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bkrantz |
Feb 15 2022, 06:47 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,065 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I just saw this today, a mildly interesting piece in C&D comparing old and new Porsches, including a 914-6.
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a3901...ions/?source=nl |
Maltese Falcon |
Feb 17 2022, 08:04 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,819 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Hi Pete @horizontally-opposed lots of good memories in the Black '74.
C/D magazine Don Sherman, in an arranged meet, greet, ride along in my customer's '77 924 with fresh MSDS turbo system, almost melted it down at OCIR one day; in front of the distraught client that just flew in from SLC ! We agreed that I would drive it through the 1320. He says "Just throw me the keys, I want to take it around the parking lot". Customer says OK...then Don zips it down the 1/4 mile, hitting the rev limiter on every shift; then at the end of the track he points the 924 at us and Jumps all over it in the wrong direction. It barely idled when he brought it back. I was able to nurse it back to life, clamps and hoses blown off, simple things (luckily) and told him Thanks for the afternoon, nothing to write about here. Collected Tom (customer) and went to Knotts for fried chicken lunch (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) That day I learned a lot about editors (with no respect for machinery), how they are accustomed to driving Press Cars, too risky for my budget. Greg Brown (editor) and Les Bidrawn at "European Car" used to dig our 100+mph drives down Veteran in WLA, he never asked to drive any of my projects. I've never thrown the keys to my cars to anyone except my Son, and my air-cooled tech . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/number40_914.jpg) |
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