Hello again! It's an exciting time in the world of Doug&Julie as yesterday we picked up a new-to-us 1974 911 coupe. Now, for some of you who know us, this wasn't really in the cards as Julie and I emptied our Porsche stable last fall with intent to save as much $$$ as possible to help us move to the PNW (Hello Portland!) this year after Julie graduates in May. Unfortunately, the housing market isn't helping us one bit, not to mention the timing of a few other things, so we decided to put off the move for one more year. (Dammit.) However, as part consolation, Julie and I decided we would look for a "cheap" Porsche to enjoy for at least this year. I was really hoping for a 911 but wanted to keep our budget to around $10k or less, which we're finding harder and harder to do. Then our luck changed. I got an e-mail from "Pat S", who purchased my Boxster from me last year. I remember he came down in his 911, which I fell in love with of course, and told him at the time to let me know if he ever decided to sell it. It turns out he and his wife are moving he can't take both Porsches with him. So, to make a long story shor...er, not as long, he made an offer we couldn't refuse. (For the record, we did not get this car for our $10k budget, but we stretched it because this is such a good car.)
So what we've ended up with is this sweet little 911, originally Gulf Blue but repainted Guards red at some point in it's life, with rebuilt stock power but lots of other goodies...too many to list really. It drives extremely well and feels solid. Pat did a great job building (and rebuilding) it over the past few years, so not only am I thankful for getting a car from such an enthusiast, I recognize my responsibility to keep this car in as good a shape as possible!
My plans are to...well...to do nothing to it. I have dreams of backdating it, which may happen someday, but really the only thing I want to do right now is just drive it and enjoy it! Hey, that's what it's all about, right?!?
Here are some pics...I'll be sure to post more as I get to know the car better over the next few days/weeks/months. Until then...happy motoring!
