I knew this day was coming, but, Bon Voyage 914-6 GTR |
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I knew this day was coming, but, Bon Voyage 914-6 GTR |
carr914 |
Dec 12 2006, 05:56 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
Well today was the day the transporter came for my 914-6 GTR to be taken across the pond to London, England. I've had this particular teener since 1993 and it was tough to see her go.
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carr914 |
Dec 12 2006, 05:57 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
Bye Bye
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carr914 |
Dec 12 2006, 05:59 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
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carr914 |
Dec 12 2006, 06:00 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
Enjoy it Andy, I did
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carr914 |
Dec 12 2006, 06:03 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
BUT, all is not lost, as I'm now the Curator for 914-6 #138, and I am moving forward on my 74 Carrera project
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carr914 |
Dec 12 2006, 06:05 PM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
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markb |
Dec 12 2006, 06:37 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California |
Wow.
On all counts. |
G e o r g e |
Dec 12 2006, 06:42 PM
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Dr Group: Members Posts: 1,905 Joined: 20-September 05 From: Southern Cal Member No.: 4,832 Region Association: None |
Wow. On all counts. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
Brett W |
Dec 13 2006, 09:54 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,858 Joined: 17-September 03 From: huntsville, al Member No.: 1,169 Region Association: None |
What's up with the push bar on the front?
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maf914 |
Dec 13 2006, 10:07 AM
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Not a Guru! Group: Members Posts: 3,049 Joined: 30-April 03 From: Central Florida Member No.: 632 Region Association: None |
What's up with the push bar on the front? Nerf bars? Cool! I can remember when the 914 was current and various accessory makers offered bumper override bars. I think it was a carry over from the British sports car market which offered bars to protect grills on MGs and Triumphs from the higher bumpers on American iron. They used to be common for early VW Beetles, too. I sort of like the looks of a California style Beetle with nerf bars but no stock bumpers. |
URY914 |
Dec 13 2006, 10:23 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 123,006 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
TC,
Sad to see it go too. Whata machine. I saw on the new owner post on the Urup 914 site that he wants to paint it. So give us some details on how you ship a car overseas. Did the new buy arrange the whole thing? Does it go in a container? |
carr914 |
Dec 24 2006, 08:27 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
New owner had the transport arranged. I don't know how long it takes to get there. I loved the paint scheme, but it's now somebody else's toy.
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914efi |
Dec 24 2006, 08:55 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 140 Joined: 14-June 04 From: Westport,MA Member No.: 2,204 Region Association: None |
This was my sad day-August of this past summer. I miss the car, but it is only in NY, not across the ocean! I am woking on my '75 Carerra among other things.
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type4org |
Dec 24 2006, 08:56 AM
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You need PLAID! Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 13-June 06 From: Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany Member No.: 6,212 |
So give us some details on how you ship a car overseas. Did the new buy arrange the whole thing? Does it go in a container? Shipping a car overseas is not really a big deal as the shipping company usually handles all formalities on the US side and they normally have a partner company across the pond that can do customs etc. at the point of entry. I shipped my 914 from Virginia to Germany at the end of October. To save some money I drove it to the port where it was to be shipped from (Philadelphia). The shipping company dealt with everything from there on out. They load the car into a container and off it goes. About three weeks later I picked it up in Cologne where the German partner company receives goods coming into the country through the port of Antwerp/Belgium. The shipping itself ended up being abut $1800, including the fees for them doing customs clearance in Germany. I actually paid more in customs and tax, which came to a total of 26% of the purchase price. Not everyone has to pay customs and tax, but since I am German and had owned the car for less than 6 months in the US I had to pay. My only complaints are a couple new scratches and dings, and they somehow managed to break the shift rod in the tunnel. The shift rod was fixable with a welder and then a shifter readjustment, though. I'd say the most important part in the puzzle is finding a reliable and trustworthy shipper that can take all the bureaucracy and paperwork from you. If anyone is in the market for shipping from the US to Germany I'll be happy to provide contact details for the people I worked with, I received excellent service. No, I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy customer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
Boojum |
Dec 24 2006, 12:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 31-July 06 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 6,550 |
So give us some details on how you ship a car overseas. Did the new buy arrange the whole thing? Does it go in a container? Shipping a car overseas is not really a big deal as the shipping company usually handles all formalities on the US side and they normally have a partner company across the pond that can do customs etc. at the point of entry. I shipped my 914 from Virginia to Germany at the end of October. To save some money I drove it to the port where it was to be shipped from (Philadelphia). The shipping company dealt with everything from there on out. They load the car into a container and off it goes. About three weeks later I picked it up in Cologne where the German partner company receives goods coming into the country through the port of Antwerp/Belgium. The shipping itself ended up being abut $1800, including the fees for them doing customs clearance in Germany. I actually paid more in customs and tax, which came to a total of 26% of the purchase price. Not everyone has to pay customs and tax, but since I am German and had owned the car for less than 6 months in the US I had to pay. That's pretty interesting, as I've been wondering about similar things lately. Did you have to jump through any special hoops to get the car registered in Germany? Somehow, I have a feeling that Germany is a little more flexible than the US, if the situation was reversed. |
type4org |
Dec 24 2006, 03:26 PM
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You need PLAID! Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 13-June 06 From: Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany Member No.: 6,212 |
That's pretty interesting, as I've been wondering about similar things lately. Did you have to jump through any special hoops to get the car registered in Germany? Somehow, I have a feeling that Germany is a little more flexible than the US, if the situation was reversed. I had to do a few things: - replace the headlights (those antiquated sealed beams are verboten here) - disconnect the side markers (you may not have any yellow running lights) - replace the single chamber all yellow front turnsignal with a dual chamber parking light/turnsignal unit (board member Martin Baker actually rebuilds and converts the single chamber units to dual chamber units and does a smashing job!) and the lens must be the white/amber style (by the way, the "Hella" lenses they sell at Pelican seem to be cheap repros, the technical inspector wrote those up as a defect!) - replace the MPH speedo with a KPH one (got a used rebuilt one from speedometer expert "Tacho Thomas" in Germany) - replace the taillight lenses with a set that has amber turn signals They're pretty strict when it comes to whacked-out wheel/tire combinations that people in the US seem to love (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Mine got a set of rebuilt original steelies with Michelin XZX repros put on, so I was safe on that end. It was only after that purchase that I realized the tires were 165 SR 15, not 165 HR 15 as I should have had. But the inspector did me a favor and simply reduced the top speed in the registration documents from 182 KPH to 179 KPH, so the SR tires are legal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
URY914 |
Dec 25 2006, 09:21 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 123,006 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
They're pretty strict when it comes to whacked-out wheel/tire combinations that people in the US seem to love (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Mine got a set of rebuilt original steelies with Michelin XZX repros put on, so I was safe on that end. It was only after that purchase that I realized the tires were 165 SR 15, not 165 HR 15 as I should have had. But the inspector did me a favor and simply reduced the top speed in the registration documents from 182 KPH to 179 KPH, so the SR tires are legal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Wow, that is a bit strict! |
type4org |
Dec 25 2006, 09:27 AM
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You need PLAID! Group: Members Posts: 231 Joined: 13-June 06 From: Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany Member No.: 6,212 |
Wow, that is a bit strict! SR tires are legal up to 180 KPH. HR are (if I remember correctly) 210 KPH. If you consider the fact that people are legally allowed to take their car on the freeway and actually hit top speed the strictness should make more sense (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
carr914 |
Dec 25 2006, 11:32 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 121,060 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
Paul, Do You have a link for that Urop site?
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URY914 |
Dec 25 2006, 12:30 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 123,006 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
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