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> Met two local 914 owners this week, a new owner and an original owner
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post Jun 17 2006, 04:22 AM
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The guys at work have been seeing a red 914 around town since last fall and I finally caught up with him after someone spotted the car at a business. Original owner of a '73 1.7 he bought new at the local dealer. It was off the road for a while, last year he did all the needed mechanical work and this year it get a little rust repair and paint.

Then yesterday afternoon a real nice red '76 pulls into the shop for a state safety inspection. Local guy just bought it, happy to have a 914 again after a 30year dry spell. Car's had a recent bare metal restoration and has a 2.2 still running D-jet.

They both have looked in on the club.... So John and Tom if you're out there sign up and say Hi!

yea... I know... TTIWWP (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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post Jun 17 2006, 07:17 AM
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Post some pics...
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post Jun 17 2006, 09:14 AM
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Yes! Pics!

We can't read, so don't bother with a story...



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post Jun 17 2006, 09:22 AM
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cool ed! add some more to the nor-east contingent.

family and i may be heading up mass way this summer to visit. will have to stop in and say hi.

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post Jun 18 2006, 04:19 AM
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Scott... the new guy lives minutes from your old house

didn't have my camera handy so I don't have any pics to post..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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post Jun 18 2006, 05:34 AM
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QUOTE(ejm @ Jun 17 2006, 06:22 AM) *

The guys at work have been seeing a red 914 around town since last fall and I finally caught up with him after someone spotted the car at a business. Original owner of a '73 1.7 he bought new at the local dealer. It was off the road for a while, last year he did all the needed mechanical work and this year it get a little rust repair and paint.

Then yesterday afternoon a real nice red '76 pulls into the shop for a state safety inspection. Local guy just bought it, happy to have a 914 again after a 30year dry spell. Car's had a recent bare metal restoration and has a 2.2 still running D-jet.

They both have looked in on the club.... So John and Tom if you're out there sign up and say Hi!

yea... I know... TTIWWP (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)


Hi Ed, You are like a magnet for 914's.....I almost never seem to run into 914 lovers in this part of Connecticut except for the guy who pulled up along side me at a light driving the worlds biggest dump truck, yelled down "cool car got one of them at home"gave me an thumbs up, and then roared off belching smoke.....Got a real smile out that way better than the Rolex watch dude.
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post Jun 18 2006, 07:49 AM
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didn't have my camera handy so I don't have any pics to post..... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)



How's that possible?! I don't think I've ever seen you without the camera!

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post Jun 18 2006, 08:11 AM
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post Jun 18 2006, 08:34 AM
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QUOTE(pfierb @ Jun 18 2006, 07:34 AM)

Hi Ed, You are like a magnet for 914's.....


I think you're right... couple of weeks ago I had a blue '74 1.8 come in the shop. Owner had the car painted and after the body shop reassembled the lights nothing worked. So then he took it to a Saturn dealer (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) and they "rewired" it but still nothing worked. What a mess!!


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How's that possible?! I don't think I've ever seen you without the camera!


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post Jul 3 2006, 05:43 PM
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Tom stopped by work today and we took each others '76 for a ride. His car drives as good as it looks. Put it up on a lift and gave him his first good look at the underside, real nice solid car. Hope to see him signed up here soon!


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post Jul 3 2006, 07:00 PM
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Glad you have some new friends up there Ed!!

Hope all is well with you and your family.


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post Jul 3 2006, 08:04 PM
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Hi Ed,
You took really nice pictures of my 914 Porsche,
I enjoyed driving your '76 "914"
Have a great trip to Washington State
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post Jul 3 2006, 08:22 PM
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I think I met them at the recent Litchfield show...

Great car, gereat people...his wife said...all the kids are done...we decided to splurge on ourselves...its a super clean car...

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post Jul 4 2006, 12:39 AM
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Hi Ed,
You took really nice pictures of my 914 Porsche,
I enjoyed driving your '76 "914"
Have a great trip to Washington State
Tom



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post Jul 4 2006, 02:15 AM
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