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Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

  • <p>The 914, Porsche's late 1960s entry-level mid-engine sports car, turns 50 years old this year. To celebrate, Porsche is throwing a party at its museum in Stuttgart. The automaker has also released a small collection of extremely cool in-period pictures from when the 914 was new. Take a trip back through time with us.</p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    The 914, Porsche's late 1960s entry-level mid-engine sports car, turns 50 years old this year. To celebrate, Porsche is throwing a party at its museum in Stuttgart. The automaker has also released a small collection of extremely cool in-period pictures from when the 914 was new. Take a trip back through time with us.

  • <p>This is the 914/6 GT. It's a flat-six model that was used as an on-track safety vehicle in 1972 for the Supreme National Sports Authority. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    This is the 914/6 GT. It's a flat-six model that was used as an on-track safety vehicle in 1972 for the Supreme National Sports Authority.

  • <p>Here's the car next to a 1973 Porsche Carrera RSR 2.8, which competed in the series that year. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    Here's the car next to a 1973 Porsche Carrera RSR 2.8, which competed in the series that year.

  • <p>Did you know Porsche built a 914 with eight cylinders? Two, actually. Meet the 914-8. Instead of a flat-four or a flat-six, it got the V-8 engine from Porsche's 908 race car. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    Did you know Porsche built a 914 with eight cylinders? Two, actually. Meet the 914-8. Instead of a flat-four or a flat-six, it got the V-8 engine from Porsche's 908 race car.

  • <p>Ever wondered what a 914 shooting brake would look like? Well, now you don't have to. Designer Albrecht Graf von Goertz created this one-off show car with a trunk area and a pointy front end. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    Ever wondered what a 914 shooting brake would look like? Well, now you don't have to. Designer Albrecht Graf von Goertz created this one-off show car with a trunk area and a pointy front end.

  • <p>This might look like a normal 914 with a unique front bumper, but it's actually an incredibly rare piece of Porsche history. It's a 916, a 914 with a fixed roof and the 2.7-liter flat-six engine from a 911S. Only 11 were built, making this a true collector's item. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    This might look like a normal 914 with a unique front bumper, but it's actually an incredibly rare piece of Porsche history. It's a 916, a 914 with a fixed roof and the 2.7-liter flat-six engine from a 911S. Only 11 were built, making this a true collector's item.

  • <p>Here's another 916, this time with black Fuch wheels. This one has body color-painted side sills, allowing you to see the NACA duct mounted in front of the rear wheel. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    Here's another 916, this time with black Fuch wheels. This one has body color-painted side sills, allowing you to see the NACA duct mounted in front of the rear wheel.

  • <p>Classic chrome hubcaps always look good.</p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    Classic chrome hubcaps always look good.

  • <p>The 914-4 at its debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. </p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    The 914-4 at its debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.

  • <p>A demonstration of the roof hoop's structural integrity.</p>
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    Celebrating 50 Years of the Porsche 914

    A demonstration of the roof hoop's structural integrity.

<p>The 914, Porsche's late 1960s entry-level mid-engine sports car, turns 50 years old this year. To celebrate, Porsche is throwing a party at its museum in Stuttgart. The automaker has also released a small collection of extremely cool in-period pictures from when the 914 was new. Take a trip back through time with us.</p>
<p>This is the 914/6 GT. It's a flat-six model that was used as an on-track safety vehicle in 1972 for the Supreme National Sports Authority. </p>
<p>Here's the car next to a 1973 Porsche Carrera RSR 2.8, which competed in the series that year. </p>
<p>Did you know Porsche built a 914 with eight cylinders? Two, actually. Meet the 914-8. Instead of a flat-four or a flat-six, it got the V-8 engine from Porsche's 908 race car. </p>
<p>Ever wondered what a 914 shooting brake would look like? Well, now you don't have to. Designer Albrecht Graf von Goertz created this one-off show car with a trunk area and a pointy front end. </p>
<p>This might look like a normal 914 with a unique front bumper, but it's actually an incredibly rare piece of Porsche history. It's a 916, a 914 with a fixed roof and the 2.7-liter flat-six engine from a 911S. Only 11 were built, making this a true collector's item. </p>
<p>Here's another 916, this time with black Fuch wheels. This one has body color-painted side sills, allowing you to see the NACA duct mounted in front of the rear wheel. </p>
<p>Classic chrome hubcaps always look good.</p>
<p>The 914-4 at its debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. </p>
<p>A demonstration of the roof hoop's structural integrity.</p>
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The once-controversial entry-level mid-engine sports car turns 50 this year, and Porsche is throwing a party at its museum.

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