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[Ace Le Count]

Does anyone have some crazy 914 stories that they'd like to share? Maybe your son/daughter was born in one? Maybe you drag raced someone that was getting cocky because they thought their riced out civic was faster? Maybe you used a 914 as a getaway car after you robbed a bank? How has your 914 saved the day?

[fixer34]

OK, I'll jump in. Part1.
First several cars were all VW's so I learned about air-cooled engines early on. Always wanted a Porsche, particularly a 911. After college, got a good job in Chicago suburbs and was single, so had some spending money. This was late 70's, went looking for for one around 1970 model (I had spending money, but not enough to buy something newer..). Test drove a few, then saw an ad for something called a 914 from a private seller. It was a -6 model. Went to see it, yea OK, and went back to looking at 911's. Stopped at a Porsche dealer out by the airport to look at a '69 911T. Chatting with the used car salesman, told him I had looked at a 914-6 that was about the same price. He flat out told me to go with the 914, it would hold it's value longer. So I went back and bought it. Probably the most honest salesman I ever came across.