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Posted by: Garold Shaffer Mar 4 2009, 10:26 PM
Seen on a craigslist ad for Detroit http://detroit.craigslist.org/cto/1059698408.html Poor little 914.
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Posted by: championgt1 Mar 4 2009, 10:28 PM
HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry that just slipped out. 
Posted by: dlo914 Mar 4 2009, 10:31 PM
Odd how ya suppose to shift gears in that thing? With your crotch?
Posted by: Garold Shaffer Mar 4 2009, 10:31 PM
I like the center of the car steering wheel position. Makes it kind of hard to shift. 
Sad part is someone spent a lot of time doing this. 
Posted by: SirAndy Mar 4 2009, 10:34 PM
Floorpans are solid! They're obviously holding water ...
Andy
Posted by: plymouth37 Mar 4 2009, 10:39 PM
What a hack job. That car is called the anklebiter, i believe the owner is a member here. What an idiot...
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Mar 4 2009, 10:45 PM
Posted by: Garold Shaffer Mar 4 2009, 10:46 PM
What a hack job. That car is called the anklebiter, i believe the owner is a member here. What an idiot...
Ha, when I seen the pictures I thought of your project. BIG BIG difference in what your are doing and the hack job done on this poor little 914.
Posted by: rock914 Mar 4 2009, 10:47 PM
It looks like the shifter is still in the middle, shifting it with the stick between your legs would be alot like....... .........Lets just hope you don't miss second gear.
Posted by: iamchappy Mar 4 2009, 10:49 PM
Maybe it was it used to power a parade float ?
Posted by: dlee6204 Mar 4 2009, 10:55 PM
I saw that ad earlier today. I was wondering what it would look like.... YIKES
Posted by: orange914 Mar 4 2009, 10:57 PM
" 
Bumpers are missing ,but otherwise seems complete"
Posted by: tod914 Mar 4 2009, 11:06 PM
lmfao, a midengine swimwagen. just need to mount an mg 42 on the passenger side.
Posted by: sww914 Mar 4 2009, 11:17 PM
I'd paint it Olive Drab Green and blast around in it proudly after the shifter part was fixed. I'd hate to destroy my wedding vegetables.
Posted by: turnaround89 Mar 4 2009, 11:30 PM
At least it still has a title for those that want to drive it on the street!!
Posted by: orange914 Mar 4 2009, 11:36 PM
I'd paint it Olive Drab Green and blast around in it proudly after the shifter part was fixed. I'd hate to destroy my wedding vegetables.
wedding vegitables Posted by: RJMII Mar 4 2009, 11:36 PM
I bet if we told Jamie it was an incredibly rare build straight from the factory for 914 Indy races, he'd be all over it!
Posted by: JRust Mar 4 2009, 11:39 PM
I bet if we told Jamie it was an incredibly rare build straight from the factory for 914 Indy races, he'd be all over it!
Like I'd fall for that
Posted by: effutuo101 Mar 4 2009, 11:48 PM
Maybe his wedding veggies sat in the floor space beside him...wedding vegetables.
That turned a really shitty day around. Thank you.
Posted by: Lou W Mar 4 2009, 11:51 PM
Ok, whine and cheese crowd..........
Posted by: sww914 Mar 4 2009, 11:54 PM
Maybe his wedding veggies sat in the floor space beside him...wedding vegetables.
That turned a really shitty day around. Thank you.
You're welcome, but thank Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear, he coined the phrase AFAIK.
Posted by: effutuo101 Mar 4 2009, 11:58 PM
LOL! I watch Top Gear all the time and have it set up on my DVR, but never heard that one. I love the dry humor. My son loves Monty python and that cute Kate Beckinsale (sp?) I think it had something to do with her vinyl outfit, but, I am not sure.
Posted by: sww914 Mar 5 2009, 12:45 AM
He also said- This car is like smearing honey on Keira Knightly. I knew what he meant. 
Posted by: horizontally-opposed Mar 5 2009, 12:54 AM
We MUST create a Hall of Fame for bad 914 Craigslist ads. And this car gets my vote as the first inductee.
