing today.