Just came across this picture of the first 914 I had that I could actually drive. Makes me want to get another Zambezi Green 73...

So that was your gateway 914?

My first baby. Picture taken around July 1970. The most basic 914 you could buy in '70. I couldn't afford any upgrades.

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George

Where in NJ George?

This was taken at my about-to-be wife's house outside of Princeton. Both house and car have since been sold.....sadly.

George

I missed throw back Thursday. First photo of the Alien in my old shop. Long before the engine conversion.

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me too

I really like that look.

Old school 914!

Naked sails and painted bumpers, the way they were meant to be. I have a yellow '72 that came that way that has been on jack stands too long! Except for the faded photo, it will look just like that....well, except that I found a good set of Pedrinis

My favorite look, too. Choice back then was between a TR-6 or the 914. I never felt that I made a wrong decision. Unfortunately sold it back in '75. I love my current '75, but there's something really honest about the early models with no chrome and painted sails.

George

I know I'm going overboard on this "but for me" that look captures the essence of the 914.

Oldest pic I have of my LE- summer of 74 or 75, with the old black bumper & spoiler my Pop had painted @ the dealer because all the phoenix red was just too much for him He also had the rear bumper painted black but left the lower valence phoenix red. The car looked like that until 2002, when I had it repainted & put back to stock.

My 1 and only 914..

This picture was taken maybe mid 1973

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So many to post.. Lets just go with this one

when did you get that, last month?
(says the guy who has not driven his in three years)

rich

Nice! Dad's house! Time for another BBQ!

My first one, an L20E Signal Orange '72 with 30K miles in 1977.

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Put 120K miles on it and sold it to buy an L31M Scarlet Red '76 in 1983 with 50K miles. Still have it. Now with 85K miles on working odometer. Need to drive it more!

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35K in 32 years? You need to make that odometer work harder.

OT: did you follow Trojan baseball when you were there? My best friend played on that team.

Sure did. The 1970 Trojans won the first of 5 consecutive College World Series titles that year. I followed Dave Kingman's career while he played for the SF Giants, and others, finally finishing with Oakland in 1986.

Who was your friend? I remember Jim George, Cal Meier, and Mark Sogge from that team.

I played on the varsity water polo team in the Fall of 1969. Sadly, we weren't nearly as successful as that group of guys coached by Rod Dedeaux. Fight On!

Did you play water polo with Tom Shaw? Steve Busby was my buddy who played baseball. He was the winning pitcher in the '71 NCAA championship game.

Sorry for the hijack, but the topic is Throwback after all.

Yes, Busby was pretty hot in college and started out great in the majors. Wasn't he fighting a back or shoulder injury?

Last one . . . I played with Greg Fink, Mike Pickett, George Watson, John Williams, Jerry Nourse, and others. Don't specifically remember Tom Shaw, though.

John Williams and I played on the same water polo/swim teams at La Habra High School (California). He went on to become the Varsity Water Polo coach at USC for many years.

TBT over . . . .

I found a few pictures of my first 914 from around 1988. Had just repainted it Alaska Blue Metallic!

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As things were in 1974 with the stock type 4 / 2.0 + turbo+big hair. Photo taken at the Ontario Motor Speedway parking lot.
Car is still in my corral today, slightly modified
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This is my non-appearance group black 72 and the photo was taken around mid 1973...somebody did a hit and run with a big van and backed onto the hood, so before I had it repainted, I thought I'd try some graphics . My Inspiration was the 'John Player Special' group look, black cars with muted gold graphics, no advertising. Old school, taped it off and sprayed with rattle can touch up paint, cut vinyl letters were a LONG way off. Looking at it now, it may have been a little over the top! Thought it was cool at the time, got a lot of looks. Click to view attachment

Here's mine... Circa 1986... I'm the one in the striped pants...

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Click to view attachment My first Porsche 1968 912...

Me in 96 with my first 914 . 73 2.0L

Maybe '89 or '90 with my first 914
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Back in 1998

1981vacation in San Diego. Mom borrowed her friends car. I am the little hood rat on passengers side. . Of course I had no idea what a 914 was at that time, or the impact Porsches would have on me later in life.

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Hey mike,I think I had those same pants.i even rolled the legs like you and your bud.fashioneasta.looks like a seen from fast times at ridgemont high

I got it home really late on a Sunday night, and woke Trudy up to show it to her. She was less than impressed.

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With your car ?

In my hand I'm pointing to the "Bud Master 2000" the largest Marijuana pipe in the world...

Just a few of my past projects for "Throwback"!

Jesus, that bowl looks to be the size of a coffee cup. You must have grown up in Northern Cali.

Dolphin Shorts!

Not sure but I remember them.....

Not all that old, maybe 14 years?
But this is when I first brought my car home from buying it in Atlanta.

My first circa 2000 or 2001, 74 base 2.0 with black bumpers, Corvette red over Ravenna by previous owner.