1971 Porsche 914/6 M471
- Colour
- Gemini Blue
The 1971 Porsche 914/6 M471 (chassis 0415) is one of only 23 examples built with the factory Competition Option package, and among just 15 produced in 1971 that Porsche designated as 'factory GTs'. Delivered in Gemini Blue through Porsche-Audi USA, it was the final M471 GT retailed that year. Numbers-matching throughout, the car underwent a comprehensive bare-shell restoration by noted 914 specialist George Hussey of Automobile Atlanta, returning it to original specification with correct Glasurit paint and refreshed interior.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$626,500
- 1971 →Factory deliveryPorsche-Audi USApartial documentation
Delivered new in Gemini Blue with a period-specific black leatherette interior; documented via the Gotha-Hoppen memo as the final M471 GT sold in 1971.
- → 1990Acquisition unknownDealer in North Carolinapartial documentation
Identity not disclosed; retained the car until around 1990.
- 1990 → 2019Private saleGeorge Husseypartial documentation
Proprietor of Automobile Atlanta in Marietta, Georgia; undertook a comprehensive restoration including a bare-shell respray in correct Gemini Blue, interior refresh, and fitment of period-correct OEM components.
- 2019 →Private saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Became aware of the car during Porsche Cars North America's 2018 anniversary display and subsequently persuaded Hussey to sell in late 2019.
Competition
- 2018Porsche 914 50th Anniversary Display
The car was prominently featured at a Porsche Cars North America event in Atlanta marking the 914 model's half-century milestone; no competitive result involved.
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationAutomobile Atlanta
Comprehensive bare-shell restoration aimed at returning the car to original factory specification: full respray in correct Glasurit L96E Gemini Blue, interior and instruments refreshed, and a new OEM speedometer head fitted and zeroed.
Carried out by George Hussey over several years using his existing stock of OEM 914/6 components; the original mileage was not recorded before the odometer was reset.
- —MechanicalAutomobile Atlanta
Handling upgrades performed during or after restoration: fitment of a factory rear anti-roll bar (an option that became standard in 1972), replacement Bilstein shock absorbers and struts, and upgraded front brakes.
All modifications used period-correct or factory-specification components from Hussey's OEM parts inventory.
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