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Historical Photos

...If you have any other period photos of this M471, please be sure to email them to me at ajserrano@msn.com

Thank you!
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 1
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 1		 Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 2
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 2		 Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 3
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 3		 Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 4
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 4		 Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 5
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 5		 Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 6
Erich Strenger 914-6 M471 - Photo 6
914-6 GT - Chassis #914.143.0233 - Photo 2
914-6 GT - Chassis #914.143.0233 - Photo 2		 IMG_1106
IMG_1106		 post-2-1131904535
post-2-1131904535		 914-6 GT - Chassis #914.143.0233 - Photo 1
914-6 GT - Chassis #914.143.0233 - Photo 1

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914-6 GT10-Jan-2010 06:59
Hi Steve! I know how excited I was when Jozef sent these very early photos of your car, I can only imagine how you felt. Wish I was a "fly on the wall"... ; )

BTW, the original photos are B/W, I turned them into sepia to give them a bit more contrast, etc. I'll forward the originals to you.

Take care!

Armando

PS: Thanks again Jo, both Steve and I appreciate your time for scanning, etc. Stay in touch...
Steve Gaglione 10-Jan-2010 06:48
Armando,

Holly S--t......Ohhhhh My God........Fantastic........
And Thank You, Thank you, Thank you Jozef and Thank you Armando.

These photos certainly answers the questions that you and I already knew the answers to. I can't tell you how excited I am right now looking at these priceless photos. Just fantastic.

All the best to you and Jozef. Happy New Year,

Steve Gaglione
Armando 10-Jan-2010 06:47
Hello again Jozef and thank you so much for the great photos. That's history there... I post them already and also included your email comments under each of the photos for others to enjoy. Please forward any other photo(s) or information that you'll like to share, that's priceless! ;)

By the way, I forwarded your email to Steve Gaglioni Nine.fourteen@verizon.net the current owner of the car, he will be pleasantly surprised!

Thanks again Jo and please keep in touch.

Armando Serrano
Jozef Czarnecki 10-Jan-2010 06:43
Hi Armando,

Please find six B&W photos (see attached) that I took in the early 1970's, from memory, it was either '72 or '73.

To cut a very long story short, in 1970 I purchased my first Porsche a 356B Super75, and subsequently joined Porsche Club GB. I then became actively involved with the club brochure, namely 'Porsche Post', partly due to me being a creative director in advertising & design.

Knowing that Erich Strenger was the creative force behind the German club magazine 'Christophorus' I made a point of contacting him prior to a Porsche Club GB visit to the Porsche Factory in Stuttgart.

I spent several days in Stuttgart with Erich and his wife Ursula, along with another Porsche Club GB member, namely Ray Wright.

We hit it off straight away, and spent time at their home and studio,where I was very fortunate to receive several works of art and racing posters that Erich had designed.

The following morning Erich proudly showed us his new Porsche 914/6 and let us take it for a blast around Stuttgart. I clearly remember it being very powerful compared to my 356B. Porsche made it to Erich's specifications, (bear in mind that Erich was highly regarded by Porsche - and were only too happy to keep him happy).

I think I'm right in saying that it was based more on racing spec. than road, with superior torque, suspension, plus wider wheels and flared wheel arches (remember it was only early '70's).

Anyway, Erich & Ursula became good friends - and visited me several times at my house in the UK.

Hope you like the photos - shame that I shot them in B&W - but I can remember that the 914/6 was flame red!

All the best,

Jo Czarnecki

PS. Needless to say, in the photos you'll see Erich, Ursula and my good friend Ray Wright (he's the one with the bold chequered shirt).
914-6 GT03-Sep-2006 16:36
Gustl and Mr. Blendstrup...

Please update me with your collective findings, agreements and research to hopefully clarify the information for chassis #0233 and chassis #234. For the sake of accuracy, is up to us ALL to try and reflect the most up-to-date and correct information available.

Again, I truly appreciate all your efforts and contributions. As we ALL know, just one bad piece of information, if allowed to go un-corrected, will go on for years, and years, and years and long after we're no longer around (as we have seen in many other books, websites, etc.).

Thank you all again!
914-6 GT03-Sep-2006 16:26
Gustl, Thank you for your post and research. I already changed the information to reflect the corrections. Thanks again and we truly appreciate your continued contributions.
Gustl 03-Sep-2006 08:11
Armando,
there are some indications that the car on this photos is not #0234, but #0233 - the ex-Strenger GT. Not only that the wife in the first picture is Mrs. Strenger, this car also has the same license plate as the car from E. Strenger. I send you another picture of this car, where you can see the racing stripes, the decal on the windshield window, a part of the license plate as well as Mr. and Mrs. Strenger in front of the car. It's from 1975.
Off course there's no proof yet, but in my opinion it's very likely that Mr. Strenger repainted the car to tangerine - as we can see it at your #0233 section!
So long,
Gustl
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