 74 Bumble bee resurrected, Sometimes it's about the person, not the car |
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| sholman5 |
 Jan 22 2019, 06:21 PM
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Kraut burner  Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 11-September 16 From: Ormond beach, Fl. Member No.: 20,391 Region Association: South East States 
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In 1978 Gerry purchased his 74 LE in Hyannis Port, Mass from the local Porsche dealership. He originally saw the car when it arrived new at the dealership. 4 years later he saw it on the used car lot, inquired about it and purchased it. He drove it 2 or 3 times, one being a trip to Ohio and a few road Rallys. Over time he decided to restore it. Over time he did small things to it. As in life, things happen and projects are put aside to take care of things that are more important. Gerry is a Master Electrician and owning his own business. During the recession he had to make cuts in his staff which in turn put more on his plate at that time. Years later himself and his wife Betty formed a duo singing and playing country western music, which took alot of their time.
Many years later they moved to Florida and along came the 74 Bumble bee. Mass in the summer and Florida in the fall. I met Gerry in the fall of 2017 and heard of the 74 LE and his story. Many of us had offered to help him get it back on the road again. Finally after a year of no calls to help, I called him one weekend in November of 2018 and told him that I was coming over to help get it back on the road again, after learning that he hadn't driven it in 40 years. I set a date of Jan 20th 2019 as our target date as it was the first KK of the year. After many weekends and a few evenings she was ready to make her debut. In the end for me I got to know Gerry very well and we have formed a great friendship thru the 914. For me it became more about Gerry than the car. My wish was to see him drive the car that he truly charishes and dreamed of driving it once again. I am happy to say that my wish and his dream came true. She made her debut. I stood back and enjoyed the smile on his face as he talked and showed people his car. It's not about me and what I had done. It was and is all about Gerry. 82 years old and still young at heart.     |
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| sholman5 |
Jan 22 2019, 06:42 PM
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Kraut burner Group: Members Posts: 189 Joined: 11-September 16 From: Ormond beach, Fl. Member No.: 20,391 Region Association: South East States
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| 914_7T3 |
Jan 22 2019, 07:18 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,848 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California
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| SirAndy |
Jan 22 2019, 07:21 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,632 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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| phillstek |
Jan 22 2019, 07:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 19-May 10 From: Byron Bay, Australia Member No.: 11,741 Region Association: None |
That is a truly beautiful thing you've done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| AZBanks |
Jan 22 2019, 07:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,062 Joined: 7-December 05 From: New River, AZ Member No.: 5,245 Region Association: Southwest Region
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You win the internet for the week. Awesome story.
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| bandjoey |
Jan 22 2019, 07:58 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,925 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
WONDERFUL! Get him set up on World too.
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| Coondog |
Jan 22 2019, 08:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,089 Joined: 24-September 15 From: Apple Valley Calif Member No.: 19,195 Region Association: Southern California
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Your a good man Sir, God Bless you.
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| FlacaProductions |
Jan 22 2019, 09:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,571 Joined: 24-November 17 From: LA Member No.: 21,628 Region Association: Southern California
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THIS.
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| Blue6 |
Jan 22 2019, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,035 Joined: 3-October 13 From: SoCal Member No.: 16,470 Region Association: Southern California
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| JeffBowlsby |
Jan 22 2019, 10:08 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,500 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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Chris, both you and Gerry are an inspiration to us...the epitome of what 914s are about. What an example for the rest of us. Thanks.
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| PanelBilly |
Jan 22 2019, 10:16 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,805 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Great work!
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