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Posted by: matthepcat May 13 2016, 01:18 PM

In my current effort to get bay area 914 folks together more regularly.

Lets go to this tomorrow(Saturday) morning: http://canepa.com/canepa-cars-coffee-returns-for-2016/


I will be heading up Hwy 17 around 7AM.

If anyone wants to meet up in Los Gatos, let me know.

Posted by: Justinp71 May 13 2016, 03:36 PM

Hey I'm in that picture! (standing next to the middle red car). That was a seriously good time.

Canepa has some seriously cool cars, never seen a collection like that anywhere else. I wish I could make it, have fun!

Posted by: RobW May 13 2016, 03:47 PM

Worth the drive and effort to go! I have baseball and Scott's for my son on Sat. Have fun!

Posted by: matthepcat May 13 2016, 03:55 PM

I am wrapping up my bumper back date tonight! No pressure!

Posted by: Millerwelds May 13 2016, 04:00 PM

I went to his website and was watching the video of Bruce racing the 917 at Laguna Seca and spotted the 914 corner in the background. Seemed fitting . It showed up at 2:01.

Posted by: dlkawashima May 13 2016, 06:11 PM

I'm planning on being there.

Posted by: Mike Bellis May 13 2016, 06:16 PM

Not me, I'm heading to the utopia known as Modesto to help Andyrew and his Audi 914...

Posted by: Jeffs9146 May 13 2016, 06:17 PM

QUOTE(Justinp71 @ May 13 2016, 02:36 PM)

Posted by: matthepcat May 14 2016, 12:46 AM

Good luck! Nothing like being magically whisked away to Modesto!

QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ May 13 2016, 05:16 PM)

Not me, I'm heading to the utopia known as Modesto to help Andyrew and his Audi 914...

Posted by: matthepcat May 14 2016, 12:55 AM

Well ready for tomorrow.

Getting the backdate bumper on the front revealed some body damage, which made it impossible to align the front bumper...yay! On the upside I am actually feel the handling and power difference dropping the heavy versions.

Hope to see some 914's at the meet tomorrow.

Posted by: dlkawashima May 14 2016, 10:01 PM

Sorry for the delayed reply ... been out all day. What a zoo it was at Canepa, the busiest I've ever seen it.

Here are just a few snapshots of the 914s at today's cars & coffee.

I was surprised to see a 914 on the shop floor, a '73 2-liter.
Canepa usually doesn't work on "econo" cars so either the 914 is gaining respect or this particular car belongs to someone famous.


Some of you might remember the "Driving While Awesome" Youtube video of the red 914 driving the backroads above and around Santa Cruz.
Well, this is the car and Travis is the owner.


Here's another car some of you might remember, the 11,000 mile Berber yellow '75 2-liter.
The car now has 20,000 miles but as you can see, it's still immaculate. Compare this yellow with the bright yellow Mazda in the background ... it's definitely a unique color.



Matthepcat's '75 914, looking very stock, except for the 5-lugs, euro tail lights, shaved side markers, missing driver's side mirror, naked sail panels, backdated bumpers ...


... and a 13B rotary neatly installed in the engine bay.


Speaking of conversions, here's computers4kids V8 conversion now residing in NorCal.

Posted by: dangrouche May 15 2016, 08:32 AM

thanks for the pics; awesome gathering and collection

Posted by: Cairo94507 May 15 2016, 09:20 AM

I am going to try to make it in June. Thanks for the pictures.

Posted by: matthepcat May 15 2016, 03:55 PM

Great to see you Dave. I'm always impressed at your wife's knowledge of cars and nice to have a familiar face there.

Your V8 really is beautiful in person.