 exceptional design, chief design engineer for the miata stopped in today |
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| dr914@autoatlanta.com |
 Aug 11 2007, 02:48 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 7,857 Joined: 3-January 07 From: atlanta georgia Member No.: 7,418 Region Association: None  |
I was very very impressed today when the chief design engineer for the original miata project stopped in today to get parts for his son's 914. Besides making some comments on how well the car had been maintained in the past by yours truly organization, he made the comment that the 914 in his opinion was a car of exceptional design and functionality (to paraphrase)
We should all be proud to own such a car as these and be so passionate about their care and preservation |
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| 1970 Neun vierzehn |
 Aug 11 2007, 03:34 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,199 Joined: 16-March 06 From: cincinnati, ohio Member No.: 5,727 |
QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Aug 11 2007, 12:48 PM)  We should all be proud to own such a car as these and be so passionate about their care and preservation (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) We can also be proud of the complement you received on behalf of the 914s' design by a noted automobile designer. BTW, was it either Mr. H or Mr. M? |
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| SGB |
Aug 12 2007, 12:57 AM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
The Miata is a good simple car- especially the first series. It is great to hear of a 914 connection!
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| Spoke |
Aug 12 2007, 05:49 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Cool. I guess after all these years the stigma of being an underpowered VW has faded and the car itself is a neat design.
If they only would have instituted a couple of small design changes, the 914 could have been really successful. The 2 design changes that stick out for me are a plastic battery tray enclosure with rubber moisture tube running out the bottom of the chassis like on the Audi A6 and going immediately to the 2L engine and skipping the 1.7/1.8 engines. Spoke |
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