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1971 Porsche 914 Race Car
VIN: 4712914147
Upgraded to 914/6 Specification with Porsche 2.0-Liter Flat-Six Racing Engine
Built to Race in Both Coupe and Spyder Configurations
Race-Prepared Gearbox, Brakes, and Suspension
Documented with Invoices and Racing Logbook
A Successful Vintage Racer Patterned After Brumos Racing’s 914/6
Technical Specs
1,991 CC SOHC Flat 6-Cylinder Engine
Twin Weber Carburetors
Estimated 180 BHP
5-Speed Manual Transaxle
4-Wheel Ventilated Disc Brakes
Front Independent Suspension with Torsion Bars
Rear Independent Suspension with Coil Springs
A joint venture with Volkswagen, the Targa-roofed 914 was Porsche’s first mid-engine production street car. Homologated by Porsche for racing in March 1970, the 914 was campaigned with success, and often against more powerful competition in events such as Sebring, Daytona, Le Mans, and the Marathon de la Route at the Nürburgring, where 914/6 GTs swept the podium in August 1970.
Finished in Continental Orange with black upholstery and fitted with Fuchs alloy wheels, this Porsche 914, accompanied by an extensive file of invoices documenting work performed, was prepared by Sanders Imports of Marietta, South Carolina for historic racing for its previous owner, the late Tommy Trabue Junior. During his lifetime, Tommy became a talented vintage racer that had created a small-but-curated collection of historic Porsches and Alfa Romeos. Well liked within the Porsche community and an active collector for over 5 decades, he restored his own 1964 Porsche 356 SC Cabriolet with many other cars following suit.
Developing an estimated 180 hp, the engine is a race-prepared 2.0-liter flat-six with twin Weber carburetors, single plug distributor, Carrera oil pump, and Xtreme cylinder heads. The five-speed gearbox is upgraded with a billet aluminum intermediate plate, Guards limited-slip differential, and a transmission cooler. Wired for night driving and equipped with a Fuel Safe fuel cell, this 914 was raced at past HSR Group 2 events in Road Atlanta and Sebring and comes with an HSR logbook.
Offered with a removable Richie Ginther-style windscreen, which produces an approximately 36% frontal area reduction and 50-pound weight savings, converting this car into a spyder, this 914 race car stands ready to thrill its next caretaker.
