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| Ace Le Count |
 Feb 16 2020, 03:04 PM
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Looking for 4712908713  Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 20-February 18 From: Golden Valley, AZ Member No.: 21,910 Region Association: None  |
Edit: 6 years later...
Well, everyone, it seems like it's time for me to add my own story soon, since I now have a 914. Also... I'm thinking about publishing an anthology (a book that's a combination of Porsche stories) maybe something categorized by Porsche model and then year within that. Think 356, 550, 911, 914, etc. If any of you are interested in doing this please let me know. I can't pay every person for their story, but could absolutely give credit to whom the story belongs. I think this could be a cool read. If you are interested, reply to this thread, or the other one. We want to hear your stories! Original post: 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? |
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| Robarabian |
Feb 3 2021, 09:55 PM
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914 A Roo Group: Members Posts: 742 Joined: 11-February 19 From: Simi Valley, Kalifornia Member No.: 22,865 Region Association: Southern California 
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Who's car is faster?
1974 2.0 with dual webers or the 1972 Triumph GT 6 rust bucket that I sold my friend since he didnt have a car. Porsche: That ugly Monza quad tip exhaust, dual weber 40's and overinflated tires. Targa top left off to save weight, but sadly at 16, I didn't factor the extra drag. An angry Armenian at the wheel. Triumph: Dual Strombergs; enough rust to lighten it by 40 pounds, overinflated 13 inch tires; a proud German pilot. The Track: a somewhat measured 1/4 mile drag strip in a somewhat residential area of the San Fernando Valley, LA, CA. The Stakes: A double whopper, fries and vanilla shake. My cheating advantage: I knew the Triumph well. It was a dog off the line, the 2.0 liter in it needed to get way up in the RPM range. The 914 was torquey and the webers were actually tuned. If I got the jump, I could hold him off. The Race: As predicted, he blew the start and I had a good car lead on him. I held it through the quarter mile (ish) and as we passed the trap, he was just passing me. I beatt him by a bumper. That crappy little triumph had some longer high gears and if we tried to go to 100 he would have beat me. The gloating never ended as I refused his attempts to do a re-match...Oh to be 16 again... |
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Ace Le Count 914 stories Feb 16 2020, 03:04 PM
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My second 914 was a '73 2.0 with Mahles. Head... Feb 18 2020, 09:05 AM brcacti My story (bad) with my first orange 1973 2.0 in th... Feb 17 2020, 02:39 PM infraredcalvin Junior year of college, 1999, commuted from Newpor... Feb 17 2020, 10:40 PM infraredcalvin Around same time in college, I was going on 3 days... Feb 17 2020, 11:08 PM RickS Was driving through farm country on a sunny day, t... Feb 17 2020, 11:35 PM StarBear LOVE these stories. Here's mine: In 1980 or so... Feb 18 2020, 10:52 AM Root_Werks 2011 I think, had a 1975 2.0 with FI. Did somethi... Feb 18 2020, 11:01 AM ctc911ctc
2011 I think, had a 1975 2.0 with FI. Did someth... Feb 18 2020, 11:07 AM Sway Bar
2011 I think, had a 1975 2.0 with FI. Did someth... Feb 18 2020, 01:54 PM poorsche914 Winter of '83 I travelled back home to Illinoi... Feb 18 2020, 07:23 PM ClayPerrine Years ago, my six conversion was just a /4 with fu... Feb 18 2020, 12:24 PM Manny Alban Glad I'm not the only one. Years ago, when I h... Feb 18 2020, 12:59 PM mbseto
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Those F... Feb 18 2020, 01:28 PM 914forme I was working on a customers car, he found a 76 th... Feb 18 2020, 07:50 PM Coondog Cruising Balboa with my buddy in the late 70s. Pic... Feb 18 2020, 08:10 PM StarBear My second story: New from VA to NJ in 1974 and dri... Feb 18 2020, 08:26 PM bbrock Oh my! So many stories, which one to tell? I... Feb 18 2020, 08:35 PM thomasotten I traded in my 74 VW Beetle when I was in high sch... Feb 18 2020, 10:12 PM Maltese Falcon ...always a good story on tap when wearing this Te... Feb 19 2020, 12:29 AM Mikey914 It was a dark and stormy night and some friends an... Feb 20 2020, 12:13 PM gandalf_025 Quick one off the top of my head..