There's something about it that goes beyond bad, to the point that it almost has a certain character that makes me smile and feel sorry for it.
pete
Posted by: sixnotfour Mar 5 2009, 12:59 AM
Cant let this add go away; So I preserved it forever;
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Reply to: sale-4wtqz-1059698408@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-03-04, 8:21AM EST
I have a 73 Porsche race car. I believe it's a circuit car. It is a 1 seater with it in the center. Steering is also centered. It has body modifications that took a lot of time. I bought this from an estate. It is a rolling project on new tires and motor was redone but never ran. Bumpers are missing ,but otherwise seems complete. In primer. I'll send pics if needed. Call BJ 989 239 1739 or mnmisno1@yahoo.com. I do have a title.
Posted by: ConeDodger Mar 5 2009, 01:11 AM
Seen on a craigslist ad for Detroit http://detroit.craigslist.org/cto/1059698408.html Poor little 914.
That'll buff right out... Someone let Fourblades know it is for sale...
Posted by: Todd Enlund Mar 5 2009, 01:26 AM
Maybe his wedding veggies sat in the floor space beside him...wedding vegetables.
That turned a really shitty day around. Thank you.
You're welcome, but thank Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear, he coined the phrase AFAIK.
I heard Captain Slow say "Gentleman Vegetables" before Jeremy said "Wedding Vegetables". Best show on TV. This week, when James was driving the Zonda F, and he "finally got the hang of it"... they showed The Stig wearing James' shirt. I watch very little tele, but I watch Top Gear back to back to back on Mondays.
As far as the hacked 914, I think someone needs to serve time.
Posted by: sixnotfour Mar 5 2009, 01:33 AM
It is known as the world's traditional automotive center
thanks wikipedia
Posted by: SirAndy Mar 5 2009, 01:44 AM
Ok, whine and cheese crowd..........
Posted by: byndbad914 Mar 5 2009, 02:36 AM
...
There's something about it that goes beyond bad, to the point that it almost has a certain character that makes me smile and feel sorry for it...
pete
Hey, leave me out of this Pete!
As for any South Park fans, recall the IT transporter that had four controls, one of which poked into the ass for driving it?
that is what I suspect the shifter is now in this car. Still better than dealing with the airlines.http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes
go to season 5, near the right, "The Entity"... fricken hilarious what is better than dealing with the airlines
edit - forewarning, South Park rips on everything and this one has a Jewish cousin and Cartman ripping away, so don't go there if you get offended by that stuff. The funny part explaining the IT is right at the mid point.
Posted by: highways Mar 5 2009, 02:45 AM
Is that L98, Raspberry?
Posted by: Wilhelm Mar 5 2009, 03:57 AM
Just put two side seats in positioned slighlty back and you would have a convertible McLaren F1!!!!!!
Posted by: carr914 Mar 5 2009, 07:58 AM
Kinda like the Pooper (Porsche-Cooper) only ugly and done to a very poor standard.
It should be called:
A. The Poop
or
B. 4 wheel Crotch-rocket ( for the position of the shifter)
T.C.
Posted by: BarberDave Mar 5 2009, 10:01 AM
The Poop, hell Garold will buy it for $50.00 , and find bundles of money hidden in it. Then it will look pretty good. Dave
Posted by: dflesburg Mar 5 2009, 10:07 AM
See Everyone, This is what I was talking about....
Bunch of Wine and Cheese Snobs.... LOL
Posted by: tod914 Mar 5 2009, 10:11 AM
This is one car where the center cushion option really comes in handy. Too late to add it for car of the month? Or maybe a horizontaly challenged car of the month candidate?
Posted by: schreiber Mar 5 2009, 10:16 AM
We MUST create a Hall of Fame for bad 914 Craigslist ads. And this car gets my vote as the first inductee.
There's something about it that goes beyond bad, to the point that it almost has a certain character that makes me smile and feel sorry for it.
pete
i agree. i feel bad for this poor thing.
Posted by: JmuRiz Mar 5 2009, 10:18 AM
If someone had a lot of skill (with a welder)...a 3.6 motor and a cable shifter arrangement...it really could be a cool car.
