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.....

[Lou W]

I got a ride in a /6 that was in my friends body shop in 1979, wow, it sure was sweet.

I helped a friend of mine do a V8 conversion on his teener in 1987, that was a blast to drive. Started thinking about getting one then.

My cousin owned a teener, had me strip the original paint, it was checking, and do a color change, that was in 1984. In 1992, he gave me the car in exchange for doing some remodeling at his house, he still thinks he got the better end of that deal. The car was sitting in my garage for about 12 years, I was thinking about selling it, but I started to feel guilty about tearing it down and not putting it back together, and selling it in pieces. So I found this place, got motivated to put it back together. I'm looking forward to letting my cousin take it for a spin when I get it back on the road again.