 O/T life is weird, Is the Carrera GT the fully evolved 914??? |
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| Mikey914 |
 Jan 28 2022, 01:29 PM
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The rubber man  Group: Members Posts: 12,767 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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So for my day job, I work for an airline, yes that’s odd enough, but sometimes it takes odd twists. My trip is rescheduled abut 4 times leaving me to catch a shuttle the company arranged for to drive from LAX to San Diego. Getting in after 2AM. Long day.
So they have me in the back and I start talking to the guy next to me. The subject of cars come up. Well of course we had to talk about the 914. Showed him a picture and the effect was he was awestruck. Mentioned that he always wanted a Carrera GT. He pointed out something I hadn’t really noticed before. The 914 really looks similar. I had seen the car up close and never made the connection on the styling ques. But then he showed me a picture, and it all was so obvious to me. Really nice dude, lives in LA and I invited him to stalk us here. @jim_hoyland apparently he lives near you. Told him you might be able to get him a ride in one. Or to just show up for one of the drives in the are to at least get a good look at one. Meanwhile, after all the excitement last night, I get a call from crew scheduling letting me know there’s a big storm that they think will affect operations out of JFK, and my flight is canceled, so I’m going home early. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| 930cabman |
Jan 29 2022, 06:02 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,069 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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Hope he was/is ok? maybe he should take a driving class or??
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| Maltese Falcon |
Jan 29 2022, 08:20 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,049 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None  |
QUOTE(930cabman @ Jan 29 2022, 04:02 PM)  Hope he was/is ok? maybe he should take a driving class or?? According to the news , he was slightly imbibed, destroyed other cars (and a van) that were street parked. He casually lit up a smoke, was interviewed by NYPD, hailed a flatbed and the situation just went away. Power of stupid money I guess ¿ @wonkipop On another note; Ferdinand Piech is one of my all time favorite racecar geniuses, along with other people I have high respect for; Smokey Yunick, Zora Arkus Duntov, Ak Miller, Ferdinand Porsche, Hans Mezger, Carroll Shelby, Alwin Springer, probably 10 more I can name. Herr Piech (I'm sure) carried his Family's bagage with him through life (who hasn't?) dealt with VW Dieselgate, other BS I'm sure...but kept his wits, eyes on the prize, and got Big Wins for the Marque. As far as the CGT design goes, I only know that Porsche designer Grant Larson and his team got the greenlight to break ground and produce the winning design. Grant and I met at an Art Center/ Pasadena Ca. conference several years ago, and we had a nice chat. He's a 356 guy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/number40_914.jpg) |
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Mikey914 O/T life is weird Jan 28 2022, 01:29 PM
NARP74 I can see it. Too rich for me...
https://www.dupo... Jan 28 2022, 01:38 PM Superhawk996 Let's face it. The 914 was the logical outcom... Jan 28 2022, 01:58 PM 930cabman These days I often mention #40 at the 1970 Lemans ... Jan 28 2022, 02:07 PM
Maltese Falcon
These days I often mention #40 at the 1970 Lemans... Jan 28 2022, 06:04 PM 930cabman
These days I often mention #40 at the 1970 Leman... Jan 29 2022, 06:43 AM Chris914n6 Well, the "odd" turn signals do mimic th... Jan 28 2022, 02:46 PM Root_Werks Does the GT have a targa top? Looks like it would... Jan 28 2022, 04:05 PM jim_hoyland
Really nice dude, lives in LA and I invited him t... Jan 28 2022, 04:14 PM Maltese Falcon Yessir, fun to look at the CGT as the 914-10 ... Jan 28 2022, 05:51 PM bkrantz OK, how long now before we see the "Carrera G... Jan 28 2022, 08:18 PM Maltese Falcon @bkrantz CGT kit car would look dwarfed built on ... Jan 28 2022, 09:00 PM Unobtanium-inc All the best stuff is mid-engine! Jan 28 2022, 09:33 PM ConeDodger Having actually sat in both driven one and ridden ... Jan 29 2022, 07:37 AM 9146GUY Ben Lozano was basically hired by Jim France to de... Jan 29 2022, 08:46 AM Superhawk996
Ben Lozano was basically hired by Jim France to d... Jan 29 2022, 09:48 AM mepstein
Ben Lozano was basically hired by Jim France to ... Jan 29 2022, 11:29 AM Pursang To continue the original poster's theory, the... Jan 29 2022, 10:11 AM Maltese Falcon @Mikey914 last thread hijack from me ! [b]@[... Jan 29 2022, 11:22 AM Maltese Falcon ...and then there is this limited (25 made) Gembal... Jan 29 2022, 02:19 PM Maltese Falcon Ben needed DE and a dedicated track to stretch the... Jan 29 2022, 02:26 PM wonkipop
[quote name='930cabman' post='2978283' date='Jan ... Jan 29 2022, 10:10 PM wonkipop nice to see someone out there driving a very exy p... Jan 29 2022, 06:26 PM |
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