Why a 914?, What got you started with these cars? Options

[ClayPerrine]

This is just curiosity on my part. What got you started with 914s?


Me, I can thank (Blame?) my wife. She had her 914 (yes, the same one that we use for a daily driver today) when we met. I had a 924. I got one ride in it and said "I gotta get me one of these!!". After I found out that they came with a six, I really had to get one. Needless to say, I sold the 924 after finding a 914 of my own. And I married her too. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)


So, tell us your story.....

[Thoward914]

I worked at a country club through highschool during the 80's. I had a Triumph Spitfire, fun car if you don't mind working on it every weekend. I learned a lot from rebuilding it's engine, transmission, and suspension. I always loved the look of the 911 and one day a club members took me for a ride in his new 911. I was hooked. 19 years later after many cars and a couple kids, I go out on ebay and buy a 85 black 911 targa. It needs some work so I head to the Internet to find Porsche resources. I find the PCA, I go to a new members party and meet some great people, Clay and Betty Perrine and many others. I learn about autocross, time trials, DE's and Club racing. I want to give it a try, but not in the 911 " the dream car ". I find a nice red 86 944. My wife likes it more than I do. I get the 944 and the wife claims it. So I start looking again, I had watched a couple autocrosses and decided that a 914 was the car to have. Back to ebay I find a car in Boise ID being sold by a PCA member. I now have a yellow 74 914 2.0 that was prep for PCA class 2. The only way to support this addiction is doing the wrenching myself and from the great information on this board. Clay keeps
telling me I need to put a six in the 914, and I tell him I have one in the 911. Yes, Clay's help is priceless. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wavey.gif)