OLD CARS ARE THE BEST! 1970 Porsche 914-6
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2019
- We go for a drive in the 1970 Porsche 914-6
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What do you think of the 914? Should we do more classic cars reviews?
TheStraightPipes do a countach!
Yes! I love it when you review classic cars.
*toyota supra mk4*
Yes
morgan motor company plz
You know you’ve made it when Porsche invites you to Germany to drive their cars.
... and fly you there in business class :)
and they ship you over in business class no less :)
Documentation.
i was invited several times by a Dutch friend who worked there in sales manegement of the previous model from any Mercedes or Porshe(in late 80´s he called Porshe the poormen sport car he also had a stand of only luxurious cars and Porshe couldn´t fit there so all that ended there in a business to buy one of his cars for sale would be sent to Portugal by the price of what today is 500€ except the 911 or 956) so , a lot of new cars to be sold outside of Europe from the brands still to have a regist to be sold in any country in the midle east or even far than, in late 90´s i went to Marocco and my surprise was seeing as the most seen car the S-class from the 80´s as in my country were the Citroen Dyane or 2cv and the Renault 4L, almost forget the Peugeot 504 in all it´s forms and many old mercedes from the 60´s or 70´s w114 with anemic diesel engines. But in Marocco the cars were all smashed in the drivers side which make me wonder how could that be ,normally it can happen in the other side which is a large car and can happen in some drivers not used to a so big boat but that would be one in a hundred ,there all were like the driver would scratch the all body in the drivers side maybe they had a problem itchy on that side, a till then unknown defect in the 500SE or SEL ,this last with more room for the legs and shorter back or trunk door, also to refer that all had automatic gears but i notice a driver start to move and the first gear was already maybe at the limit and why it didn´t went to at least second gear that happened later and one would see the driver almost having is neck broken due to the strenght made by the car when the second gear engages. Don´t blame me for my writting i would like to see any writte this in Portuguese my main language, so sorry if some errors or misspeled words are here in fact ,regards
I had a rental 914-4 in Switzerland in 1973. After selling my TR-4 & buying a 'normal' car (married at the time...), my wife and i decided on taking a trip to Switzerland. I had contracted for an Opel GT there but, upon landing, was told by the rental agent (who had to drive us from the airport to his location) that the Opel wasn't available. I had really been looking forward to some sort of sporty car, so in a fit of anger, announced we'd take the cheapest thing he had. His retort: "We may have something you'd be interested in." We toured Switzerland in the 914, and loved it. :)
0:33 I love how the camera guy gets *TOTALLY* distracted by the trailer-pulling B4 Avant. 😄 Yay, Autobahn...
It's a lot easier to drive a 914 hard than a classic 911 hard, without having to dial 911. Thanks for bringing back memories of my 1975 US model.
Honestly here in Europe we don‘t care too much about Kilowatt...
Yeah, PS is used in most of Europe
Noted. At least mighty car mods will get kW
Yep, we indonesian also use PS for power, and Nm for torque. Evethough i use HP and ft-lb more.
in Europe we all drive on the left side, we measure things in KW, except for beer, that's measured in meters. True story
Philipp Ro they are goofy Canadians ... they do a lot of odd things
Had a new 914-4 2.0 for 10 years as a DD in CT. Great car. First thing I did was get it Ziebart rust-proofed which paid off given winter road salt. That saved the car.
Thanks for reviewing the 914, everything you said was true and made me proud to own mine.
I laughed when Yuri said “when I look down at my speedo”. Wouldn’t put it past him to sport one
Yeah, he is able to pull that off....I'm sure.
Only Yuri can do that without being creepy 😂😂
Actually we mostly use horsepower (PS -> Pferdestärke) in Germany, too. It sounds super weird to me when I hear Australians talk about how much kilowatts their cars produce, makes it sound like a vacuum cleaner or something.
I don't know why, but Yuri kind of reminds me of Cory :'D
914 is better looking today, than when it was made!
I've been rebuilding a '74 914 from the ground up for the last 3 years. And, I've never driven a 914!! I can't wait to drive mine later this year. Your video motivated me to keep going!
Are we going to ignore the way Jakub pronounced livery?
Apparently we both pronounce stuff oddly lol
Just canadian things
Liv a re
@@TheStraightPipes it's all love tho. I really like your videos :)
What are you talking aboot?!
