 Your Personal 914 History, When did you get the bug and how bad? |
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| Qarl |
 May 31 2003, 08:32 AM
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1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relative, first car, always wondered what it was, AX event, etc.)
2. How old were you when you first drove a 914? 3. How many 914s have you owned, including now? (Year, displacement, color) 4. How would you describe your 914 bug? a. Ehhh... Anyone want to buy my 914? b. Casual interest - I'm still learning c. Interested/Enthused - these cars are the best d. Severely infected - I'm contagious. Admit me to the E/R now e. Lost Cause - I will probably give up the ghost while driving in my beloved teener! |
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| EdwardBlume |
Jun 2 2003, 10:20 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California 
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1. How were you first introduced to 914s?
My Dad bought my 74 914 2.0 Olympic Blue in 1976 from a secondhand lot near Vandenberg AFB. He was in WWII, had a brief thing with my Mom, and at 53 had his first son. He would pick me up on Saturdays for visitation. I was 6 years old. I spent the next 10 years dreaming about driving it. I was car crazy, but the 914 has always been number 1. I had a rough time as a kid, but my Dad and the 914 made me feel special. The car has something very special about it. 2. How old were you when you first drove a 914? It broke in 1984 and my Dad gave it to me in 1986 to "fix it up". I tried to drive it for about 6 months and couldn't afford to get it fixed. Good thing too. It sat unmolested for another 10 years. It was outdoors for most of its life on our ranch from 1976 until 1997. In 1997 my Dad passed away and I brought it to the Bay Area. I was really rescuing my Dad's spirit and the one of the best icons of my youth. 3. How many 914s have you owned, including now? (Year, displacement, color) 74 2.0 Olympic Blue (Dad's car) - 1976 74 1.8 Yellow (parts) - 1999 75 2.0 Blue (parts) - 2001 73 2.0 Silver (parts) - 2003 73 2.0 Gray (AX car) - 2001 4. How would you describe your 914 bug? Passionate. Spiritual. Growing. Endless. I wake up in the morning thinking about what to do with the car. I've plotted, planned, and imagined dozens of cars built in my mind. I don't have the means or know how to do it for real. Most of the parts cars have been learning experiences. 914s are the greatest cars on earth. Period. |
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Qarl Your Personal 914 History May 31 2003, 08:32 AM
Qarl I'll be first
1. My uncle had an olympic blu... May 31 2003, 08:32 AM dbelleperc 1. My uncle had a 73 2.0L and 72 1.7L
2. I was 16 ... May 31 2003, 08:54 AM Aaron Cox Uncle gave me a 73 2.0 "restoration" project. rebu... May 31 2003, 08:59 AM Bleyseng I was 18 years old (1970) and a friends girlfriend... May 31 2003, 09:14 AM airsix 1) 1982 Age ~11, already a Porsche nut. Walked p... May 31 2003, 09:48 AM Maine914 Mid-life crisis: gave the wife a choice. 1) I co... May 31 2003, 10:05 AM Chris H. Great topic Karl.
1. My Dad. He never owned a... May 31 2003, 10:07 AM kdfoust I was in Junoir High when they came out. I though... May 31 2003, 10:45 AM Mike's2nd914 1987, a buddy of mine found a '73 1.7(?) with ... May 31 2003, 11:01 AM scotty (1) Introduced to 914’s by Car & Driver / Road ... May 31 2003, 11:41 AM seanery 1. One of my coworker's mother-in-law passed a... May 31 2003, 12:13 PM VegasRacer 1. I was @ 14 when I first saw a 914. Given a choi... May 31 2003, 12:58 PM Mountain914 1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relat... May 31 2003, 01:41 PM Curvie Roadlover 1. I remember them when they came out. I was in hi... May 31 2003, 08:12 PM Curvie Roadlover Here's the first car I had (before I knew what... May 31 2003, 08:15 PM Gint There was one down the street from my house. We u... May 31 2003, 08:23 PM ! Saw my first one in 1972 and took my first ride in... May 31 2003, 08:49 PM PatW Took a ride with my Dad in the early 80's in a... May 31 2003, 10:41 PM VegasRacer rdauenhauer Pure accident. It was the mid 80's, so mid 20... Jun 1 2003, 02:46 AM J P Stein My dad started bringing home Road & Track in the .... Jun 1 2003, 03:36 AM rhodyguy while stationed in Karlsruhe in 72' i made fri... Jun 1 2003, 09:45 AM ThinAir914 1. How were you first introduced to 914s?
I learne... Jun 1 2003, 04:55 PM jwade I first saw 914's when they first came out and... Jun 1 2003, 05:03 PM SirAndy QUOTE
kafermeister 1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relat... Jun 2 2003, 06:32 AM mskala 1. My friend had a '75 911, and I was just th... Jun 2 2003, 02:52 PM 72Signal914 1. Summer 1999, My uncle came to Orlando for my Gr... Jun 2 2003, 03:23 PM Jenny 1. My brother got a 914 in 1999. But I actually kn... Jun 2 2003, 03:39 PM Lawrence914-6 1. How were you first introduced to 914s?
I... Jun 2 2003, 04:20 PM Jenny <... Jun 2 2003, 04:26 PM Lawrence914-6 That was Elwood... who, like Kim (see other thread... Jun 2 2003, 04:29 PM Brad Roberts 1. How were you first introduced to 914s?
A guy ... Jun 2 2003, 04:52 PM Brad Roberts I just copied and pasted LB's comments for A-F... Jun 2 2003, 04:54 PM Lawrence914-6 You've never owned a 76? How peculiar. Jun 2 2003, 04:56 PM Brad Roberts Not that I'm aware of. No 76's in the stab... Jun 2 2003, 04:57 PM Brad Roberts Forgot .. Black 75 2.0
B Jun 2 2003, 04:58 PM Dad Roberts Brad......you forgot to mention that I TRIED... to... Jun 2 2003, 05:22 PM Qarl Awwww... that's such a cute picture of Brad on... Jun 2 2003, 05:48 PM ! Hey Dad.....
If you had agreed with him, then he ... Jun 2 2003, 05:50 PM Brad Roberts It was either that or drive that Baja bug you gave... Jun 2 2003, 05:57 PM Dad Roberts Z...knows ya pretty well :D . HEY...a freebie ba... Jun 2 2003, 06:08 PM markb 1. How were you first introduced to 914s? (Relativ... Jun 2 2003, 06:34 PM Jeroen Come to think of it... the 914 sorta haunted me
Th... Jun 2 2003, 08:44 PM ThinAir914 QUOTE
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