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I bought my first 914 after getting my first teaching job in 1976. It was a 75 silver 2.0. The silver didn't hold up very well, so the third paint job was to white. It was a daily driver for 13 years (80 miles round-trip to work).I sold the 914 and bought a TransAm. Why? Because I needed air conditioning. I mourned that car for 9 years. I spent 6 months trying to find one that would run and was not a rust bucket. I won't tell you how many pieces of junk, men tried to sell me because they thought I was an ignorant women. I finally found my 74 1.8 at a PCA event. I called the guy every week for 3 months. He eventually agreed to sell the car, to get rid of me I'm sure. I had the engine rebuilt, updated the linkage,put good shoes on it, and painted the top, rocker panels, bumpers a mirror shiny black. The other paint is good. This one is not as fast as the 75, but it sure looks great. Drove a 914-6 and decided this 1.8 wasn't that slow.Happy motoring from Tennessee.
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