This morning, my friend Rick and I were discussing his "project car": a 1936 Cadillac LaSalle that he is turning into a Street Rod. During our conversation, I brought-up the topic of the "free Porsche" that was just offered to me. Rick was curious to know what model Porsche it was and when I told him it was a 914, he laughed: "You know who's got one of those for sale? Chuck! You should give him a call - his wife would LOVE to get that car out of the driveway!"
Chuck happens to be a mutual friend of ours and I ran into him this afternoon at a job site. Chuck explained that he has a 1973 Porsche 914 that he picked-up as a "project car" but that he simply hadn't dedicated much time to working on it. He explained that he had lost interest in the car and that his wife would "really appreciate it" if he would sell the vehicle; as it was taking-up valuable space in their driveway.
Chuck said that the car hadn't been started in about ten years (sounds familiar) and that after tinkering with it a bit, he hadn't got it running. Supposedly, the car has a problem with the ignition switch, but Chuck was able to "hot-wire" the car and the engine cranks but does not fire.
I asked Chuck what he wanted for the car and he said: "I don't know, I just gotta' get it out of there." After pressing him further, he threw-out a dollar figure that really peaked my interest (not free, but low enough that I feel uncomfortable publishing it here). I told Chuck that I'd be interested in taking a look at the car and drove by his residence after work.
Upon brief inspection, I was surprised to find what appeared to be a complete, unmolested and virtually rust-free example of a "teener". I called Chuck and told him to "take it off the market"; as he was already advertising the car for sale in a local publication.
Chuck happens to be a mutual friend of ours and I ran into him this afternoon at a job site. Chuck explained that he has a 1973 Porsche 914 that he picked-up as a "project car" but that he simply hadn't dedicated much time to working on it. He explained that he had lost interest in the car and that his wife would "really appreciate it" if he would sell the vehicle; as it was taking-up valuable space in their driveway.
Chuck said that the car hadn't been started in about ten years (sounds familiar) and that after tinkering with it a bit, he hadn't got it running. Supposedly, the car has a problem with the ignition switch, but Chuck was able to "hot-wire" the car and the engine cranks but does not fire.
I asked Chuck what he wanted for the car and he said: "I don't know, I just gotta' get it out of there." After pressing him further, he threw-out a dollar figure that really peaked my interest (not free, but low enough that I feel uncomfortable publishing it here). I told Chuck that I'd be interested in taking a look at the car and drove by his residence after work.
Upon brief inspection, I was surprised to find what appeared to be a complete, unmolested and virtually rust-free example of a "teener". I called Chuck and told him to "take it off the market"; as he was already advertising the car for sale in a local publication.
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