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Three Ferdinands, A 3.4L Carrera Comeback, & How to Revive a Dead 914 | Issue 17

Three Ferdinands, One Enduring Legacy

Park a Beetle, a 356, and an early 911 together, and the family resemblance is hard to miss. Our showroom lineup traces the engineering and design story through three generations of the Porsche family, with a Type 64 and a 912 helping connect the dots.

Trace the Porsche Family Tree

Two Brothers, Two Porsches, One Shared Passion

Dave’s twin-plug 2.7-liter 914-6 convinced his brother Rick to call PMB when a clutch job left his Carrera Targa apart for over 18 months. A 3.4-liter rebuild and a gearbox restored to factory specification put Rick back on Montana roads, with the character he’d loved since 1996.

Follow the Carrera’s Comeback

Bring Your Porsche 914 Back From the Dead

A click. Endless cranking. Three seconds of life, then silence. Before you buy a starter or blame the injection, find out what your 914 is telling you. This month’s guide covers dormant-engine checks, overlooked grounds, fuel delivery, and the D-Jet versus L-Jet differences that change the diagnosis.

Start Your 914 Revival