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Posted by: daytona Jan 21 2019, 03:18 PM

Hi guys,
The local Porsche chapter of the Space Coast had our monthly KK yesterday. Out of 16 cars that showed for the Coffee and what ever at the Panera across from Daytona speedway, 4 were 914s. Now that on its own is pretty cool, but one of the 914s is a Bumble Bee that had been in storage for the past 40 years. Its second and present owner purchased the car in 1975. In 1978 he started to do some work on it and then life interfered and he never got a chance to finish it. With the help of one of the members and a local shop the car was made road worthy again and it attended our KK. The white 914 in the photo is also an LE (Creamsicle). But unlike the Bumble Bee it is extensively modified. One thing that caught my eye with this Bumble Bee was the outside mirror. It is not like on my 74, it is an early mirror (see photos). Any one see this before?
If all this 914 overload was not enough, when I went inside to get some breakfast my total bill came to $9.14. Coincidence or an omen? You decide.

Sorry about some of the photos not being oriented correctly. I can't seem to fix it.



LE air dam is broken so an aftermarket unit is fitted. Other than that it is a very original car.



This is the mirror I am talking about. The present owner who has owned the car since 75 never changed the mirror, and ne bought the car from a Porsche dealer.

Posted by: daytona Jan 21 2019, 03:20 PM

And here is the photo of the receipt from Panera. Coincidence or an omen.

Posted by: mepstein Jan 21 2019, 03:49 PM

QUOTE(daytona @ Jan 21 2019, 04:18 PM)

Hi guys,
The local Porsche chapter of the Space Coast had our monthly KK yesterday. Out of 16 cars that showed for the Coffee and what ever at the Panera across from Daytona speedway, 4 were 914s. Now that on its own is pretty cool, but one of the 914s is a Bumble Bee that had been in storage for the past 40 years. Its second and present owner purchased the car in 1975. In 1978 he started to do some work on it and then life interfered and he never got a chance to finish it. With the help of one of the members and a local shop the car was made road worthy again and it attended our KK. The white 914 in the photo is also an LE (Creamsicle). But unlike the Bumble Bee it is extensively modified. One thing that caught my eye with this Bumble Bee was the outside mirror. It is not like on my 74, it is an early mirror (see photos). Any one see this before?
If all this 914 overload was not enough, when I went inside to get some breakfast my total bill came to $9.14. Coincidence or an omen? You decide.

Sorry about some of the photos not being oriented correctly. I can't seem to fix it.



LE air dam is broken so an aftermarket unit is fitted. Other than that it is a very original car.



This is the mirror I am talking about. The present owner who has owned the car since 75 never changed the mirror, and ne bought the car from a Porsche dealer.

Posted by: ValcoOscar Jan 21 2019, 04:56 PM

Thanks for sharing...4 914's and what are the odds they all have different style rims

Great photo,

Oscar

Posted by: DRPHIL914 Jan 22 2019, 07:37 AM

very nice! AND if you had not had the special, free bagal it would not have worked out to the $9.14 price either.

I vote omen not coincidence

Posted by: JeffBowlsby Jan 22 2019, 09:31 AM

Do you have the owners names or VINs of the two LE cars?

Posted by: Cairo94507 Jan 22 2019, 10:19 AM

Nice turnout. Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: sholman5 Jan 22 2019, 04:45 PM

QUOTE(JeffBowlsby @ Jan 22 2019, 10:31 AM)

Posted by: JeffBowlsby Jan 22 2019, 05:22 PM

This gentleman is inspirational. I always thought I would be selling my 914 long before I reached his age...rethinking that now. I wonder how long I will be healthy enough to drive it? Better start working out and laying off the cookies...



PS, that front spoiler is not altogether incorrect for an LE car. Something similar to it was a factory prototype spoiler design for the 914 Can Am cars before what we know as the LE front spoiler made it into production.


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Posted by: My 914 Jan 23 2019, 08:15 PM

The $9.14 breakfast was neither coincidence nor omen, it was a nod from the universe telling you it was all meant to work out the way it did.