CH #047 - Solved - 914-8 GTS “Franken-Porsche”

[ChanceHuncha]

Lets see if you can decipher this one! Here's what I need:

- Name

Any other bits of info are accepted. Good luck!

[ChanceHuncha]

Uuup!

[del78]

Candy Apple Finale?

[ChanceHuncha]

Thats a really good guess, but its not...

[del78]

Thats a really good guess, but its not...

any connections?

[Mogul]

Air cooled, rear engine?

[ChanceHuncha]

Nope and Nope!

[del78]

british?

[Skut]

It was once a 1973 Porsche 914 with Chrysler concorde front lights.

[ChanceHuncha]

You would be correct! But, there is a name and a nickname that was given to this creation. If you could provide me with those, the point is yours!

Locked for Skut!

[ChanceHuncha]

You would be correct! But, there is a name and or nickname that was given to this creation. If you could provide me with those, the point is yours!

Locked for Skut!

[Mogul]

Porsche 914 is rear engine .......... I was on it yesterday.

[Skut]

Seems to be called 914-8 GTS and the nickname Franken-Porsche seems frequently applied.

[ChanceHuncha]

Porsche 914 is rear engine .......... I was on it yesterday.

Where I read it, it said It was Mid-engined... sorry for my lack of research on this one!

[ChanceHuncha]

Seems to be called 914-8 GTS and the nickname Franken-Porsche seems frequently applied.

Thats all I need! Point goes to you!

[Carnut]

The Porsche 914 was mid-engined, not rear-engined.  But to the great unwashed mid-engined means engine behind the cockpit, i.e. rear-engined!

[Skut]

I quite like the frontal aspect. Its a good use of those Chrysler Concorde lights.   The rear is not nearly as nice.

[Djetset]

I quite like the frontal aspect. Its a good use of those Chrysler Concorde lights.   The rear is not nearly as nice.

The front lights seem to be taken from a Chrysler 300M (1999-2004 model) rather than a Concorde.

[ChanceHuncha]

It does come off of a 300M. Eh, who's to judge. I understand the builder using 300M parts because no one drives them anymore!