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> 914 Purchase Theory, Or.. what did you find in your 914 when you bought it?
ClayPerrine
post Oct 15 2006, 05:28 PM
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Yesterday we ended up talking about what we found in our 914s when we bought them... And I was told a there was a theory that you would find 78 cents in change and a condom in your 914.



I found a bunch of change.

Betty found a ticket for driving left of center.

What have you found?
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post Oct 15 2006, 05:30 PM
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A dead fish and an living ant hill! Plus change, never counted it, still finding it.
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post Oct 15 2006, 05:34 PM
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The car was really clean when I bought it. But, when I did a deep detail I found some change, match books, a empty cigarette pack and an old proof of insurance.

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post Oct 15 2006, 05:35 PM
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impound ticket from 1986
lots of change
a few parking tickets
a cricket,
a little rust,
a blank check,
and a pair of holes in the floorpan from where DAPO thought he needed to do harnesses (wrong way to do it)
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post Oct 15 2006, 05:43 PM
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I found a complete canton pre-oiler system in one car.

Bunches of NEW nos rubber in another.

Found a sex toy in one. (new in wrapper) REALLY.

Tons of change.

Got a free set of 40mm webers in another.

5 spare Padrinis.

xtra short block in a front trunk.

GeeZzzzz.... The list goes on forever.

The more cars ya buy and sell... The more goodies ya find...........

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post Oct 15 2006, 06:01 PM
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Dead mouse and about 14 cents.
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:02 PM
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A treasure map. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:10 PM
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QUOTE(Howard @ Oct 15 2006, 07:02 PM) *

A treasure map. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!



What did the pirate say about the steering wheel in his pants???


"Arrr... It's driving me nuts!"


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Hey.. I hijacked my own thread!!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:14 PM
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drugs, lithium er 450 mg, and a beer opener (old school)


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post Oct 15 2006, 06:20 PM
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Bunch of change, an empty cassette case, and some business cards. The worst thing I found was after we pulled the motor, the pretty "rust free" area under the battery was patched over with some thin galvinized sheet, and bondo, all shapped and sanded to look perfect, digging deeper showed the motor mount rusting thru fromt eh battery acid (on inside).

one heck of a repair to get it right. Had to get the motor mount bracket from germany Porsche, was told they only had seven left, guess they are down to six now. a nasty hidden surprise!


Of course my first 914, when i bought it I was told the engine was shot, the tranny dead. Got it all working in a matter of days, got about 70,000 miles out of that engine and tranny untilt he car got wrecked. A running engine and tranny was a nice surprise! Just needed a tune up, a couple FI pieces, and new shift bushings.



kind of off the topic, but I bought a 58 Ghia and found a bunch of Japanese Yen stuffed in the back seat. it was like a zillion Yen or something, thought I hit the jackpot, until I found the exchange rate made it worth a couple bucks, oh well.
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:22 PM
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No condom or change (darn!) in mine, but...

- a VW parts baggie with 8 new lug bolt plastic covers

- the business card of a SoCal CB radio shop that had installed the CB radio system in the car in the late 70s(and a very nice install it is, it just doesn't work!)

- the auction purchase receipt for when the PO bought it at auction in 2001 for $7400 with a note that it had 23,074 miles then (when I bought it this July it had 24,500 miles)

- a brand new spare key with an original-looking card showing the numeric key cut code
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:26 PM
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i found a business car of a fellow in Virginia,who wanted to buy the car. i sent him an email letting the gent know all the issues he couldn't see. he never asked me if i wanted to sell the vehicle (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:32 PM
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tons of huge pine needles.....guess it had been parked on Eastern Wash for awhile under a tree.
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:37 PM
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My second 914, I got in 1978 had roaches in the ashtray, and not the bug kind. Of course at the time........

I had a one that I drove for about a year, and parked it to do a full restoration. Found a .7 carat marquis solitare diamond ring in the center tunnel!! High quality ring too. Funny thing is that right after I got the car I tried to research old ownership and came up empty.

A Snap On 6" 1/2 drive extension.

Craftsman 8/10mm box end wrench
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post Oct 15 2006, 06:53 PM
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Found a .7 carat marquis solitare diamond ring in the center tunnel!! High quality ring too.



So that's where you got your wife's engagement ring???? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)
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post Oct 15 2006, 07:02 PM
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i found most of the paperwork from all the previous owners. several AAA receipts. LOL

2 "clubs".

and a mostly spent joint in the ash tray.

Bebe sat in someones garage for 3 years due to what looks like, by the receipt, lack of a tuneup.

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post Oct 15 2006, 07:05 PM
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Found a stubby phillips head screwdriver at the bottom of the fan housing. I think the PO thought the engine was ready to break up and thought he would make a quick sale before she blew...
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post Oct 15 2006, 07:15 PM
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We found a couple used hypodermic needles that had fallen under the seats in my friends 914. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Yikes
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post Oct 15 2006, 07:22 PM
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Three times I found baggies of "green"....a rolled up 100 bill, a valid credit card, a little black book....with "stars" after the bimbos name, tetracyline bottle, a Health Dept warning, a vial of rock, snow seal bindles (empty)......hey I'm in CA....
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post Oct 15 2006, 07:36 PM
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A USMC money clip...........

Someone told me they found a gun in theirs (how could you forget where you stashed a gun?)
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