i pulled in to the gas sation, pop the hood, and start fillin er up. so the guy next to me in an suv asks "is that a 72?", i said "close- its a 73"...he told me the story of how he bought the 914 1.7 1972 from the dealer.....told me he had an orange/tangerine one.....got too many tickets in it tho ....it was nice talking to somoene knowledgeble about the 914

too many tickets in a 1.7? do you live in an area with a lot of long and steep declines?

he also told me he was going 140 down from big bear (stock only indicates to 120 )...hehe in a 914-4

that's one fast 1.7! the 2.0's must do 160?

hehe
can only imagine what the /6's could do! 300mph?

I can see it now...

the land speed record being set by a stock 914-6...

Yeah, going downhill on Lombard St!
Look out!!!

i can see that....dirifting around all the corners...thru the chicane! airborne in 3... 2.... 1... we have liftoff...

Ok I know you won't believe me, but I was drafting a guy up to 115 mph in my 1.7. Stock size tires just about redline. It will barely do a 100 otherwise.

barely do 100? i've seen 110 on a flat with 195/50's and plently of room left on the tach.

before i hit the top speeds, ill redo my front suspension...take it out to el mirage drylake and let her loose!