I want to share a little story that I’ve never told before. I consider you guys like family and you know with all that is going on in the world right now, I think the time is right….

People often ask where I get the inspiration for building the World’s Lightest 914. Well my Grandmother gave me this picture of my Great Grandpa, Ury Woodbury and his lightweight racecar and it has stuck with me ever since. Every time I think I can't get it any lighter, I look at this picture and say to myself, “Cut it, drill it, don’t stop now, do it for Grampa Ury….”

Sadly I never met Grampa Ury. As my Grandma tells it, he was doing an autocross one day and a tornado whipped up and sucked him and the car away. Never to be seen again.

This one’s for you Grandpa. I love you, man….

Paul

I see you've done something to lighten your head..



Is that #79, #72... or oldtimey l33t speak for #792?




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HOLY SHIT! They found it!




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QUOTE (redshift @ Jul 19 2005, 06:53 PM)

Is that #79, #72... or oldtimey l33t speak for #792?

I asked my Grandma about that number too.
She said he wasn't too good with numbers.
But he was real good at fixn' stuff.

P

Paul'
get a grip...
the # plate and tyres add about 4 lbs.
Lose every other wheel spoke...
It's #72, Miles! now shut up!
"Dave" Spunk Mon.. is in the house!!!

Racin' seemed to run in the family. Here is a picture of his brother.

He gave up racin' shortly after this picture was taken.

Paul

QUOTE (URY914 @ Jul 19 2005, 06:51 PM)

I want to share a little story that I’ve never told before. I consider you guys like family and you know with all that is going on in the world right now, I think the time is right…. People often ask where I get the inspiration for building the World’s Lightest 914. Well my Grandmother gave me this picture of my Great Grandpa, Ury Woodbury and his lightweight racecar and it has stuck with me ever since. Every time I think I can't get it any lighter, I look at this picture and say to myself, “Cut it, drill it, don’t stop now, do it for Grampa Ury….”  :sawzall: Sadly I never met Grampa Ury. As my Grandma tells it, he was doing an autocross one day and a tornado whipped up and sucked him and the car away. Never to be seen again. This one’s for you Grandpa. I love you, man….  :wub: Paul

(IN MY BEST PEEWEE HERMAN VOICE) "I love that story."

John

Cousin?


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QUOTE (redshift @ Jul 19 2005, 07:12 PM)

Cousin?

You mean the man with one leg in the middle of the picture?

No, sorry I don't know him. My family is German.

Looks like quite the light weight pioneer.

Thanks for sharing your story with us.
You have a ways to go to catch Grampa Ury.

Grampa Ury's looks well under 1350 lbs.

Forget about it being lightweight! Its mid engined!!!!!!

Izzat a coal burning engine???

QUOTE (grantsfo @ Jul 19 2005, 11:49 PM)

Forget about it being lightweight! Its mid engined!!!!!!

Yes, it's #4 of a little known car that Porsche made from 1910, thru 1916.

It's the 014.



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QUOTE (redshift @ Jul 19 2005, 07:55 PM)

QUOTE (grantsfo @ Jul 19 2005, 11:49 PM) Forget about it being lightweight!  Its mid engined!!!!!! Yes, it's #4 of a little known car that Porsche made from 1910, thru 1916. It's the 014. M

Hope it wasnt a mysterious prototype! Who knows what happend to Granpa if it was. Maybe Grandma made up the story about the tornado.

I especially like those fenders. I can see where Paul got his metal working skills!

Hehe, I always wondered where the "URY" came from. You could lose some unsprung weight with some wheels like that.

If you look close, its a side shifter.

Paul

I lightened my car to the max, of course now it only goes about 8-9 mph...

those are great pictures! Ury's Pa must have been quite a guy to raise two racers!

QUOTE (dflesburg @ Jul 20 2005, 02:55 PM)

I lightened my car to the max, of course now it only goes about 8-9 mph...

So many jokes..


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