Sold PCARMARKET offers Prototype 1970 Porsche 914-6 “Murene” by Heuliez

It is our pleasure to present this one-of-a-kind 1970 Porsche 914-6 prototype with coachwork by Heuliez.

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At the suggestion of then-employee Jacques Cooper, French firm Brissonneau et Lotz obtained an early production 914-6 months before its official public debut to partake in a Porsche design restyling competition. Suffering a series of financial setbacks early in its development, Cooper managed to broker a deal between Brissonneau and independent designer Henri Heuliez, who readily agreed to take on the project as a means to gain a foothold in the automotive industry. Heuliez’s work progressed from a sketch to a running and driving prototype in just two-and-a-half months. Designed by Cooper, a former Raymond Loewy employee, this coachbuilt 914-6 prototype was the third and last of the wedge-like factory-backed design studies presented that year, the first being an Albrecht von Goertz design by Eurostyle Torino, the other, Tapiro, the work of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s ItalDesign. Debuted to the public in Heuliez’s booth at the 1970 Paris Motor Show, Murene as it became known, later displayed at the Geneva Motor Show in the fall.

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Murene remained in the private collection of Heuliez for over 40 years until the firm’s closure in 2012 when it was purchased by the current owner. Most recently displayed at the Porsche Museum in 2019 celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 914 model, this incredibly unique design study is now being offered for auction out of an esteemed collection in Strasbourg, France.

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This prototype 914-6 closes on Monday, August 30. For an extensive gallery of images, please click here for the lot listing, https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/1970-porsche-914-6-5/

 

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing. It's quite a pumpkin orange

 

This Prototype 914-6 sold, $164,914 inc. buyers premium!