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50th Anniversary..., Is it being ignored? Are we ignoring it? Is it 2019 or 2020? |
orthobiz |
Feb 4 2019, 08:41 PM
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horizontally-opposed |
Feb 5 2019, 10:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None |
All right, the 914 debuted at the Frankfurt IAA in 1969, which was 9/11 to 9/21:
https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/history/por...mera-16904.html Per Ludvigsen: -Porsche told the FIA it had started making cars in July 1969 -Production in significant qty didn't come until November 1969 -914-6 deliveries in Europe began in February 1970 Curious what our 914world historians have to say on dates, and do we want to pick one or go with best time of year? Or? I think I am up for the following: -Coffee with parking for 914s @ 000 (if car count is < 60~) -"Back story" on the "914/8" photo shoot/story/man who built them -Long-distance award for 914 driven from farthest distance -Long-distance award for 914 fanatic from farthest distance -(Possibly) creating an event poster w/designer Justin Page & artist Glen Cordle Parking lot has 55 spots, and then at least four more spots without blocking cars in, so 59. Maybe 10-20 more cars could be brought in by double parking and better use of a few very wide spots. Would need to look at what other businesses are open on weekends, but typically none except the orthodontist's office are (and she's only open every other Saturday and super cool—or we target a Saturday she's closed). I would rather keep this simple from 000's standpoint—so keeping the parking lot display free in the best KISS tradition and keeping this casual seem like a good way to go? If someone else wants to organize drives, a dinner, etc, and turn it into a weekend, I suspect it could be a pretty fun time. There are worse places than San Francisco (maybe a line of 914s needs to recreate "The City Porsche" ad?) or the Wine Country, or the coast. The area has endless options for lodging, food, sight-seeing, etc. One could also do an add-on long trek north or south on good roads for those with the time to do so. Is there any better way to celebrate the 914 than driving them on the kinds of roads they were made for? |
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