[GH85Carrera]

I started reading car magazines my older brother had bought. My parents saw cars as big expensive appliances that have to be parked outside at the curb. In 1966 my dad decided we needed a new family car. I immediately turned into a pest and begged him to look at getting a 911. He actually relented, and I squished myself in the back seat as he took it for a test drive with the salesman in the passenger seat. I thought it would be the perfect family car for a family with two teenage boys! I was in love.

To my great sadness he bought a 67 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with a 425 cubic inch engine. It had great AC and in hindsight I have to admit a better car for a family with teenage boys with legs.

When I turned 15 & 1/2 and foresaw the day I could get my license I asked dad what car he was going to buy for me. He laughed, and said I was going to pay for my own car, and 100% of all costs, except insurance. He did give me an interest free loan of $600.00. I found a 1960 VW bug with a ground pounding 36 HP when it was new 100,000 miles ago. I learned to work on my own cars, and really got into reading all the great car magazines of the day.

In 1974 I bought my first Porsche, a 1974 914 2.0. I started autocrossing and spent all my income on tires and gas and parts and had no money for bad habits. I wanted a 911, but they were just out of reach money wise.