Thanks for talking about the handling. I get tired of people reading a review of a, say, 400 hp car and saying how it needs more power before they'd consider it. It goes back to the old maxim - it's better (and more fun!) to drive a slow car fast. My used 1984 BMW 325e had 121 hp and was killer. I'll also never forget being at BMW's testing grounds in Germany and seeing an engineer beating the hell out of a 1994 102 hp 316ti.
it was a great car only the dash had lot´s of cheap plastic a radio cassette player won´t fit on it
Yes make more vintage car reviews! Maybe do vintage Thursdays or something
I want them to review a SAAB 900 Turbo!
No. Vintage Vridays.
Great video! I love the 914. Do more classic car reviews please.
Cant wait for the Autobahn episode, hopefully with a modern car
This is one of my favorite cars of all time.
I used to see these often when I was a kid in southern California. A couple of guys my dad was in the Navy with had 914s. Then it seemed like they disappeared in the 1990s, so now it's great to see them come back in popularity. It's interesting how the seats are different, the passenger side looks almost like an afterthought.
Ok so you guys did this review 2 years ago but I just found it today. This car is AMAZING and was the first Porsche I fell in love with. I owned an NA Miata and literally imagined I was in this instead. Have there ever been better wheels than the Fuchs 5-spokes?
the Miata is so superior you would feel bad driving this it´s the same of driving a renault 4L but with a litle more power
as an american pushing 60 years of age I like your perspective and reviews. Especially of the cars the U.S will never get
Did Yuri Tereshyn just say RAD-iator you guys kill me 😂
Try to get an Audi RS6 while you're here!
YESSS
or any cool audi honestly...
Rs4 , the rs6 is old now
@@santiagocalderon3261 It is still cool tho
a cool audi? i looked through their current line up and could not find anything.
For the first time in history, the Porsche 914 gets a positive.
+Jayson Mattoon BIAS from this guy (no surprise - free trip to germany)
I was 11 when these came out and I knew people who owned these. They were always fun little cars. It's not fair to use today's standards to judge them.
@@carluvrsd9374 OKAY WE WILL USE THE STANDARD OF THE DAY
they SUCKED then too
@@tonywellington7854 Okay, maybe that's a little better.
@@tonywellington7854 Did you have one? I did.
Love the 914, very underrated car, one of the best balanced car ever, great road racer
ahahahahah!!!!funny you could had bought one they won´t cost more than 200€ in the 80´s
I had a 1973 1.7L in silver. Loved that car. It was brilliant in its day. Excellent handling and the coolness factor was high
How fun! I had no idea you guys were going to get to drive a 914-6. The value on those is through the roof lately as it is with anything air cooled and 6 cylinder with a Porsche logo on it. Have fun in Germany and thanks again for the video.
Will Yuri get a chance to drive the Nürburgring so that he too can brag about it like Jakub? I'm sure that would be the drive of a lifetime!
Super cool video guys; absolutely love to learn about iconic car makers such as Porsche. So glad and proud you guys are getting those invites; well deserved!
Built one of these in when I was 18 and loved it. Great handling and love the targa top!
anyone else notice they didn't secure the roof correctly in the trunk?
I have a 914, best car I have ever driven, so much fun, better than the 911.
You must kidding, don't you?
I own a real '71 914-6 and we are just completing a full nut and bolt restoration. This is my 3rd 914-6 (all real 6's). I love the 914-6 - I have owned many 911's and I always come back to the 6. It is the best handling, most fun to drive car there is. I also owned a '73 914 2.0 that I bought new in '73. That was a great car too and I wish I still had it to park next to my 914-6. It was cool to see these young guys driving and sharing their thoughts about the 914 and the 914-6.
People always seem to think of the 911 as all powerful. A 914-6 2liter, beat all the 911s at LeMans in 1970. So Porsche did not bring the 914 back to LeMans in 1971, because it made the 911 look bad. The 911s were 2.5 liter cars.
I always find myself smiling as I watch your videos, this one is ear to ear. Someday do a 928, love mine and fit in it, I’d never fit in the 914.
Just so you know... KW stands for Kilowatt
Yes. We watch mighty car mods haha
Horsepower - Pferdestärken (PS) is still very commonly used in Germany in everyday talk. Only engineers use Kilowatt.
@@TheStraightPipes And they're actually from Australia where they mainly use KW... not so much in Europe
@@fabianherrmann6398 Kilowatts make a lot of sense for electric cars, so it'll probably be used more and more. If you're measuring your charging speed in kW and your battery capacity in kWh, it's pretty silly to measure your power in hp/ps instead of kW.
