What made you want to get a 914?, I will start Options

[burton73]

What made you want to get a 914?
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I will start.

I had friends with 911 and I got a 911. When I spun a bearing in my 73 911 my car was in the machine shop in Burbank, CA I went there for lunch on a regular basis.
One of the friends of the owner had a factory real 914-6 with a 3.0 in it. This was back in 1978 and this was not the norm for 914s

Well this friend gave me a ride back from the restaurant and I noted not only how his car seemed faster than my 911 but he was going around 50 miles per hour and he made a right turn. I thought we would crash but instead his car in Slot Like form just made the turn. Like on Rails like a fast ride in Disneyland.

After that I always wanted one. And when someone stole my 911, I got my first of many.

Bob B

[mmichalik]

For me, it started in the late 70's, early 80's, when I was 9 or 10 with the Porsche 914 and BMW's 2002. My father had a body shop in town and we would see all sorts of cars.

The BMW fascination came about when one of his vendors / guy he worked with a lot would bring his highly modified 2002's into the shop for paint and body work.

The 914 infatuation happened because I used to see quite a few of them in Del Mar, California, when we would head down there to go to the beach. When ever I see one now, I instantly think back to overcast beach mornings on the coast. Great memories. It will be awesome when I can drive my own down there on those overcast beach days.

When I was able to talk my mechanic out of his 2002, I bought it immediately. When I found a friend of mine that had a 914 that he was selling, I snatched it up as quickly as I could.

Both cars are a labor of love. The 914 is going through a very heavy refresh / restoration from bumper to bumper. I can't wait until I get to drive it. Once it's running, I'll put 100k miles on it, like have have with my BMW, while the 2002 goes through it's restoration.

I have to say that I'm glad I have a wife that supports all of my hair-brained schemes. Just hope she doesn't ever go through the receipt folders for either of the cars. I might have some explaining to do.