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Originally Posted by sugarwood View Post
You're definitely different. When I read your posts, I read them in the voice of Forrest Gump, since you repeat your old posts so often.

So, what was the car you drove from 1974 through the 90s, when you acquired the 911 & El Camino.
I always think of Pee Wee Herman when I read your posts.



It was this. My 1974 914 2.0 that I special ordered from the dealership. All Porsches were sold only at a VW dealership in those days. The salesmen knew nothing about the 914 or any Porsche. It took them 6 months to get my car delivered. I took delivery on September 13th 1974. I had already made 5 payments on it to the credit union before it was delivered. When I got married my wife rode with me to Arkansas for a fall foliage tour. She told me I needed a car with air conditioning. That is when I started looking for my 911. I bought my 911 in August of 1995. I sold the 914 the next spring. I still miss it, but I don't have room to keep it.

The photo above is from about 1979. I still had the CB radio in it. The rear springs had finally worn out and the Bilstien shocks were stiff enough that if I hit a dip in the road, the springs would compress, but the shocks would not allow the wheel to move down fast enough. I set up the camera, and had a buddy shoot several photos, and then I replaced the rear springs. It fixed the issue.
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1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
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