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> Self-deceptions…The lies we 914 owners want to believe…, We can be delusional....
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post Jun 26 2014, 12:43 AM
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I'll get it running THIS year!

She's almost done, just needs a...

It ran when last parked!

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post Jun 26 2014, 06:55 AM
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Yeah Jeff what year was that basement light switch pull chain used again? Can't remember.

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post Jun 26 2014, 07:56 AM
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I'm going to start working on it this year. Guaranteed







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post Jun 26 2014, 08:22 AM
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post Jun 26 2014, 09:02 AM
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post Jun 26 2014, 09:15 AM
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I'm sure my group buy order will be here tomorrow!
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post Jun 26 2014, 09:30 AM
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I get 45 mpg out of my teener
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post Jun 26 2014, 09:39 AM
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I get 45 mpg out of my teener


its ok i drive a car thats so low,embarassing to get in and out of at my age, , nosiy,rattles,unsafe, because i have a passion for old cars,love to do my own mechanical work and i am preserving a part of automotive history and it will be worth so much more in a few years, just look at the 911.
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post Jun 26 2014, 10:04 AM
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_________ can say no to buying another teener--he can stop at anytime--really. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif)
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post Jun 26 2014, 10:11 AM
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post Jun 26 2014, 10:17 AM
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It's a classic sports car.
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post Jun 26 2014, 11:03 AM
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I've never seen this part before...so it must be rare and valuable!!!!! YESSSS!!!!!!!
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post Jun 26 2014, 12:12 PM
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A guy named Magnus will never take a liking to our cars, never modify them and then never auction these off at Amelia Island for 6 figures (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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post Jun 26 2014, 12:25 PM
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A guy named Magnus will never take a liking to our cars, never modify them and then never auction these off at Amelia Island for 6 figures (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)



Whats weird about that is , he has that 911 back...it may have been a publicity thing..
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post Jun 26 2014, 01:47 PM
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914 owners are usually sad when they find out that they can't turbo a 914.
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post Jun 26 2014, 07:17 PM
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I'll have my '73 restoration running by summer's end... (wish that was true)

BTW, my '71 had a turbo in late '70's, built by a Porsche mechanic friend who held several speed records at Bonneville, many in a Carrera Speedster. Ran pretty well and I actually made to and from Iowa to Road America's Porsche Park several times without blowing up. Did blow it up a year or so later in the early '80's so went back to NA...
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post Jun 26 2014, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Jun 26 2014, 11:25 AM) *

QUOTE(Maltese Falcon @ Jun 26 2014, 11:12 AM) *

A guy named Magnus will never take a liking to our cars, never modify them and then never auction these off at Amelia Island for 6 figures (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)



Whats weird about that is , he has that 911 back...it may have been a publicity thing..

That would be a 911 deception ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
....but if this is true it makes phantom bidders at auctions look like law abiding citizens (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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