Two 914's for $25, A true story... Options

[GaroldShaffer]

Bought two teeners today for $25, strange but true
story. Six years ago I had a 73 914, I local guy here in town followed me home one day and asked if I
would be interested in a parts car. In his back yard was a 74 2.0 & a 71 1.7. Both these cars were rusted in half, NO door gaps! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

I asked how much for both and he wanted $1500 for them, I offered $100. Needless to say I didn't get
them. Fast forward to 3 yrs ago, out of the blue he calls me asking if I wanted them, this time he wants $800, I offer $75 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) , again no sale.

Today, I went to lunch at Whopper World wearing my 914club hat. This guy walks up to me and starts talking 914, says he has two in his back yard, yada, yada.... I tell him yep I know, he tried to sell them to me twice be for, well it seems the city is on his ass and he must get them out of his yard by the end of November.

So I go over and look at them. Yep, same cars in the exact same spot. He says give him my best price, I open my wallet and all I have is a $20 and some singles, so I offer $20. He says $500, I turn and walk away he shouts $25, deal. I give him $23 and $2 in change. I have three weeks to get these cars out of his yard. So it looks like I have a two parts cars that I should have never bought but, for $25 I couldn't pass them up (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

So stay tuned. There is a few parts I want, the rest will be posted here over the next few months. Half the $$ from selling parts will go to my 914 AutoX fund the other half to a local charity of some sort.

Anyway, theres my story. I will post some pics after the weekend.

- Garold (AKA the 914 Fred Sanford (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) )

[kafermeister]

Rick,

Is that your Heb?

Totally sweet if it is dude!

I'm doing a 36hp Okrasa engine right now, but I'm looking for a bug for it.

My buddy has a sweet '53 bug and he wants me to stick the Okrasa in it, so he can win some shows, but I dont know if I'll let him "borrow" it.

Mark

I wish it were my Heb. I ganked the pic from the net somewhere.

I don't own a Heb, I just like 'em alot. I'd like to build a replica as I wouldn't want to destroy a real one modifying it to my liking (BRMs, Type-IV power, etc.)

One of the guys here in Cincy is restoring two of them. One of them is in such bad shape (burning barn fell on it), it's basically going through the re-conversion from a sedan again. Meaning, he's finding old late 40's sedans for original body parts. I intend to pick his brain and one day make my version of a 60's Heb.

Hebs are schweet! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) Hot-rod Hebs are even better.

Rick