What the 914 could have been?
In the late 60's Porsche and VW were testing the waters of a joint-venture car so to speak.
They ended up with the 914 (and eventually the 924), but this is as concept they displayed in 1970./ I wonder how much it would be worth in pristine condition?
Quote:
The Porsche Tapiro is a 1970 concept car by Porsche, designed by Giugiaro. It had a traditional 1970s wedge design, and was somewhat based on the De Tomaso Mangusta. The chassis is based on the Porsche 914/6, and it features gullwing-style doors.
The car had a longitudinally mounted air-cooled 2.4 liter flat 6 producing 220 HP, and a 4 speed manual transmission.
The car was in 1972 sold to a Spanish industrialist who used it as his daily driver. Eventually, a group of labor activists planted a bomb under the Tapiro. The bomb exploded, burning the car but not destroying the chassis.[1] The burnt shell was repurchased by Italdesign and is now on display in its Giugiaro Museum.
|