I worked in Bos... Feb 20 2020, 01:27 PM Skid Ok, I'll play. I was driving my 73 1.7 to my e... Feb 23 2020, 10:37 PM RARE 6 In less enlightened times, Spring of 1972, walked ... Feb 24 2020, 01:10 AM Ace Le Count BUMP maybe we'll get some more... Sep 19 2020, 08:18 PM Ace Le Count Bump Jan 30 2021, 12:59 AM Ace Le Count Whoever is reading this, we would love to hear you... Feb 1 2021, 02:58 PM john77 The most recent one happened in October. I had to ... Feb 1 2021, 06:21 PM Ace Le Count
The most recent one happened in October. I had to... Feb 1 2021, 07:06 PM Robarabian First of all, the throttle cable stories are hilar... Feb 1 2021, 09:41 PM ClayPerrine I am going to add a story of bad judgement, alcoho... Feb 2 2021, 06:37 AM fixer34 OK, I'll jump in. Part1.
First several cars w... Feb 2 2021, 08:20 AM jhynesrockmtn I "tripped over" a 1970 914 last summer ... Feb 2 2021, 03:01 PM Ace Le Count Love the stories! Let's get some more! Feb 3 2021, 12:40 PM 90quattrocoupe My Dad lived in Ridgecrest, CA and I would go up t... Feb 4 2021, 12:42 AM fixer34 Part 2.
The first few years I owned mine, I used i... Feb 4 2021, 07:17 AM Ace Le Count Love it Feb 6 2021, 12:57 PM KELTY360 This is a long story, so settle in with a comforta... Feb 6 2021, 04:41 PM FlacaProductions Great story except I’m an Iowa fan.... Feb 6 2021, 06:06 PM KELTY360
Great story except I’m an Iowa fan....
I didn... Feb 6 2021, 06:46 PM fixer34 Part 3 (last one)
Had the -6 a couple years and s... Feb 6 2021, 07:38 PM 90quattrocoupe
Part 3 (last one)
Had the -6 a couple years and ... Feb 7 2021, 11:00 AM Jmkorfha May 14, 1983. My wife and I got married in Austin,... Feb 7 2021, 02:02 PM crtupper 50 years ago this month I bought my first 914 with... Feb 7 2021, 07:45 PM Ace Le Count These are awesome! Feb 9 2021, 01:38 PM AZBanks Another long one.
In 1986 I bought my first 1971 ... Feb 9 2021, 09:02 PM Ace Le Count I Love it! Let's get some more stories... Feb 18 2021, 04:22 PM Ace Le Count Does anyone else have a Porsche story to share? Mar 1 2021, 08:51 PM VaccaRabite Back in April of 2010.
It was time for the big He... Mar 2 2021, 08:37 AM jaredmcginness
Then I hit the cloverleaf where 95S/195 and the ... Mar 3 2021, 01:04 PM VaccaRabite
That's funny Zach [b]@[url=http://www.914wo... Mar 4 2021, 09:54 AM rgalla9146 The day I bought my orange 6 it was parked between... Mar 2 2021, 09:55 AM RARE 6
The day I bought my orange 6 it was parked betwee... Mar 2 2021, 01:29 PM EvilOlderBrother Let's go back to 1973. Our Mother asks me to ... Mar 2 2021, 11:38 AM KSCarrera Mid-90s I was looking to buy a Porsche to go with ... Mar 2 2021, 12:18 PM akp2002 In 1977 I bought my 1970 914 from the original own... Mar 2 2021, 12:22 PM jat914 On May,2003, I did an HPDE (high performance drivi... Mar 2 2021, 01:41 PM Nogoodwithusernames I don't think I've ever shared the story o... Mar 3 2021, 12:25 PM Ace Le Count Bump! Lets get some more! Mar 28 2021, 09:00 PM Ace Le Count Come on, I know there are more stories to share... Apr 12 2021, 10:18 PM Ace Le Count Anyone, anyone? Apr 27 2021, 01:50 PM Ace Le Count Happy 914 Day everyone! Sep 14 2022, 03:04 PM Shivers It was a really nice morning, maybe 2:00 am. Top w... Sep 14 2022, 03:42 PM mbr I turned 16 in 1989 and had bought a 1970 VW Beetl... Aug 18 2023, 10:09 PM ClayPerrine How I got into 914s.....
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In 1985 I had a 1969 Fi... Aug 20 2023, 08:16 AM Maltese Falcon The previous owner of #40 trailered the car to a P... Aug 19 2023, 09:39 AM technicalninja I have many 914 stories...
One I'll share her... Aug 19 2023, 10:41 AM slivel Lots of 914 stories are about the connection to me... Aug 20 2023, 10:35 AM racer914 I've had a number of 914's over the years ... Aug 20 2023, 12:31 PM |
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