Another 914 fresh to these shores.
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Another 914 fresh to these shores.
Hello everyone! After pillaging the site for information for a while now I thought I should sign up and start contributing!
I'm not going to try and copy and paste the whole thread so far into here, so here's the direct link - http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/ ... orsche-914
As a summary I bought this from North Carolina late last year, it finally arrived in January and work began a week later. So from January til now we have gone from this...
To this...
Via lots of this...
I'll update this thread whenever I make an update on retrorides from now on if there is interest
I'm not going to try and copy and paste the whole thread so far into here, so here's the direct link - http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/ ... orsche-914
As a summary I bought this from North Carolina late last year, it finally arrived in January and work began a week later. So from January til now we have gone from this...
To this...
Via lots of this...
I'll update this thread whenever I make an update on retrorides from now on if there is interest
1973 Porsche 914
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Re: Another 914 fresh to these shores.
Welcome aboard!
1972 911T | 1994 993 Carrera | 1999 986 Boxster | 1990 T25 Camper
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Thanks Bootsy, I kept saying on VZi I'd get round to signing up one day!
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dont kow what;'s worse the rust/condition of the car or your foot attire.
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'60 356b rhd CONVERTED TO "A"
'67 912 rhd SOLD
'69 914 Crayford RHD
'71 914 Crayford RHD
'69 911s lhd
'71 914/6 race car
Marcos SOLD
66 CHEVY pick-up
57 CHEVY Pickup
Porsche Tractor
2 X PORSCHE PINBALL M/C
'60 356b rhd CONVERTED TO "A"
'67 912 rhd SOLD
'69 914 Crayford RHD
'71 914 Crayford RHD
'69 911s lhd
'71 914/6 race car
Marcos SOLD
66 CHEVY pick-up
57 CHEVY Pickup
Porsche Tractor
2 X PORSCHE PINBALL M/C
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the car is now more complete than it has ever been in my ownership! When it arrived half of it was already dismantled and boxed up under the bonnet, still a few bits to go though. All in I'm feeling pretty damn chuffed!
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Looks wonderful
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Re: Another 914 fresh to these shores.
Looking good – and tell us about the 911, too... Leaf Green?
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That's my fathers 912, my car may have kicked it out of the garage for a few months It's a '67 swb, signal green and 5 clock car.KS wrote:Looking good – and tell us about the 911, too... Leaf Green?
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Great looking car, what a transformation !
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1 x 914/6 GTR
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1 x 944
968 Coupe
In the past;
1 x 914/6 GTR
1 x 987
4 x 968's of various hues
1 x 996
1 x 986
1 x 944
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Re: Another 914 fresh to these shores.
Looks like you've been working very hard since January!
Looks great!
Looks great!
Stuart
1970 914 2056cc
1979 924 n/a - RIP
1986 924S
1969 912 Targa - sold
1970 914 2056cc
1979 924 n/a - RIP
1986 924S
1969 912 Targa - sold
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Two VERY nice cars in fresh paint...I love seeing a car in fresh paint. It's the enjoyable part of the restoration from then on. Thanks for sharing.
Haven't looked yet but is your dad's car in the 912 section on here, would be great to follow both cars progress
Haven't looked yet but is your dad's car in the 912 section on here, would be great to follow both cars progress
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Thats my 67 912 in Signal green, original colour. Balls deep into a mega rest right from bare shell, jig etc. A certain 914 robbed me of all my resto time since it landed in January. Full steam ahead now, its back in my workshop as of last nightKS wrote:Looking good – and tell us about the 911, too... Leaf Green?
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67 E-Type Coupe
67 E-Type Coupe
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Sorry, Im the lazy one here, may do a trunkated thread with a few of the best pictures. I've had it and enjoyed it for 6 years, but it got to the stage I had to steam in before it got bad, lost its rough well used look thoughDarren C wrote:Two VERY nice cars in fresh paint...I love seeing a car in fresh paint. It's the enjoyable part of the restoration from then on. Thanks for sharing.
Haven't looked yet but is your dad's car in the 912 section on here, would be great to follow both cars progress
This picture taken from the was it you thread is as it was for years before I started the rest
http://s853.photobucket.com/user/myatt1 ... c.jpg.html
73 914 (with the YellowOne)
67 E-Type Coupe
67 E-Type Coupe
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Well the car was 'finished' Saturday evening and enjoyed it's firt run up to Bicester heritage centre for the sunday scramble. I was even allowed to park next to the big boys porsches
It was also had a mini photoshoot with a friends beetle before the heavens opened.
To say I'm over the moon with the car is an understatement!
It was also had a mini photoshoot with a friends beetle before the heavens opened.
To say I'm over the moon with the car is an understatement!
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And my SC was the "big boys Porsche" next to you in the 914 sandwich.
Great to see your car on the road for the first time. Congrats on all the hard work.
Great to see your car on the road for the first time. Congrats on all the hard work.