Finally meeting the original owner of my 914 Options

[914Next]

I have exchanged emails with the original owner of my 914 a couple of times a year since I bought it in 2014. He had owned it for 41 years. He sold it to someone who sold it to me just 2-3 months later so Jim and I represent about 48 years of ownership.

Jim is a great guy who took amazing care of the car. He, his partner and son drove five hours from Minneapolis to our place in Ephraim WI. Had a great time chatting and going to dinner with them.

[wonkipop]

@914Next
thats great mate.
not too many of those orig old blokes left.
its amazing he owned it for 41 years, must have loved it hey. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

i never got to meet the first owner of mine, only the widower.
it was her car.
i should have taken a photo of him but you didn't carry cameras around like you do phones these days. their names are still in the owners manual.
she was delores. both names are in the manual but he said it was her car.
he sold it back then to me because he was moving on with a new chick.
it had been sitting in his garage for a couple of years.
i think he shed a tear when i had it flat bedded away.
(yep it had to be flat bedded in 89, was leaking fuel everywhere, i didn't even test drive it).