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| marinmcgreevy |
 Oct 4 2004, 10:03 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 55 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Mill Valey, CA Member No.: 2,243  |
All,
I just wanted to tell a little story that makes my recent acquisition and reaquaintance with a 914 all worth while. I have had my car for a couple of months now and have been working out minor bugs due to the car not being used much in the last ten years. I have been using the car as a weekend driver to ferry my 8 year old boy around to his soccer and baseball games. My radius of travel has been slowing increasing as I become more confident about the reliability of the car. Yesterday my son and I were getting on the freeway (101 South in Corte Madera) and low and behold the on ramp was clear and the freeway was clear of cars! I was in second and accelerated hard through 2rd, 3rd, and then let off when I hit 4th. As I settled into cruise mode, I looked over to my boy and he had a funny look on his face. I asked him what was the matter and he said "your smiling". He had caught me being a kid again. The next day (today) my wife was taking a bunch of boys (3rd graders) on a field trip and she overheard my son telling all his friends how quickly his dad's 914/6 accelerates. He was telling them how cool the engine sounded. I have been debating whether or not to keep this car (I obtained it in a vintage race car transaction) as I felt a little silly driving around in a car that some (especially my wife) think is juevenile. After this weekend, I don't care. I would like to thank all of you for putting this web site together, and keeping it stocked with a tremendous amount of information and enthusiasm. |
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| seanery |
Oct 4 2004, 10:07 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
great story Evan! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif)
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| SirAndy |
Oct 4 2004, 10:07 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,679 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(marinmcgreevy @ Oct 4 2004, 09:03 PM) I would like to thank all of you for putting this web site together, and keeping it stocked with a tremendous amount of information and enthusiasm. you're welcome! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) we all had the same moment(s), one way or the other ... i still smile every time in get in that damm thing, even after 4 years. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) Andy |
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| ChrisFoley |
Oct 4 2004, 10:19 PM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None 
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Thank you Evan!
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| Maltese Falcon |
Oct 4 2004, 10:36 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,701 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None  |
Two of my nephews that rode with me as kids ( actually used that middle cushion !) grew up and owned 914s. The oldest , now 37 , has owned 3 914s, and is restoring a 1970 9146 now . Your kid is next ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif)
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| bob91403 |
Oct 4 2004, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 618 Joined: 15-September 04 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 2,763 |
You and I are lucky. The twenty year olds around here can't feel it. Youth is wasted on the young. You're right, it's a damn good feeling. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| scruz914 |
Oct 4 2004, 11:32 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 815 Joined: 26-February 04 From: Santa Cruz, CA Member No.: 1,724 |
QUOTE(marinmcgreevy @ Oct 4 2004, 08:03 PM) All, I just wanted to tell a little story that makes my recent acquisition and reaquaintance with a 914 all worth while. I have had my car for a couple of months now and have been working out minor bugs due to the car not being used much in the last ten years. I have been using the car as a weekend driver to ferry my 8 year old boy around to his soccer and baseball games. My radius of travel has been slowing increasing as I become more confident about the reliability of the car. Yesterday my son and I were getting on the freeway (101 South in Corte Madera) and low and behold the on ramp was clear and the freeway was clear of cars! I was in second and accelerated hard through 2rd, 3rd, and then let off when I hit 4th. As I settled into cruise mode, I looked over to my boy and he had a funny look on his face. I asked him what was the matter and he said "your smiling". He had caught me being a kid again. The next day (today) my wife was taking a bunch of boys (3rd graders) on a field trip and she overheard my son telling all his friends how quickly his dad's 914/6 accelerates. He was telling them how cool the engine sounded. I have been debating whether or not to keep this car (I obtained it in a vintage race car transaction) as I felt a little silly driving around in a car that some (especially my wife) think is juevenile. After this weekend, I don't care. I would like to thank all of you for putting this web site together, and keeping it stocked with a tremendous amount of information and enthusiasm. That is a great story. We are all lucky (for the cars we drive and this forum). Please tell your wife it is juvenile, deal with it, that is what us guys do. As far as your son, keep the car for a minimum of the next 9 years so he can experience the thrill. And, most importantly, keep smiling! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) -Jeff |
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| wheelo |
Oct 5 2004, 12:04 AM
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Dude Group: Members Posts: 265 Joined: 19-March 04 From: San Rafael, Ca Member No.: 1,818 |
Evan ... Welcome!
You are getting the 914 bug ... be careful ...there is no known cure! Wait till you take/ pick-up your son from school line-up... Hey , keep a look-out for me in MV, I am there a lot in my Red '73 .... I am jealous though, of your beefy 3L six !!! Good Trade (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) |
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| ThinAir |
Oct 5 2004, 12:58 AM
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Best friends Group: Members Posts: 2,543 Joined: 4-February 03 From: Flagstaff, AZ Member No.: 231 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Amen!! I drove the '70 "rental" 914/4 today for the first time since August 20th when the ignition switch locked up on me and left me stranded in the Wal-Mart parking lot. The new lock cylinder won't arrive until tomorrow, but I got the rest of it put back together over the weekend. I couldn't wait until tomorrow - I started it with a screwdriver and drove it to work today. Man, did it ever feel great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
I'm still amazed that my son lets me borrow the '70 while I overhaul my '73. He's driving his '65 bug while I get the 914. It's either love or insanity - probably both. He's quite a guy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) |
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| william harris |
Oct 5 2004, 06:35 AM
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914 Restorer Group: Members Posts: 1,459 Joined: 9-January 04 From: Hamilton, MA Member No.: 1,539 |
No Evan, your wife is right and you need to mend your ways before you are corrupted! That 914/6 needs a new home in Hamilton, MA. Do the right thing and do it now - PM me with the address so I can send the transport over to pick the car up now before more damage is done! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Great story - my kids feel the same way - although they think their Dad is slightly mad to take a perfectly good car apart to restore it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)
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| DNHunt |
Oct 5 2004, 07:44 AM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
Keep the car for you and your son. Some of the best times I have with my son are centered around my car. He's 14 now and most conversations with him are "Ya", "Huh" or "Nah". But get him around or in the car and all of that changes.
