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> How long did you have to wait for the right 914?, Tell your story
SavingManuals
post Jan 31 2021, 08:51 AM
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Maybe you knew of a specific car or you were just wishing one would hit the market that checked the right boxes for you.

What's your story?

I know I'm not the only one who loves a good car story!
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post Feb 4 2021, 08:13 PM
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In the late 70’s i had a 71 1.7 that we upgraded to a 2.4 four. It got totaled in a rear end collision and the 2.4 motor was not reliable, so I sold it. Then back to college in the mid 80’s and after reading Marty’s (MSDS) articles in VW Porsche magazine i decided I had to have a six. After I graduated in 1986 my room mate heard me talk about how awesome 914’s were. He put a down pay on one and then changed his mind and wanted a TR4 instead. He couldn’t get his down payment back, so I took a look at it and ended up buying it.
It was a 75 stock 2.0. I immediately started collecting six parts and a year later it was 2.7 six conversion using a MSDS cross bar motor mount, headers and muffler. I met my future wife cruising the avenue in this car in 1989. We now have 3 grown up kids and I still have the 914. Check my blog for more information and pictures.
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SavingManuals   How long did you have to wait for the right 914?   Jan 31 2021, 08:51 AM
Cairo94507   OK, I will play. I had been looking for a '71...   Jan 31 2021, 09:15 AM
SavingManuals   OK, I will play. I had been looking for a '7...   Jan 31 2021, 10:41 AM
oldie914   Didn't have to wait long for mine. In 1970, I ...   Jan 31 2021, 12:06 PM
Shivers   In 1979, my brother came to my place in san diego....   Jan 31 2021, 03:50 PM
horizontally-opposed   I guess I'm kinda the other way around: The ...   Jan 31 2021, 04:03 PM
StarBear   Less than 24 hours! Graduated college in 74, h...   Jan 31 2021, 04:35 PM
Maltese Falcon   I only had to wait one week; Purchased new at the ...   Jan 31 2021, 06:12 PM
StarBear   I only had to wait one week; Purchased new at the...   Feb 1 2021, 11:50 AM
bkrantz   914 #1 I had been dreaming for years, but once I d...   Jan 31 2021, 07:39 PM
flat4guy   My sister bought a used 914 in 1975, I loved ridin...   Jan 31 2021, 09:11 PM
oakdalecurtis   When I was in High School, I started dating my wif...   Jan 31 2021, 09:43 PM
StarBear   @oakdalecurtis Definitely a keeper - both the ca...   Feb 1 2021, 11:51 AM
JeffBowlsby   I’ll be waiting awhile longer. I doubt the muse...   Jan 31 2021, 10:24 PM
wonkipop   I’ll be waiting awhile longer. I doubt the mus...   Feb 1 2021, 01:29 AM
VegasRacer   When I decided I could no longer afford wheel to w...   Jan 31 2021, 11:11 PM
BuddyV   I bought an original paint, black car...... perfec...   Feb 1 2021, 11:58 AM
Cal   I’ve been involved in the Porsche community / ho...   Feb 1 2021, 02:41 PM
Maltese Falcon   @StarBear yessir same car ...decades apart with a...   Feb 1 2021, 04:48 PM
StarBear   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Feb 2 2021, 08:01 AM
Porsche930dude   I wasnt looking for a 914 at all. My brother bough...   Feb 1 2021, 06:10 PM
Tdskip   What is this “waiting for the right one” thing...   Feb 1 2021, 06:11 PM
SavingManuals   What is this “waiting for the right one” thin...   Feb 1 2021, 07:00 PM
wonkipop   What is this “waiting for the right one” thin...   Feb 1 2021, 09:29 PM
poorsche914   In May of 2016, a local 914er brought home a white...   Feb 1 2021, 09:47 PM
Mcraneiowa   I found mine quite by accident. We live about 15 m...   Feb 2 2021, 07:12 AM
pfreiburger   I found mine quite by accident. We live about 15 ...   Feb 6 2021, 11:56 AM
SKL1   Inherited the car gene (dominant in our family) s...   Feb 2 2021, 10:30 PM
StarBear   Inherited the car gene (dominant in our family) ...   Feb 3 2021, 08:15 AM
ClayPerrine   Mine was not "The right 914 came along" ...   Feb 3 2021, 03:00 PM
mgp4591   Mine was not "The right 914 came along...   Feb 3 2021, 06:35 PM
StarBear   Mine was not "The right 914 came along...   Feb 3 2021, 08:00 PM
wonkipop   Mine was not "The right 914 came along...   Feb 4 2021, 03:41 AM
barnfind9141972   Mine started as well with a woman. I started worki...   Feb 4 2021, 06:31 PM
Steve   In the late 70’s i had a 71 1.7 that we upgraded...   Feb 4 2021, 08:13 PM
Maltese Falcon   In the late 70’s i had a 71 1.7 that we upgrade...   Feb 7 2021, 09:25 PM
pfreiburger   It took me almost exactly a year to find the car I...   Feb 6 2021, 12:01 PM
Cairo94507   @pfreiburger - :wttc: That's a great looking...   Feb 6 2021, 12:36 PM
pfreiburger   Thanks! Yes, my plan is for a 911 2.7. I kno...   Feb 6 2021, 04:49 PM
BillC   Both of my 914s were purchase through this site. ...   Feb 6 2021, 05:47 PM
gandalf_025   August 1972 I was 17 and told my parents I wanted ...   Feb 7 2021, 11:19 AM
Cairo94507   @pfreiburger - Yup. Although my car (sadly) had ...   Feb 7 2021, 12:29 PM
pfreiburger   [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s...   Feb 7 2021, 02:05 PM
Rufus   My story isn’t awesome like those involving girl...   Feb 8 2021, 12:54 AM
SavingManuals   Great stories and pics...keep 'em coming! ...   Feb 19 2021, 01:30 PM


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