Christmas Intro (914club style), Introduce yourself Options

[cooltimes]

A few years ago I started an annual Christmas Intro on another 914 site.
Seems like it would fit nicely in here too.
Just introduce yourself. Tell the rest of us a little about you and your family, your 914.


Mike Cooley aka Cooltimes, MikeCool
I am a 914 addict or just plain old 914 nut from Memphis TN
Married to "Red" since 1961
We have 1 son, Mike Jr also a 914 person for life
2 Grandsons, Paul and Tony
Pet is Katie cat

I have owned lots of 914's, around 30, since 1970.
My latest, a 1975 914 1.8 fuel injected, was a gift from another 914 group on Rennlist.

Merry Christmas, Happy holidays or whatever.

MikeCool

[markb]

Guess I'll jump in here with mine.

Mark Britell, 48 (in years if not attitude), living on the Central Coast of CA with my significant other, Marcie, her 13 year old son Steven, and my 47 year old sister, Karen. Oh, and the real rulers of the house, 3 cats & one dog. I'm employed (notice I didn't say I work) by the State of CA, as a public safety dispatcher at Hearst Castle. I also co-own a Karaoke business, Mesa Karaoke. Oh, and I spend 3 to 4 days a week helping out the Cap'n at his shop in Santa Maria. Whew, sounds like I actually do things, huh? Needless to say, I don't have much going in the way of hobbies these days other than the 914's. I used to be a professional songwriter years ago, but haven't written in years. Did a little engineering and producing of local bands, too. I also had a DJ business in the late 70's thru the late 80's, and did a few years as a radio DJ. There are better ways to starve to death, believe me. I currently have 4 914's, Dad's Car, currently sitting awaiting the space to start rebuilding, the Blue Car, my almost daily driver, the Black Car (inventive with the names, I know. It's a gift.), slowly turning into a runner, and this yellow wide flared beastie someone in the bay area named the "Yellow Submarine" before I got it. It's slowly being stripped to provide parts for the others. This way I make it harder to justify a V8 project out of it. It's for sale, BTW. And then there's the requisite parts car, too. Oh, yeah. The Karaoke business also bought the Cap'n's 73 VW Bus. With the 2.4 911 motor & trans. We (the Cap'n, mostly) "re-bodied" it a month or so ago with a non-rusty 73 body. I have a real hard time talking my business partner out of it so I can drive it. This new(er) body has a dropped front end, and he swears it goes quicker off the line now, and even gets better gas mileage. I will admit it does "sh!t & git"!!) Marcie has an 82 911SC (her "Little Car" as in what she says every day, "have I told you how much I love my little car?") that she puts in the occasional concours (1st place in her division in the last one), and also get out to the AX or DE with it from time to time. And she drives it every day. We also have a puddle jumper Nissan I drive the 70+ (one way) miles to the Castle, and the kiddie hauler Chevy mini-van. I need a garage. A BIG garage.