@@fabianherrmann6398 finally someone use PS/hp and Nm for horsepower and torque.....
914 is a pure joy to experience and drive magical
Maybe I'm just nostalgic for a time I never lived in but I think it's gorgeous
That sound tho!! I love the Porsche flat 6 howl
The classic car reviews are fun as a change-up once in a while. I enjoy them!
“They had all the famous Porsche’s we grew up watching...
...on RUclips (and stuff)”
Fantastic to watch your review. In 1972 I was 24 years old and shopping for an inexpensive car in Burlington, Vermont. I'd gone to look at a used, inexpensive Fiat at the Porsche dealer, and the salesman was my age. He was a little wild and bored. He decided that even though I didn't have the budget to purchase, he would take me on a test drive in the Porsche 914. I thought it was really strange that it was a Porsche with a funky sounding VW engine in it right behind the front (and only) seat. The next thing I know he's driving me along very winding roads approaching Lake Champlain from Shelburne Road. And he's going fast....and faster....and faster until I glanced at the speedometer and saw we were going 110 mph as I clenched my fists and dug my feet into the floor around each new corner. Then he pulls over, gets out of the car, opens my door and says, "Here, you drive it." "No thanks, that's alright," I say. He's insistent so I switch seats and start driving maybe 40mph. "No, no," he says, "floor it!" And he keeps coaxing me until I suddenly realize I'M driving 110 mph!! Clenching the wheel, heart pounding, I'm having what turned out to be the definitive driving experience of my life. I thought a lot about how I could possibly come up with the $4000 to buy one, but alas, never did. But a week ago, thinking of that Porsche driving experience, I got to purchase a 2019 Mazda6 Grand Touring with only 4500 miles on it. Heh, heh, heh......
Glad you got to see the Porsche Museum. I visited shortly after it opened. Very cool. I especially liked the red Porsche tractor!
I lost it at "Germany cliché corner" 😭
Yes! I'm waiting for the official T-Shirt 🤩
V8 Hotel?😍😍😍 How did I not know about this!?!?!?!
Congratulations on your trajectory guys, you deserve the best!
MORE CLASSIC CARS! Love the extra tidbits of history and heritage throughout! 👌
Yuri I never get tired of watching the joy on your face and in your voice.
Aw
I used to drive a 914-6 with a 2.7 S cams, weber ID40's, free flow muffler, barely legal and extremely loud! Redlined 7300rpm, but first gear hit 8k in a little over 2 seconds at 40 some mph! Very fun! On the race track I use to pass all the 911's !
I had a '74 2.0 in Olympia Blue for many years. I sold it to a coworker who has now since retired. He always wanted one when they first came out. He brings it in once a year to my work and lets me take it out for a drive. I so loved driving it as a daily from 1992 to 2000. Compared to modern cars it is still a pure JOY to drive, especially with the targa top off! Kudo's to these two who jumped in something older (than both of them put together??) and getting it out on the road. I enjoyed these young feller's take on something that is several generations older than them. Confusing the ash tray for a cupholder. Despite the total lack of modern amenities and such they both drove it just fine and even enjoyed it. Lucky bums!
Best car I've seen you guys review in a while. Bravo. A+++
At 24, living on the west coast of Florida, every chance we got it was off to all the spots. Weeki Wachee, Tarpon Springs, Miami and 10 or more times a year to great concerts in Tampa. On long weekends Georgia and Alabama were a really fun drive which neither of us ever tired of. Replaced the head lights with Marchals and did one brake job and battery in 30+ thousand miles. Great balance for high speed cruising. Stopped once at 80+ because the FHP wanted to look at it. What was not to Love? I would have driven it more but my Triumph was as much fun as you could have on a Sunday riding to Daytona on back roads and racing Ken Byers back to Hudson where his performance Ducati's were built. Left before church started going, and after a drink of water racing back during services to avoid traffic. HUA.
"that will not fly off while using it." Hilarious reference! Love that skit
I have a 914, and found it was one of the best Porsches that I've owned or driven. I sold my 911,944,924, and was never impressed with my friends 928 or Boxster that I've driven. Mine isn't really a 914 anymore in the traditional sense, I've put a newer drive train in it from an Audi/VW A4/Passat 1.8t. Audi A4/Passat use the same transmission as the Boxster, so now it shifts like a dream with the Boxster shift linkage, and a 911 GT2 short shifter. The brakes are now 911 and the motor makes about 300hp+ with the Disco Potato upgrade . Did I ruin it? No, it still has a 4 cylinder VW motor as was intended. Porsche/VW was never going to develop this car to its full potential, that's why you see so many drive train swaps in these cars. A private company did enter it the 1970 Le Mans and finished first in the GT class and I think 8th overall(beating factory backed 911's), so you know it could do so much more. As soon as you start playing with these cars they become really fun, mine has flares and a much better stance, so it doesn't look as awkward.
haha Jacob was very careful to pronounce "Fooks". I would totally American it and be like "Look at these wheels, total Fuchs!"
