Original 914 owners only!, I'm curious - what will you do with it? Options

[Pat Garvey]

We, original owners have really aged. I bought my 72 when I was 25. Now I'm 61 - scares the crap out of me!

So, at what point will we parts with our youth? I figure I have at least 15 more years with mine, but beyond that.....? No kids, no grandkids.

I WILL reach the time that I'm no longer safe behind the wheel of such an antiquated vehicle, but I am perplexed! Yeah, the wife tha has supported me throughout this "trip" loves the car too. But, after six months beyond me demise (assuming I go first), what happens with the car that has been basically a child to us?

Have lotsa nephews & nieces, but they would only sell it & cash in (love them all, and I would probably do the same, but it bothers me).

So...how do the rest of the original owners fell? What are your plans?

I've said it myself - "I'll drive it till I drop", but I wonder if that will really happen. I figure, as I age, I'll drive it more imfrequently. Parts will fail. Fuel lines will break, etc. So, will I be left with a halfway decent icon sitting in the garage when I croak? Or, should I sell it in the next 10 years. Hmmmm!
Pat

[iamchappy]

Pat, I cut (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) mine up a few years ago to be an organ donor for the turbo car. I purchased mine in 74 off the show room floor when i graduated High School, I drove it as a daily driver year round for at least 6 years and it sat outside without a garage for most of those years. I tried in vain to keep it nice and it was holding it's own through the early 90's. The years of salt and corrosion ate it from inside out. It may have been restorable by the looks of some of our members projects but i swallowed hard and purchased a nice rust free stripped roller track car from Southern Cal. and transfered all the good stuff into it. I still have many parts from it and they seem to be there when i need them for the turbo car.

I wish i could say i saved it, but restoring the turbo car was enough work as it was.

Here is a picture of it in it's glory!