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Customer Cars: Charlie Tupper's 914s

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 2:57 PM

This month's customer car story comes from Charlie Tupper. Charlie’s had two 914s over the past 50 years. The first was a late production 1970 914-4 (4702913275). He bought it as a "leftover" in February 1971 and drove it until mid 1981. It was tangerine with a tan interior -  a beautiful car. 



Charlie Tupper's tangerine-colored, 1970 Porsche 914-4



Unfortunately, the initial hell hole problems and longitudinal rust issues, exacerbated by winter driving in New Hampshire and Long Island, took their toll on the car.

 

Almost 50 years later to the day, he found his second and current 914. A 1973 1.7L in yellow with the same tan interior. As Charlie says: “Strong longs, good hellhole. Finding 914Rubber (thanks to Ian Karr) made such a difference! All the little annoying parts ... right there. Really appreciate your work reproducing and improving on the original.”

 

Charlie Tupper's Yellow-colored, 1973 Porsche 914



Thanks for sharing this, Charlie – and for your love of 914s!



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Customer Cars: Bob Munao's 1974 Cremesicle

Friday, August 25, 2023 5:25 PM

We love seeing what exciting projects our customers are currently working on. Every month we would like to showcase a couple of cars in whatever state they are in - on the road or on the rack.



Bob Munao's Cremesicle-themed, 1974 Porsche 914 in a parking lot



This month's customer car story comes from Bob Munao. Bob is the 5th owner of a 1974 Cremesicle 914.  The car was first sold to the president of the L.A. Porsche club who did a full off-body restore in 2009. The car went to a collector in Colorado, then another collector in Minnesota, and then to a collector in Chicago, where Bob found it 2 years ago. This Cremesicle was always kept in a climate-controlled garage and has 109,000 original verified miles on it. 



Bob Munao's Cremesicle-themed, Porsche in the garage



Bob relocated the Cremesicle to Florida where he took the entire undercarriage apart to install stainless steel brake and fuel lines. Then he removed the engine to replace all hoses and perfect the original fuel injection system. He added a new clutch, brakes, and shocks - all parts from Tangerine Racing - to get better drivability and replaced all the “rubber” with new seals from 914Rubber.



Bob Munao's Cremesicle-themed, Porsche interior



Perfecting the original interior, Bob added LEDs on gauges and LEDs when you open the door to light footwells at night!  The car was finished out at Auto Atlanta. With $35,000 in restoration in it, the car was ready for Werks Reunion Amelia Island Concours d 'Elegance. Bob says that the Cremesicle “…wins every show it’s entered in.



Bob Munao's Cremesicle-themed, Porsche displayed next to other vehicles



Bob, thanks for sharing your story with us and your passion for Cremesicles. Keep winning those awards!



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Customer Cars: Gary Engdahl's 1971 914

Wednesday, August 9, 2023 5:14 PM

We love seeing what exciting projects our customers are currently working on. Every month we would like to showcase a couple of cars in whatever state they are in - on the road or on the rack.

This month's customer car story comes from Gary Engdahl with his 1971 914. He inherited the 914 from a friend who is sadly no longer with us and has made it his mission to get it back on the road in his honor.

It features a 1,911 cc engine fitted with Dellorto DLRA carbs. The engine is currently on a test stand while the carbs are being jetted and sorted out prior to being installed. Gary says there are still several kinks to iron out but it has good bones. We wish you the best of luck in your build Gary, thank you for sharing this meaningful story.

Please submit your image(s) and a brief summary to 914rubber@914rubber.com. If we select your story for the newsletter you will win a $50 914Rubber gift card!

We love seeing what exciting projects our customers are currently working on. Every month we would like to showcase a couple of cars in whatever state they are in - on the road or on the rack.



This month's customer car story comes from David Algie with his 1975 Porsche 914 2.0. The car previously belonged to his brother who had owned it since 1977.


 


The car suffered engine damage from ingesting Mt. St. Helens ash and was garaged for nearly 45 years until 2022.  After hauling it to home to Tucson David began to resurrect the car with the goal of building a weekend driver.

 


After eight long months, the car is nearly ready for the road. He has rebuilt the top end of the engine, overhauled the brake system, rebuilt the Weber carburetors and replaced the majority of parts which had deteriorated over the years.




The car recently came out of paint and now sports a fresh coat of Metallic Fire Mist Green Paint. Awesome job saving a snapshot of history David, we hope you are able to get on the road this summer and enjoy driving with the top off! Thanks for the great submission!

 


Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $25 914Rubber gift card!
We love seeing what exciting projects our customers are currently working on. Every month we would like to showcase a couple of cars in whatever state they are in - on the road or on the rack. This month’s Customer Car Story comes from Kristin Attaway and her 1974 matching numbers 914. 




The car came with all the original paperwork and owner’s manual. Originally ordered with Light Ivory paint, this 914 was purchased by the Air Monitor Corp. Company from Felton Porsche/ Audi on August 9th, 1974.




 At some point after that it changed hands in San Jose before briefly ending up in Oregon where it was used to tow a small boat.






The car then made its way back down south and in 2018 Kristin acquired the car in Pasadena, California. Since then, she has been slowly rebuilding the car with some help from her friend, and 914 expert, Bruce Stone. 




In 2020, the car was repainted Zambezi Green and it has helped breathe new life into the car. Kristin is anticipating completing the car by June of this year and can’t wait to drive it all over California and beyond! It’s great to see so much of the original documentation survived the tides of time and we are thrilled to see another 914 hit the road with a proud owner behind the wheel. Thank you for the great submission, Kristin!




Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $25 914Rubber gift card!
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