😂
Good job respecting the car. Show you can be trusted.
I almost bought a 914 in the early 70s. Great review. Since the new Supra is coming out, how about a review of the early Celica, say 77. That was a great little car that was fun to drive and super affordable. Got an ST version, manual, rear drive but didn't have much power. Handled great.
Yuri at the front desk: “Where’s the Porsche that Nicholas Cage drove?”
Front desk manager: “GET OUT!”
Lmao
I have two of them. A factory /6 and a /6 conversion with a 3.6L 993 (still aircooled) engine. The most fun one can have in a 50 year old car.
I've got a 1983 Volkswagen Vanagon BUT it's got a 70's 4 cylinder Porsche 914 engine in the back. Somehow it fits perfectly in the engine bay and works really well with the original Vanagon transmission
I had a 1976 Porsche 914 1.8l, technically a 1975 1/2, this one had the black wrap around bumpers. I agree that it lacked power, I removed the Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection, and replaced it with dual Weber dual 44 IDF carburetors, getting them jetted properly was a pain in the A**, but a noticeable increase in performance. I can say one thing I don't miss is manually adjusting the valve clearance every 5K miles! Now I owned this car between 1985-1992, in it's day this car had excellent road manners, the feedback from the road made for an above average experience, especially on winding roads thanks to the low profile, and nearly 50/50 weight distribution. In the end....I regret selling it, and want to buy another. Great review!
4:58 That's 5min from my house WTF
You could have at least given me a heads up that you're coming 😅
Hahah sorry, next time
I was looking a 914 yesterday and today this video came out🤯
Love this car. First car I ever fell in love with. IT IS NOT UGLY!!!!!
I see TheStraightPipes and Porsche, I press like!!!
Such a cool car! I've never seen a six cylinder one in person, only a handful of 4 cylinder variants. My all time dream car is a 964 though. When I was a kid, that was the car that was in all the magazines and on all the posters in everyone's room. I wish I would have bought one 15 years ago before the prices went insane.
“GREW UP watching on RUclips”?! .... man do I feel old.
A relative of mine owns a 1971 914-6 but he swapped the engine for the last air cooled 911 engine Porsche makes and it flies. The back end constantly gets loose. He also put in race seats with race harnesses and you sit as low as the midpoint of the wheels.
Edit: It also has the optional ski racks and no mufflers
Nice that you pronounce Porsche correctly with the e at the end 👌👍
Had a1972 1.8 liter in 1975 and 6. Everything worked, 42 mpg. Fun car. Then got a 924. In 1977. Good road cars.
A few things I loved: First, great review. Always loved this attainable Porsche. Second, loved the quote "all the Porsches we grew up watching on RUclips." You guys are youngsters, but I love that, too. Third - referencing the steering wheel that "doesn't fly off when you are using it." Oh, man, that was awesome. You now have to marry your mother-in-law!
Own a 75 914 with the 1.8 fuel injected motor. It’s every thing you guys said, not super quick, definitely fun to drive, get lots of thumbs up! Thanks for your review....nice to see the older cars get some attention, there’s a hundred 911 reviews....good work.
Great review and totally do more classics! If you are in Colorado, we have three 911s and a 356. Three air cooled, all convertibles and one is a turbo. Oh, and we are way closer than Germany! Lol!
Still first mass produced mid-engine car. Best 916 review yet
Pop up up'n down headlights!!!!!
I approve of the vintage review! Think it's a fun change from the new stuff here and there, and to gain the context :) Thumbs up on this gorgeous Porsche. Porsches are what got me into cars in the first place, I absorbed tons of information on Porsches back in the day before things were online (MAGAZINES!), and I've always had a huge soft spot for the 914.
My first car was a '73 914-4 that my dad had bought brand new in 1972. I drove it for two years until I could no longer afford to keep it running. I still miss it 25 years later. I've even considered finding the guy who bought it in my hometown and offering to buy it back.
