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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ Back from paint

Posted by: DavidSweden Aug 16 2015, 04:08 AM

I got my 912 back from the paint shop last week. It was manufactured in 1965 at the Karmann factory and has the European style exhaust, the car was originally delivered to a Swedish customer in 1966. I have been renovating it for the last 3 years, I bought it just at the right time before the prices went through the roof. It was a real rust bucket but now its rust free, the bodywork was done by an old school panel beater to a high standard. It looks great, hopefully it will be ready to drive next summer.

Makes the 914 look kind of shabby

Before
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/912%20before/IMG_0041_zps1d913541.jpg.html

After
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/912%20paint/Picture%20021_zpsxlw6hgtg.jpg.html

Posted by: mikedsilva Aug 16 2015, 04:20 AM

nice... very very nice!

Posted by: Harpo Aug 16 2015, 05:05 AM

Yea a 912 is on my short list. They have gotten so dam expensive

Posted by: Cairo94507 Aug 16 2015, 07:38 AM

What the heck kind of teaser photo is that? Come on we are all dyin' to see real pictures showing that beautiful paint job.

Posted by: DavidSweden Aug 16 2015, 10:36 AM

QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Aug 16 2015, 05:38 AM)

What the heck kind of teaser photo is that? Come on we are all dyin' to see real pictures showing that beautiful paint job.

As you wish
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/912%20paint/photo9_zps5071ec4f.jpg.html
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/912%20paint/photo7_zps73473105.jpg.html
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/912%20paint/photo15_zps8113ffe8.jpg.html
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/912%20paint/photo8_zpsef1e6297.jpg.html
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/Picture%20017_zpsgt7r9nu2.jpg.html
http://s1300.photobucket.com/user/DavidGbgSweden/media/Picture%20019_zpsxfdqdybb.jpg.html

Posted by: Mueller Aug 16 2015, 10:50 AM

WOW....nice!

Posted by: Krieger Aug 16 2015, 10:56 AM

That is really nice! Definitely a lot a time and $ in that.

Posted by: Mikey914 Aug 16 2015, 12:08 PM

QUOTE(Harpo @ Aug 16 2015, 03:05 AM)

Yea a 912 is on my short list. They have gotten so dam expensive

I had a 66 28 years ago, loved it, but it ate my lunch financially. Try a 76E. They are still affordable and are fuel injected. Metal is better and you can by a very nice example for much less than a project.
Best of all it has a 914 motor, kind of.
And with a short production run 2106, it will be collectable at some point.