Gracing the Green in a 914: The first and only appearance of a Porsche 914 LE Can Am at an Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance event, 914 LE Can Am at the Cars and Coffee at the Concours Options

[tumamilhem]

The 2015 20th Anniversary of the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, arguably the better of the two most prestigious car shows in the world, did a great service to a car that has long been overdue. It celebrated and honored the Porsche 914 as its featured marque for the 20th Anniversary of the Concours, displaying the 914 in unprecedented form. So much so, that it did not include any other classic Porsche models in the Porsche section. All the green was reserved just for the 914. Only a handful of other Porsche models were present at the Concours, a few in the Rally section and a few production cars in an assortment of other marques. But the Concours would have no other cars occupy the Porsche field to deter attention from the 914. In fact, it left a large open green in front of the display, commanding attention and demanding the respect it deserves. Only the rarest of the rare in the 914 family were on display at the Sunday Concours, save one impeccably restored 914/6. A 916 (11 made), a slew of historically significant 914/6 GT race cars, and the infamous one and only 350 bhp prototype 914/8 that belonged to Herr Pierch himself.

On the Saturday Cars and Coffee at The Concours event, a handful of 914s graced the Concours green as well, one of which being the rarest of the 914 productions cars sold to the public - the LE Can Am. A 'Creamsicle' no less, the rarer by almost half of the remaining two American Limited Edition Can Am production cars (Creamsicle and Bumblebee).

This is for the fans of the LE.

High Resolution pictures of the car are available for those interested. Enjoy! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[tumamilhem]

Bill, I appreciate your words. And I'm editing my words here because I replied in a hurried and heated moment. So I'd just like to clarify:

I only posted one picture of me with my car.

Actually I did post a lot more detailed pictures of the 914-8, so I wouldn't call it an afterthought. And the reason I have so many pictures of the 914-8 posted, is because I think is the most significant 914 of all. I thought people would want to see a lot of detail in such a rare car that most of us have never seen in person.

I posted one picture with me with my car, not over and over as you say. That's not something to be ashamed of. I don't see how some accuse me of having lack of humility. I took a picture with my car, as all of us have. And wouldn't this be a proud moment to do so when our car is being honored this way? I'm excited that the 914 is being represented here, and that my car was somehow a part of all this. Everybody else who was at this thing taking pictures in front of their cars doesn't mean that have no humility, but because they are excited to be there, as they shoudl be.

I posted one page of pictures and everybody else has posted three pages of insults. I am not interested in drama and did not start it. But some little people here just insist on continuing with it, acting pathetic and just want to hate. And though I have asked repeatedly for it to stop, they continue to do so which shows their true intentions. They are not interested in the car, and accuse me of not being a car enthusiast. I'm just posting pictures from the event and all they're doing is slamming me for doing so. Maybe some people like to see different detailed pictures and angles of the car. Which is what this thread was intended for.