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Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 02:43 PM

A friend of mine found those photos from a 1976 Florida Citrus Region PCA event called "Citrusfest" Check out this 2 year old Limited Edition 914.

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Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 02:45 PM

Another 1974 2 Liter

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Posted by: i love porsche Mar 4 2005, 02:47 PM

jeez, its practically brand new and hes already got a nasty aftermarket muffler on it....shame

but i love that first one...new background for me

Posted by: davep Mar 4 2005, 02:47 PM

Is the LE running at Sebring?

Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 02:48 PM

Lots of 914's

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Posted by: Travis Neff Mar 4 2005, 02:56 PM

904 in the background is making me pop a chubby

Posted by: davep Mar 4 2005, 03:13 PM

Red, #58 looks like it took a hit in the right door. Ouch! No side beam in there.

Posted by: Stutgart46 Mar 4 2005, 03:16 PM

The funny thing is that with Steve, if you took a picture 30 years ago and then again today the car would look exactly the same.
Cool pics Steve.

Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 03:16 PM

It sure looks like Sebring to me. He gave me a bunch of photo's of the 12 Hours of Sebring 1977 that I will post later.

Posted by: Hi_Fi_Guy Mar 4 2005, 03:22 PM

Here is a quick resize and I pulled out some of the red cast.
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Posted by: bondo Mar 4 2005, 03:33 PM

I brightened up that fist pic and got rid of the red tint. The results are startling!

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Posted by: Bleyseng Mar 4 2005, 03:40 PM

SEE, I told you they exist!!!! GRASSHOPPER! Isnt that Miles driving???

Posted by: URY914 Mar 4 2005, 03:46 PM

QUOTE (smg914 @ Mar 4 2005, 01:16 PM)
It sure looks like Sebring to me. He gave me a bunch of photo's of the 12 Hours of Sebring 1977 that I will post later.

That isn't Sebring. The drive over bridge that you see in the last pic was not built at Sebring then. If the Citrus reigon put it on it would be some where around Orlando. Steve, call Steve Dagley, he'd know. He was probably there.

Paul

Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 03:55 PM

Maybe someone from Citrus Region PCA will tell us where Citrusfest was held back in the '70's.

I have some more great 914 race car shots from the '77 12 Hours of Sebring but I don't know how to make them smaller than the size I posted here. I have them all on a disc. Should I go ahead and post them anyway?

Posted by: URY914 Mar 4 2005, 04:03 PM

QUOTE (smg914 @ Mar 4 2005, 01:55 PM)
Maybe someone from Citrus Region PCA will tell us where Citrusfest was held back in the '70's.

I have some more great 914 race car shots from the '77 12 Hours of Sebring but I don't know how to make them smaller than the size I posted here. I have them all on a disc. Should I go ahead and post them anyway?

email them to me and I'll reduce and post.

Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 04:15 PM

Okay Paul I'll send the Sebring pictures to you but here is one last picture from Citrusfest. A beautiful carrera 6.

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Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 04:16 PM

Check out the previous photo of the LE just to the right of the carrera 6 in what looks like the same color scheme.

Posted by: davep Mar 4 2005, 04:23 PM

Yep, but a 75 or 76. I wonder if it had the stainless rockers? They were really nice. I imagine though that it is just a repaint, since the originals would not have had time to rust out yet. Besides, the stainless might not have been available at that time.

Posted by: scott thacher Mar 4 2005, 04:38 PM

i might really be off in this statement....

i though back then the pca did not recognize the 914

Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 04:42 PM

I joined PCA in 1974 with my 914. I just remember people tallking about back in 1970 when the 914 first came out that there were discussions about not recognizing the 914 as a Porsche until they realized that the 356 had a similar background. It still took a while for the Porsche purests to recognize the 914. Now most of them have either had one, have one or want one.

Posted by: davep Mar 4 2005, 04:44 PM

Oh, they recognized it, but some members were not happy. Some members are not happy when any new model comes out. Oh the fuss when the new model was not named the 356D and had 6 cylinders to boot! And watercooling when it appeared!

Posted by: Porsche Rescue Mar 4 2005, 09:38 PM

Great pics Steve. How is Josh doing with the yellow car?

Posted by: xsboost90 Mar 4 2005, 09:51 PM

i love old pics..nice!

Posted by: smg914 Mar 4 2005, 11:22 PM

QUOTE (Porsche Rescue @ Mar 4 2005, 07:38 PM)
Great pics Steve. How is Josh doing with the yellow car?

Funny that you ask Jim. Josh actually called me earlier this evening. I missed his call and hope to talk to him over the weekend. The last time I talked to him he was a very happy 914 owner. I guess the engine ended up needed to be rebuilt so he had John Forbes at Black Forest rebuild the engine and install air conditioning using a Japanesse compressor and I understand it is working beautifully.

Posted by: KevinP Mar 5 2005, 12:58 PM

That last pic was taken in Orlando. Facing south west at the Orlando Executive Airport next to the eastwest expressway (408). You can see the old CNA insurance building in the far right hand corner.

KP

Posted by: smg914 Mar 5 2005, 07:39 PM

Thanks Kevin for letting us know the general area where Citrusfest was held in 1976. It looks like it might have been held at some abanden airport.

Posted by: URY914 Mar 5 2005, 08:51 PM

QUOTE (smg914 @ Mar 5 2005, 05:39 PM)
some abanden airport.

I think it is in Orlando, not Abanden.

Posted by: smg914 Mar 5 2005, 11:06 PM

QUOTE (URY914 @ Mar 5 2005, 06:51 PM)
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I think it is in Orlando, not Abanden.

I'm too tired to come up with a funny response to that Paul. Had a long day but a great day today. Starting with the Tampa Bay 914 breakfast and an afternoon of Historic Sportscar Racing at Sebring and an evening watching the opening round of Formula 1 in Australia. What a great day! Tomorrow Janie and I are going to a Yankee spring training game. I can't wait until Monday so I can sleep in.