The humble 914 came onto the scene at the 1969 auto show in Frankfurt; production ran from 1970 to 1976. The car was conceived as a joint project between Porsche and VW to replace the 912 and the Karmann Ghia and, simultaneously, provide a fresh new high-production-volume, four-cylinder alternative to the powerful 911. It presented a win-win scenario for both manufacturers: Porsche could use VW economies of scale to manufacture it, while VW would get new ideas from the Porsche engineering brain trust.
Porsche 914 (1970)