What car shows do you attend?/Bug Jam Options

[JMPVW73]

Where do I need to go to on the east coast to see a lot of 914's and other Porsches?
What type of car shows do you take your 914 to?
I'm a VW fan and rarely see any 914's at VW events.

I went to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix this year and there was only one 914 in a showing of around 100 Porsches. http://pittsburghvintagegrandprix.com/pvgp/site/default.asp
This is a very cool free show with thousands of cars. My family, for as long as its been in the US, originates in Ohio across the river from Wheeling, WV so I was able to tie this show in with a summer visit. It proved to be the most bang for the buck show I've ever been to and I hope to go again next year. I went on Saturday and they were doing $25 ride alongs around the track in the morning. I ended up in a Bugatti and it felt like he was useing at least 75% of the cars capabilities.
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Did anyone go to Florida Bug Jam?
My brother is planning to get married on Thanksgiving at Disney World next year. I was like "Carl, you idiot. Bug Jam and Florida Flywheelers is on the second weekend of November!"
http://www.pascobugjam.com/
http://www.floridaflywheelers.org/index.html
I hope he reconciders because I dont want to give up Thanksgiving dinner to waste a bunch of money on a trip to Disney World. I realy wanted to make it to Bug Jam this year but couldnt afford the trip.

pics of Subaru powered wide body 914.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v234/bug...rt=20#imgAnch37
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v234/bug.../BugJam%202006/?

[dmenche914]

I think it would be a good move to get more 914's into Bug shows. we are after all a joint VW Porsche car owners. The VW scene is BIG, big shows, big venodrs,a dn the hope that we can spark more interest in after market parts. this is ever so more important as we find more 914 parts NLA. golly what if West Coast Metric (a big time VW reubber seal maker) started making quality reporduction top seals, and such???

with a VW club partnership, our knowledge of the type IV engine could be shared. Many performance VW's have been swithing to the Type IV motor as a more power capable engine than the Type I motor. the knowledge would go both ways. Plus it will give us 914 owners a big venue to show our cars.

Hot VW's magazine, way way back decades ago would on occasion cover a 914 in an article, it has been too long since that has happened. would it not be cool to get them interested in our cars again?

Many of us do have a VW history, either before we got into 914, or currently. maybe it is timeto get the 914 to the Bug club meets? talk with the sponsers, see if you can. stress the VW end of this VW / Porsche joint project.n
If you read Hot VW's then write the editors a letter about this, ask to have a 914 features, again stressingthe VW end of the car. Also note the Karmann aspect, our 914 bodies were built by teh same folks that made the VW convertables! (Bugs, Ghias) The market for VW bugs has shrunk as time has passed, one major VW magazine droppe dout recently (VW Trends) maybe the the VW crowd will be more willing to let us join in. Our support would help them too.

I think the benifits to our 914's would be huge if we can be accepted as an aircooled VW.
I always considered the 914 one of the best handling,and sportest VW ever!

More power too you!