914 Newbie in South Wales

[ged914cymru]

Hi folks, been into aircooled's since before I could drive & owned everything from Cal-look Bug to campers to VW412. Now my mid-life crisis is imminent I thought I'd better get something sexier

The "beast" in question is a '75 914 2L in Yellow (wouldn't have been my 1st choice but it's growing on me!) Plans are afoot for early bumper conversion then a hot-street motor but as soon as the 1st grit hits the roads she coming off for a full stripdown and resto - not that it really needs 1, I just miss the good ol' days (used to own VW Workshop.....aaah, them were the days!!! )

Will post pics when I can work out how to do it......

[drummerboytom]

Welcome to DDK , and welcome also to the wonderful , yet slightly disturbing, world of 914 ownership .
You are in good company in that part of the world

[drummerboytom]

btw Yellow is definitely a top three appropriate colour for a 914 .
Good choice !

The two yellow 914's pictured here are in their native South Wales


and my very own Yellow Peril

[middlefour1]

Welcome aboard, what is this with yellow cars and South Wales........

[Helen]

Welcome aboard, what is this with yellow cars and South Wales........

its all the daffoldils

yes yellow seems to be quite popular for a 914

[Helen]

forgot to say welcome to DDK,

having just sold my 914, i am missing it so i am on the look out for another preferably a pre 1973

[swapped]

Welcome.

My 914 is yellow too, it just has a layer of guards red over the top.

[Ian Gunney]

Yet another Welsh '14 owner

you didn't happen to be in Cardiff a couple of weeks ago in it by any chance?

Ian

[ged914cymru]

Thanks all for the welcome - good to see all these 914's! Shame about the common as muck yellow tho! I feel a respray coming on......

Ian, probably was me - I've been using it in Cardiff mostly on the weekends (probably be out in it again tomorrow! yippee!!)

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[ged914cymru]

cheers Tom for pm, these photos were taken couple of weeks ago after I'd found out that she's a little tail-end happy in heavy rain!!! ahem!

Got a set of Riviera wheels coming from the US plus getting a pair of early style bumpers & binning those rubber blocks!


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[drummerboytom]

these photos were taken couple of weeks ago after I'd found out that she's a little tail-end happy in heavy rain!!! ahem!

A lesson soon learned by most who enjoy driving their 914 !

It always amazes me how these cars can go from being one of the most sure-footed and predictable in the dry , to a real pain to enjoy in the wet .
Really are Jeckyl and Hyde

[ged914cymru]

A lesson soon learned by most who enjoy driving their 914 !

It WAS fun tho, once the adrenaline kicked back in & restarted my faltering heartbeat, not sure whether the chap I was overtaking at the time enjoyed it so much mind......

[Ian Gunney]

Ged - saw your car today again - parked up in Rhiwbina.

there is another '14 (silver this one though) about 1/2 mile from where I saw yours

good to see it being used!

Ian

[ged914cymru]

Ian, good friend of mine owns Peregrine Estate agents on that roundabout.... don't know how much more use it's going to get tho - it's making a noise which I've heard on the type 4 motors before when the valve guides start rattling! D'oh!

Didn't see the silver one - honestly, doesn't he know the Yellow-only rule!

[abash914]

Welcome from another (SWestern) yeller '14. Look forward to meeting up sometime - when mine comes back from its surgery (battery acid - corrosion - suspension leg - bugger) session at Roger Bray's, I'm planning a celebratory hike up for a blast around the Black Mtns and Brecon Beacons. dare we meet up? Yeller with Yeller??
All the best
The AA