Just looking at it from an optimistic view.
Posted by: Joe Sharp Mar 5 2009, 10:27 AM
The Porsche Cooper was called the "Pooper"
Posted by: rjames Mar 5 2009, 10:50 AM
The first thing I thought of when I saw the picture of the hacked car was the mutant toy from Toy Story:
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Mar 5 2009, 11:13 AM
Kinda like the Pooper (Porsche-Cooper) only ugly and done to a very poor standard.
It should be called:
A. The Poop
or
B. 4 wheel Crotch-rocket ( for the position of the shifter)
T.C.
Hey, that's Denny's car. I get to see that car somewhat regularly. Very cool car.
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Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Mar 5 2009, 11:17 AM
The Porsche Cooper was called the "Pooper"
He know's.... that's why he said this car should just be called "the Poop"
Posted by: carr914 Mar 5 2009, 11:19 AM
The Pooper used to be owned by my friend and now-retired Skip Barber Instructor - Duck Waddell
T.C.
Posted by: Phoenix 914-6GT Mar 5 2009, 11:24 AM
The current owner has one hell of a cool car collection and he is a fantastic driver. He drives the Pooper every year in the historics and run his small bore with the big bore class. Always starts in the back and generally finishes 1st or 2nd. So your friend should be proud. His car is well aken care of. 
Posted by: TC.356 Mar 5 2009, 11:53 AM
If that center steering 914 were near me, I would already own it ! ! ! I sincerely LOVE that car ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Everything about it. Honestly. If anyone buys it and ends up in New England, PLEASE get in touch.
T
Posted by: FourBlades Mar 5 2009, 12:27 PM
Someone please buy that car and donate it to the bad taste hall of fame or
else fix the poor thing. Who wants to learn to weld???????
Too bad it is an original six with Le Mans race history...
John
Posted by: 9146986 Mar 5 2009, 08:32 PM
I'll 2nd the parade float guess. Buy hey, it looks like it's still got a 1.8 with AFC, so maybe a working airflow meter?
Posted by: carr914 Mar 6 2009, 04:26 PM
The Pooper used to be owned by my friend and now-retired Skip Barber Instructor - Duck Waddell
T.C.
The current owner has one hell of a cool car collection and he is a fantastic driver. He drives the Pooper every year in the historics and run his small bore with the big bore class. Always starts in the back and generally finishes 1st or 2nd. So your friend should be proud. His car is well aken care of.
Here is a picture of Duck Waddell watching me race @ Sebring in 1989 (I'm in the yellow car - yellow is Faster)
and a picture of the Pooper way back when driven by Pete Lovely of Tacoma ( I believe Pete was the 1st owner of the Pooper)
Posted by: SirAndy Mar 6 2009, 04:44 PM
Here is a picture of Duck Waddell watching me race @ Sebring in 1989 (I'm in the yellow car - yellow is Faster)
It doesn't look like he's watching you at all. Plus, he looks bored ....
Posted by: r_towle Mar 6 2009, 05:13 PM
If that center steering 914 were near me, I would already own it ! ! ! I sincerely LOVE that car ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Everything about it. Honestly. If anyone buys it and ends up in New England, PLEASE get in touch.
T
Dibs
Posted by: Thomas J Bliznik Mar 6 2009, 05:38 PM
Only in Michigan We have a governor who is stupid, un-employment just hit 11.6 %, Detroit City council in the news and now this.
I am seriously thinking about leaving this state. ![popcorn[1].gif](style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
The only good thing is we have lots of water & someday you will need a drink of water.
Tom 
Posted by: Dominic Mar 6 2009, 10:17 PM
That car could be a full-size version of a "BattleBot" 
BTW, what ever happened to that show?
Posted by: RJMII Mar 6 2009, 10:28 PM
That car could be a full-size version of a "BattleBot"
BTW, what ever happened to that show?
Different channels?
http://www.battlebots.com/BattleBots.com/Home/Home.html
Posted by: PanelBilly Mar 6 2009, 10:33 PM
I figured it out. You sit in it side saddle.
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Mar 24 2009, 09:57 AM
The car has been bought. New thread here:
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=93953
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