914 spotting at TN Tech Options

[amphiduck]

Saw this in the parking lot at TN Tech this morning, and I've seen it around in the Crossville/Cookeville area. Gorgeous car. It belong to anyone on here?

[amphiduck]

Mine is a '73 and I believe pretty much everything is stock except it was converted to downdraft weber (which is the exact same carb that my 914 came with) and the emissions stuff was removed. It's a blast drive, the weber feels lacking compared to the SUs that were originally on it, but they came with the car and as soon as the overdrive tranny goes in, the SUs are going on.

As far as feeling like the 914, with both having that same carb and close engine displacement, they feel very similar. I don't hot dog it either really, so not sure if my opinion is worth much. I bought the GT from an older guy in Florida who picked me up from a one way flight to Orlando to look at the car and the first thing he asked me was if I have ever sat in an MGB. When I said no, his response was, "Boy, you're gonna be chewing on your knees."

Very happy with it, I do feel a little cramped being 6'2", course I feel that way a little with the 914 as well. The interior is three different colors, but I don't really mind since I bought it at a ridiculously low price in my opinion. I've put about 8000 miles on it in the past year and a half and I believe the electric choke is starting to stick on the weber, in which case might as well go back to stock.

Jim, I'd love to see a photo of your '72!

Here are some more photos of mine: