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Posted by: stevegm Sep 20 2015, 02:10 PM

UPDATE: We also need to start collecting dates for events to include in the calendar. If you are organizing a 914-related event in 2016, please post it here so we can make sure and include the dates in the calendar.

Also, start to get the photos of your 914 together. It looks like we will go with a random theme again this year. So we will be looking for early, late, 6s, LEs, race cars, and before/after photos. You can resubmit photos you submitted last year, as long as the photo didn't end up winning and was featured in the 12 months or cover shot for the 2015 calendar. We don't want to repeat any photos in 2016. Resolution requirements - photos must be able to be used at a size of 8.5" by 11" with close to 300 DPI. You must have the rights to the photo, and have permission from anyone whose face can be seen in the photo. You can submit photos by posting here, or by emailing them to - stevegm@mac.com

We will accept photos until November 1st. Then we will put the photos up for a vote on 914world to choose the 12 featured 914s, and the cover photo.


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We are starting to put the 914 calendar together for 2016 (Like to 2015 calendar - http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=245199&hl=. It will be the same format with a car featured on each month.

We wanted to get your feedback on the theme for the cars. Here are a few options:

1. No theme - Random 914s like last year.
2. Scenic photo of 914.
3. Before/After photos - each month would feature a small before picture and a main after picture.
4. Original 914 owners - must have purchased the car new and still own it.
5. Cars on jackstands.

What do you think? Other ideas?

The final 12 cars (plus the cover car) will be chosen by vote on 914world like last year.


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Posted by: DirtyCossack Sep 20 2015, 02:16 PM

How about cars on jackstands?

Posted by: ben*james Sep 20 2015, 02:18 PM

Posted by: theleschyouknow Sep 20 2015, 02:25 PM

loved last years calendar!
random is good maybe include a couple b4&afters, og owners & jack stand shots I like all those ideas too

cjl

Posted by: PanelBilly Sep 20 2015, 02:44 PM

Naked girls with the cars?

Posted by: Johny Blackstain Sep 20 2015, 02:51 PM

random, like last year but w/ the naked girls

Posted by: stevegm Sep 20 2015, 02:51 PM

I like that idea - Random again, but, instead of having just early, late, and race car categories, add a category for before/after. The more I think about it, I tend to agree with the posts here that a "jackstands" calendar would be hard to make look really good. But, I do like the before/after idea. Very motivational.

Posted by: Garold Shaffer Sep 20 2015, 03:48 PM

Posted by: BeemerSteve Sep 20 2015, 04:40 PM

Hey, I'm a new guy.....where's the naked girls?

Posted by: Geezer914 Sep 20 2015, 04:49 PM

NO JACK STANDS!!! I want a nice calendar to hang on my wall. Last years calendar was a work of art. I don't want a calendar that looks like a junk yard. No offence to those who have cars on jack stands. but you would not load your unfinished 914 on a trailed and put it in a car show! Hanging a calendar with pictures of finished, restored cars is an incentive for you to get to work and get yours off those jack stands and on the road where it belongs.

Posted by: Bruce Hinds Sep 20 2015, 04:53 PM

I love the idea of original owners, but are there really 12 that have owned them since new? What would be cool is original owners with then and now shots with their cars.

I like the before and afters too . ..

But then again naked girls would rate high . . .

Posted by: DirtyCossack Sep 20 2015, 05:14 PM

I was completely joking about jackstands, but maybe we could make a separate jackstand and rotisserie joke calendar... you could definitely save money on print quality...hahaha

Posted by: stevegm Sep 20 2015, 05:19 PM

Yes. But, all-original owners cars may limit us pretty far in the number of photos submitted. One of the reasons the calendar came out pretty good last year was the volume of great pictures submitted. To get that type of volume, I have a feeling we may need a random theme. I like the idea of adding unique themes, though. Like scenic pictures with 914s, before/after, etc. So, Maybe we will just have a some themes of photos submitted for voting, and include them all in the voting for the final 13 photos used.

Posted by: turk22 Sep 20 2015, 06:40 PM

I'd like to suggest no black boxes for any days (you can't write you dr appt's if they fall in a black box )

I'd also love to see the preceding and following month somewhere on the main month page, ifn' you know what I mean...

Posted by: bandjoey Sep 20 2015, 06:45 PM

MIIARP

Maybe It Is A Real Porsche

Posted by: wes Sep 20 2015, 08:15 PM

I vote no jack stands, I've seen mine on jack stands entirely too long!
Now on the other hand it seems the older I get the moor I appreciate a good-looking girl!

Posted by: stevegm Sep 20 2015, 08:35 PM

Thanks. That's a good point. We did do one or two of the events in black, didn't we. We can change that in the next one. And I can work on the two extra small calendars too. But, it either takes up some main 914 picture space or sponsor space. Let me think about the best way to handle that. Thanks again for the suggestions.

Posted by: Michael N Sep 20 2015, 10:19 PM

On my wall at work and often I need the previous months dates for reporting.

Posted by: falcor75 Sep 21 2015, 12:59 AM

Halfnaked girls clinging on the cars would definatly make me NOT buy one. I think our cars are interesting enough on their own...

Last years calendar is great and is hanging on my office wall and always brings a positive comment from customers.

Posted by: stevegm Sep 21 2015, 05:11 AM

I agree. The 914s are interesting enough. Let's make this about the cars.

Posted by: RobW Sep 21 2015, 06:06 AM

Girls aren't into 914s. Old dudes are. We can have a calendar of old dudes peering into the engine bays.

Posted by: mbseto Sep 21 2015, 07:55 AM

OK, I read that as peeing into engine bays and thought, it would be a whole lot easier to explain the naked girls.

On a serious note, I would buy 2 different calendars if there were 2 different themes.

Also, the jack stands idea could work if it highlighted the process of the restoration rather than just an old car on the stands. Love seeing nice welds, clever and well-made tools, etc. I guess these photos would be harder to get, being in peoples' garages rather than gathered at a meet. Just thinking out loud.

Posted by: RobW Sep 21 2015, 08:34 AM

Posted by: Evil Older Brother Sep 21 2015, 09:22 AM

How about naked girls on jackstands! That would be one for the garage for sure.

Posted by: Andyrew Sep 21 2015, 09:35 AM

Steve,
Got any more calendars left? for some reason I never picked one up... I'd like to have it for my file..

Posted by: eric9144 Sep 21 2015, 10:35 AM

I really enjoy my calendar (Feb was a great month )

I think the format from last year was great and with the voting, we kind of got a mix of everything from original to race and some group drive shots

Posted by: PanelBilly Sep 21 2015, 03:36 PM

Funny, I thought of that too, but also figured it was too sick to add

Posted by: Evil Older Brother Sep 21 2015, 05:04 PM

Glad we are both a little "sick"!

Based upon all the reading here and in the sandbox, this was a natural.