914 on COSMOS tonight Options

[mrholland2]

Yup, there it was in the last few minutes. Snowy New York scene, looked to be yellow pre-1975 with vanity plates PHOBOS. Perhaps was to have been Carl Sagan's ride?

Just interesting.

[bandjoey]

Any journalists in our ranks?

In interest of a story the DMV might give up the vin number matching the custom plates.

[racunniff]

Any journalists in our ranks?

In interest of a story the DMV might give up the vin number matching the custom plates.

I'm not a journalist, but... here is the story as I got it from another mailing list (a 914 EV list I'm on):

http://914electric.wordpress.com/2014/03/3...mic-connection/

A 914 EV Cameo on Fox’s Cosmos

Following one particular Saturday morning run on the beach and breakfast with my pal Fordy, I returned to find this handwritten note under the wiper blade of my 914EV:
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I called the number on the business card, and connected with Seth Reed, who introduced himself as a film and television Production Designer. He explained that the “science documentary” mentioned in the note was the National Geographic/Fox remake of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, hosted by the great science communicator, PBS Nova host, and director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Click the link for the complete story (including artistic license on the location of the 914 engine)