This year we've had a thousand mile trip to WCC down the coast of California, listening to music (his and mine) and talking about school, girls, sports, cars of course and just about everthing else. Course, we had to yell at each other. I'm not sure I could have gotten to know him as well any other way. We're just finishing a rebuild together, on which he's done most of the wrenching. He is absolutely beeming and I don't think there could have been a better way for me to show my confidence in him. I've had a great time with him, but for him it's been a growing experience. Incidentally, my wife gave him a ride to a school dance in it last Saturday and some girl said "What a cool car". He was still smiling the next morning at breakfast. Dave |
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| TimT |
Oct 5 2004, 08:00 AM
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retired Group: Members Posts: 4,033 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Wantagh, NY Member No.: 313 |
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| Hawk |
Oct 5 2004, 08:01 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 351 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Ann Arbor, Michigan Member No.: 57 |
No apologies necessary, nothing juvenile about the pleasure.
Funny thing is my 12 year old always begs me to go for a ride in the 914/6. He's even learning to drive a stick in the 914. Talk about wearing a big grin. We both have sore jaws when we return from a run together. Ahh, the next generation will inherit and maintain some fine machines. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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| GaroldShaffer |
Oct 5 2004, 08:32 AM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,624 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None 
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Great story! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) My son will be 3 in December and he loves daddys vroom vroom (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I bought my 914 a year ago and the day I got it home I put his car seat in it and we went for a 1 hour drive. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) After that, every night for like 2 months before he went to bed we had to open the door into the garage so he could say good night to the vroom vroom. I think about that everytime I get in the car.
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| Joe Ricard |
Oct 5 2004, 10:14 AM
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CUMONIWANNARACEU Group: Members Posts: 6,811 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Gautier, MS Member No.: 92 |
Smiling at breakfast the morning after a school dance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
I am the only one that really loves my car. Tolerated by the non-car familiy. White dots, No A/C, No stereo, No carpets, No sound deading, drips water inside when it rains. Got heat though! |
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| Root_Werks |
Oct 5 2004, 11:45 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,337 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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My wife and I went to visit some friends last night in the 914-6. On the way out is was a little late, open parking lot..... Oh man, just too good to resist. Second gear turned the wheel just a little and stepped on the gas a little more. Walked the 914 sideways for a bit lighting up the rears. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) She gave me the "Don't give me a heart attack!" thing as I smiled the whole way home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| Rhodes71/914 |
Oct 5 2004, 12:11 PM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
My 3 year old doesn't want to be anywhere else besides the drivers seat of the "neat red car" while dad is wrenching on it. On our 12hr drive from getting the car he kept looking back to make sure that it was still on the dolly behind us. Can't wait until he actually gets to go for a ride. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| smg914 |
Oct 5 2004, 12:16 PM
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Sahara Beige Steve Group: Members Posts: 1,962 Joined: 22-February 04 From: Tampa, FL Member No.: 1,695 Region Association: None |
That's a great story Evan. Most of us on this web site can relate to it very well. It's been 32 years since I've "NOT owned a 914 and I still get a long-lasting smile on my face everytime I drive mine (the 6 or the 4).
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| aircooledboy |
Oct 5 2004, 12:35 PM
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Sweet Pea's 1st ride in daddy's "vroom -vroom" Group: Members Posts: 1,672 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Rockford, IL Member No.: 1,629 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
It never occurred to me what a great way the time spent wrenching on these cars is to bond with my daughters until I bought the newest one, the V8. I just assumed I would sell the 1.7 since I can only drive one at a time, and when my 9 year old daughter asked what I was going to do with it, I told her that. You would have thought I told her the puppy died. She was crushed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Needless to say, plan changed. She and her 7 year old sister talk constantly about what color they are going to paint their Porsche (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . I haven't had the heart to tell them it's NARP yet. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chairfall.gif) They love that car, and they love helping work on it, wash it, or wax it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Juvenile my ass. Great story Evan. Rock on my friend. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/monkeydance.gif) |
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| 3d914 |
Oct 5 2004, 12:49 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,275 Joined: 24-September 03 From: Benson, AZ Member No.: 1,191 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Evan,
Thanks for the refreshing reminder why most of even bother to own a 30+ year-old car - and especially the NARP 914. Its always been my belief that the "heart of a child" is what REALLY separates the Men from the Boys. I think most of us will agree (if they admit it), that there are more things in this world that try to crush that "heart of a child" in us then there are that encourage it. I thank God for my 914 - and I hope its not the only thing in my life that encourages the "heart of a child" in me. |
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