Back in 1967 my dad was in the market for a new car. I was in love with the 911, so I pleaded that we go test drive a 911, and he did. I was convinced it was the perfect family car for a family with two teenage boys! He decided on a much cheaper Delta 88, and it had real back seats and American Air Conditioning.
I still lusted for Porsches. In 1974 I was working one full time job, and two part time jobs to earn enough to go by a brand new, ordered to my specs, 1974 914 2.0 and I got it September of 74, and it was my daily driver and only car until 1991 when I bought my El Camino. The 914 was the toy, and it was non air conditioned and rather slow. I got married in 1992, and my wife said I needed a Porsche with air conditioning. That was before the internet, so I was reading the newspaper want ads magazines. I asked Bruce Anderson for advice on what to get and he said his standard reply, get the newest 911 you can afford. For me that meant a 911 Carrera.
I looked for a long time to find the perfect 911 for me. Finally in 1995, I found the perfect 911. A 1985 Grand Prix White, with Burgundy leather interior, Carrera with just 79,000 miles. It was driven daily, but the guy drove to a downtown building with a underground parking garage, and he had assigned parking between to guys with nice cars, so not one door ding. It sat in the shade so the interior was not cooked. He drove it home to his garage, and they took his wife's car to do errands and other tasks. I sold my beloved 914, and fell in love with my 911.
This is from just a few months ago. In the 29 years I have owned it I have driven it to 41 states, and Canada. I have done a couple of hundred autocrosses, and several track days.
I have driven Hallett Raceway, Texas Motor speedway, Charlotte Superspeedway, Robeling Road, outside of Savannah, GA, Laguna Seca, Indianapolis 500 track, Eagles Canyon outside of Decatur, Texas and Ozark International in Missouri. That is a 4 mile long with 1,200 feet elevation changes super fun track. This summer I will add Barber motorsport track in Birmingham, AL
I do most of the maintenance on the 911, and all the needed projects like adding the Griffith's Mr. Ice AC system. It will blow tons of 37 degree air on me after a 10 hour day, when it is 107 degrees outside like this summer in Palm Springs.
I plan to get to all the lower 48 states driving my 911. This summer I turned 193,000 miles.
