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Smart Guys drive 914's too, To Infinity and Beyond |
pgollender |
Apr 6 2017, 07:51 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 5-July 11 From: Sacramento Member No.: 13,281 Region Association: Northern California |
Don't know if this was ever posted before:
http://barnfinds.com/star-power-carl-sagan...70-porsche-914/ |
Tom_T |
Apr 6 2017, 09:10 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Back in the 1970's there were a couple of the auto magazines who did look back articles on the 914, & they published that a lot of Architects, Engineers, Scientists, etc. (I'm in the former of those) drove 914s & made up a majority of buyers. I don't recall offhand now if it was R&T, MT or another magazine.
Yes - we smart guys & gals - knew that the 914 was the superior handling machine, over the tail-dragger sibling, which has only been tamed over decades & $10,000s of electronics! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I also considered then late model 60's 911s & 912s too, but felt the 914 was the better platform, & offered at a better price. So IMHO - anyone who chooses to drive a 914 is a smart guy or gal! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) There were/are other "theories" of what the 911, 930, Vette, Ferraris, Maz's, etc. car guys were lacking, that drove them to offset that "shortcoming" with one of those aforementioned cars! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
SirAndy |
Apr 6 2017, 11:28 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,676 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Don't know if this was ever posted before: Only about 10 times ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Alphaogre |
Apr 6 2017, 01:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 460 Joined: 28-May 12 From: San Diego Member No.: 14,487 Region Association: Southern California |
I was watching a documentary about using carbon nanotubes and their applications and one of the guys was driving around in a 914... not sure how smart he was, but he seemed smarter than me. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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pgollender |
Apr 6 2017, 02:07 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 5-July 11 From: Sacramento Member No.: 13,281 Region Association: Northern California |
Don't know if this was ever posted before: Only about 10 times ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Boy... Andy sure makes a smart guy seem dumb. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) jk |
SirAndy |
Apr 6 2017, 02:23 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,676 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Don't know if this was ever posted before: Only about 10 times ...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Naaa, just trying to get people to use the search ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
KELTY360 |
Apr 6 2017, 03:31 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,036 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Don't know if this was ever posted before: Only about 10 times ...(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Naaa, just trying to get people to use the search ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Prolly wouldn't get many hits for "smart guys" on 914World. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
SirAndy |
Apr 6 2017, 03:43 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,676 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Prolly wouldn't get many hits for "smart guys" on 914World. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Thank you for confirming my suspicion that people around here don't know how to use the search function! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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