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914, then and now
A while ago, there was a post on "what do you have" or something like that.
What about a thread on what 914s have you had and what 914s do you have now. Basically a history of 914 ownership.
This is my story...
1982
'70 914. My first one (I was only 19.
I was in the Navy and I loved that car...
I got it to run ok and then it BBQ in North Chicago.
1982-85
'70 914 that I rescued from the junk yard. It had Fiberglass flairs and a huge rear tail. Just needed to fix the left front suspesion and fender. Took the suspension from the BBQ 914. Put the fender back on and had it painted. I drove the car to a couple of spring breaks at Daytona when I was stationed in Orlando. I had a lot of fun in that car. Then, it died a terrible death on the interstate as the traffic stopped, I stopped, but the man behind me used my 914 as a braking device. Unfortunately, this time could not escape the junkyard man.
1983
'71 914. Bought it from my brother. Needed the engine. Sold it as a roller.
1990-1992.
'75 914. A fixer uppper that never happened. Sold it to go back to school
1998-9
'74 parts car, got the parts I needed and sold to a guy in TN
2000
'73 914 I was going to fixup, but had to sell it. Too many projects
The 914 I have now:
1998-Present
'75 914 orginally a 1.8, then 2.0 now 3.0
The lapses in 914 ownership occurred when I used the insurance settlement from the flaired 914 to buy a '73 911 (85-92)(I sold that too to go to school).
The other lapse occurred when I was a broke undergrad and grad student (92 to 97).
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Smoke Daddy
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