My parents have had one of these since the ‘70s. I used to get dropped off at preschool in it. I learned to drive stick in it. These days it just sits in their garage. The way to fit big stuff in the front trunk is to take the spare tire out and put it in the back trunk. There’s ZERO body roll in corners. Ours had a dealer installed A/C that hung low under the dash, so my dad had the shift lever shortened to avoid banging his knuckles on the a/c, which actually made it easier to drive because the throws were shorter. Your fears of the point on the door window is founded... once it caught my Dad’s tie while he was sitting down and nearly hung him. Interesting to see the old seatbelts in ‘70... they’re the same as the ones in my ‘68 Bug. They’re the only thing I don’t like because they don’t retract and are super difficult to adjust.
Welcome to (my) Germany, guys. One of the funniest and best videos you ever did. Thank you !
Had a 1973 914-4 and after 3 years sold it due to a growing family. Lots of fun. The Bosch fuel injection electronics did not agree with damp weather.
Oh that sound of the 6 cylinder 911. would’ve loved to see the 914-6 with the 915 trans though. Miss having my 911.
My buddy that’s restoring his would be so jealous seeing someone drive one 😂 hasn’t seen the road in 5 years
The 914 was actually produced from 1969-1976. The 6 cylinder cars were only built from 1969-1972 with just over 3,300 914-6’s being built. The 4 cylinder version had three different engines starting with a 1.7 liter then a 1.8 liter and finally a 2.0 liter flat four. Just over 115,000 4 cylinder cars were produced from 1969-1976. Porsche built the 916 prototypes which had a more powerful 2.4 and 2.7 liter 6 cylinder engine and steel roof that wasn’t removable along with steel fender flares, upgraded transmission, suspension and brakes but the cost put it several thousand dollars above the 911 and so it never went into production. If I remember right only 10 916’s were built with only one silver car built to US specs. 914’s in both 4 and 6 cylinder form are going up in value significantly and will continue to grow in value.
The 2.0/4 is actually peppier than the 2.0/6 it replaced. The 6 had only 10 more bhp, was heavier, and the power is farther up in the powerband. The 2.0/4 is lighter with a lot of low end torque. You drove the 1.8 which has the least power of them all.
I've had 3 914s, and currently have the very rare LE model. 1974 914 2.0 LE Can Am "Creamsicle"
Drove one of these around town for a few months back in the eighties, I loved it, was a lot of fun to drive. Had to be careful, I was doing 75-80 mph before I even noticed a couple of times on roads with 50 mph speed limits -- no fuss, like the damn thing was on rails, just went where I pointed it. No tickets, thankfully, but had I kept driving it, my driving record would not be as clean as it is. :•)
'Is it in'
😂 I died laughing, love your work guys
Oh man...soooo love this.l remember living on Rockcliffe base in Ottawa and seeing one of these in green.So NICE.lt belonged to an Officer that had just returned from a 2 year stint in Lahr.
Brings back memories ! I had a yellow 1970 914
Great video men. I hope to get to Germany one day and drive the Autobahn. Keep up the great work Hosers.
Congratulations guys btw I bought a veloster n because of you guys. It came to a toss up between the vw R and the N I think I made the right choice. I live in Milton on
I hope you drive a 944/924s one day because they are awesome
I watched Paul Newman race a 914 at Limerock. I had a version of the other VW- Porsche a 924 - a 1979 turbo model. It was German spec and came with Tartan plaid seats! I thought you could still get the regular 914 (4 cyl) for a decent price. What are they going for now?
Definitely cool car, and you guys should do more classic reviews:)
Good for you guys. You earned it!
This was a fun review of a truly interesting car. Enjoy you guys switching up the content from only new vehicles.
My mom has a 1975 Lagoon Blue 914-4 that she switched over to carbureted. My dad and brothers and I are working on restoring it
My grandpa recently got one and it's very fun
I've always like them, I was actually admiring one at Brooklands, over the weekend. There was also a Prowler there, you don't see many of them in the UK
Definitely more old / used / classics. 👍👍👍
Had a neighbor in the 80s who had one. On a cool autumn day he would take it out and make the engine screaming. It’s a street legal go kart. Would love a restomod version with disc brakes.
I owned a 914 in the early seventies and it could generate g forces like my Honda 750 which was a lot. A long sweeper could put the oil light on, be careful.
Would love you to review a 924/924S/944 (I own one, Im in Québec city... Just so you know ;) )
One of the BEST videos you've done. I love love love this car and these were such top notch examples...i'm fucking drooling.