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Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:03 AM

A friend invited me to a local gathering of Porsche 356 owners. My friend was driving an old chevy truck, and I was in my 'ok looking from 30 feet' 914. I assumed the folks directing cars where to park would point me to the same parking area that they directed my friend in the truck to park in. Instead they pointed me to the area where all the 'real' Porsches were parked. Parting the crowd in my 914 as I headed to the grassy area, I felt like I was getting away with something and fully expected people to start pointing at me just like the aliens did to the last humans in the movie 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. However, my 914 was mostly accepted, and from afar I even saw a few folks walk around it as if they had never seen one before.

Anyway, the the host of the party has quite a collection of cars, including a real 914-6. I thought a few people here might enjoy the photos, even if there is very little 914 content.

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:07 AM

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Posted by: sixnotfour Jun 9 2008, 01:07 AM

Looks like Akers place.

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:08 AM

Yup!


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Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:09 AM

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Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:10 AM

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Posted by: dw914er Jun 9 2008, 01:13 AM

mmm purtie

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:14 AM

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Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:19 AM

A few of my 914 parked next to it's more expensive brothers...


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Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 9 2008, 01:20 AM

Only been there a few times when Mark asked me to follow him. Nice place and some very nice cars. Denny is a great guy that has cars I dream of daily.


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Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:22 AM

A sweet 914-6 hiding in the garage!


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Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 9 2008, 01:24 AM

Posted by: dw914er Jun 9 2008, 01:25 AM

I see the resemblance!

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 01:28 AM

The above car was there too, but so many people were standing around it that I couldn't get a good photo.

Posted by: sixnotfour Jun 9 2008, 01:49 AM

Did he have the prop on his Pratt & Whitney radial engine ?

I had to drive to twisp and back today so I didnt make it.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 9 2008, 01:52 AM

I've actually got to tinker on it... well okay, I held a wrench while Mark and Denny were doing something before the race at the historics. It's really fun seeing Denny run. He generally runs with the big bores, even though the Pooper is a small bore, and he starts at the back of the field and works his way up. Generally finishes first or second too.

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 02:00 AM

Yes, pretty wild stuff. There was also a dragster sitting on a trailer that was going to be fired off at some point. Decided to save my hearing and headed home before it happened.

Posted by: tdgray Jun 9 2008, 07:38 AM

That's some serious bucks in those pics. WOW

Posted by: Heeltoe914 Jun 9 2008, 08:21 AM

Thanks for sharing. Looks to me your car was at home with its other brothers and sisters.

Posted by: ericread Jun 9 2008, 08:26 AM

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

You can tell the 914-6 in the garage is authentic by the oil drip pan under the engine

Posted by: Root_Werks Jun 9 2008, 08:27 AM

Michelle and I dropped in for a few minutes. Didn't hang out too long. Been out of the Porsche social circles for way too long. Only reckongized a few people.

Great event, always a pleasure to see Akers toys. rjames, did you see his spider engine VW Bug? That thing must be a blast to drive.

Also, I noted another hardtoped 356 cab. I have been told the hard tops were a factory option. Very cool and must be very $$$rare$$$.

Posted by: Tobra Jun 9 2008, 08:31 AM

neat, the 914 fits a lot better than the V-12 Jag

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 10:37 AM

I saw the bug, but I didn't think to look at the engine. I had to admit that after about an hour my head started spinning and the cars started to all look the same: shiny and expensive.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 9 2008, 11:35 AM

Easy to do at Akers. His shop is always fun to go to as well.

Posted by: Root_Werks Jun 9 2008, 12:32 PM

I bought a couple of Porsche's from him over the years. Well, one 914 from him and a 944 from one of his techs. Bunch of nice guys that work in his shop. His son (Mark I think?) is still there as well last I heard helping out running the family business. Pretty cool set up.

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 9 2008, 12:35 PM

Yeah, Mark is the service writer now. Very nice guy. I'm trying to get him into AXing but he has sooo much track time he just doesn't really know if he wants to.

Posted by: sixnotfour Jun 9 2008, 02:36 PM

how could you miss this ?


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Posted by: Root_Werks Jun 9 2008, 03:02 PM

That's what I was thinking!

Posted by: rjames Jun 9 2008, 05:03 PM

My brother in law might buy a 944 that they just finished putting together. We haven't seen it yet, but it's supposed to be in perfect shape, all the usual 944 problem stuff replaced and a top end rebuild.

So that's why the bug had such a crowd around it.

Posted by: (*)(*) Jun 9 2008, 05:09 PM

I used to have to sneak "Frank" into 356 shows....dunno why?



Here Frank is an AX King.....

Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Jun 9 2008, 05:17 PM

Yeah... weird. Why would any 356 guy have a problem with your Frank getting in

Posted by: (*)(*) Jun 9 2008, 05:20 PM

Might have been the sixer in the back....ya know how people can be about "transversions".....dunno, should be protected under some law.


This is when we had some wiring problems....we stopped and had a few beers to think about it. It was cold outside so we peed on the fender....

Posted by: jimtab Jun 9 2008, 09:34 PM

Hey, was that red car a porsche/cooper? Nice little cars....also, was an old guy there with an original GS in silver...we saw it at the Historics during the 2006 gathering in Portland......very nice, and original.