DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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......

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

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

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

middlefour1 wrote: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

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

Welcome.

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

Yet another Welsh '14 owner

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

Ian

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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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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ged914cymru wrote: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

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......

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

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!

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