Brave New Teener World, Back into public Options

[StarBear]

As I'm getting more comfortable with coming out in public during this pandemic thing, I've been experiencing a Brave New Teener World. 914s are getting almost all the attention!
Went to an informal concours - only about 30 cars and mine was the only 914. The color (Zambezi Green) set it apart from the sea of black, silver and white Porsches. All morning there was a stream of folks looking/asking about it, so got only a few minutes to check out a fabulous 968S Guards Red special edition. The young folks were especially interested in the teener -- and the 2017 GT4 (no shame there!)
This morning went to a Coffee & XXX event with about 6 other Porsches; same thing. Most of the younger folks had either heard of, but never seen, a 914 and the others hadn't heard of nor ever seen one. First question was usually asking "What color is that?" Told them that while there are a few around here in Northern NJ, they're seldom seen "in the wild" very often. They chuckled.
Might get myself, and "Frogger" out a bit more now.

[horizontally-opposed]

Yep, 914's time has come.

Interesting that you hear so much about "kids don't care about cars" when a simple drive down to the hardware store suggests otherwise. Kids stop their parents on the sidewalk to watch a 914 go by—and keep staring long enough that you can clock them still stopped and still staring in the rearview.

People of all ages ask questions, offer comments, or tell their own stories at gas stations, stores, etc. But then, I do the same thing when I see, say, a great 1957 Chevy hot rod, or just about any cool older car...even if it's not my thing per se. Been trying to get my head around this, but I think part of what made cars cool in days gone by hasn't really transferred over to the latest crop of modern cars (post 2015?). Call it elemental charm—which any 914 has in abundance—or something else, but…