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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ I almost bought this 914-6

Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 3 2018, 04:26 PM

Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 3 2018, 04:33 PM

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Posted by: Perry Kiehl Apr 3 2018, 04:40 PM

FWIW, I have the original engine for that car.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 3 2018, 05:08 PM

Wow! Small world. I don't know what happened to it after I saw it. I was looking for something less modified at the time- but it was a killer car.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 3 2018, 05:09 PM

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Posted by: Mueller Apr 3 2018, 05:32 PM

I used to drool over his car every time I saw it at an event, nice guy as well.

No idea who bought it when it was for sale, I think when he still owned it he was trying to get $45K for it?

Posted by: infraredcalvin Apr 3 2018, 07:33 PM

Chopped roll bar and raked windshield? Or is it just the camera lens? Proportions look odd. Nice car, but I’m not a fan of the windshield/Roll bar mods.

Posted by: porschetub Apr 3 2018, 07:34 PM

Had Excellence article on the build way back when, great car,how come the engine was separated from the car or are you talking about the 2.5 originally in it when Ernie bought it Perry ? do you know.

Posted by: Perry Kiehl Apr 4 2018, 06:24 AM

QUOTE(porschetub @ Apr 3 2018, 05:34 PM)

Had Excellence article on the build way back when, great car,how come the engine was separated from the car or are you talking about the 2.5 originally in it when Ernie bought it Perry ? do you know.

The engine I got is an original (640) case, and it's all apart in boxes. I've never measured the p/c's

Posted by: Edward Blume Apr 4 2018, 07:16 AM

This car set a high standard for builds. One which has not been bested by very many. I remember seeing it and thinking, you just can't get much better.

Posted by: Mueller Apr 16 2018, 11:04 PM

While researching mufflers for my 914 I found this picture of Ernie and his car on a website that makes custom mufflers and exhausts.

http://www.quiethorsepower.com/pics.html

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Posted by: Cairo94507 Apr 17 2018, 06:49 AM

Yup - that's Ernie- great guy.

Posted by: Steve Apr 17 2018, 07:01 AM

That car was also an inspiration for my car. Loved that car. Why did he get rid of it?

Posted by: siverson Apr 18 2018, 08:32 AM

This is from the 1998 Monterey Historics.

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Posted by: CCE Dec 30 2022, 10:39 AM

QUOTE(siverson @ Apr 18 2018, 08:32 AM)

This is from the 1998 Monterey Historics.

That is a very nice car.

Posted by: eric9144 Jan 3 2023, 10:36 PM

Pretty sure his car was the original inspiration for mine--early pic of (I think) his car and mine at Patrick Motorsports, date unknown:
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Posted by: Cairo94507 Jan 4 2023, 07:56 AM

That certainly appears to be Ernie's car in the background. Two outstanding examples of the 914.