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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 winner is Karl Schulz! Karl is the owner of a 2-time PCA National Concours winning 1974 914 2.0 Creamsicle, which he has proudly driven for over half his lifetime!



The car came into his possession in 1986 when he bought it from the second owner in Texas. Being a midwest resident, Karl realized that he had to take extra care to ensure the car never saw the snow during the salty winter driving season. Despite it being a seasonal car, he still managed to put over 200,000 miles on the odometer. 


The engine has been fully serviced twice in its lifetime. The transmission was serviced by Brad Mayeur years ago and is still running strong. Other than that the car is completely unmodified and Karl has noticed the interest in it increasing as the years go by. As an added bonus, his PCA show-car placard was included with his submission and has been listed below. Thank you for sharing this great piece of Porsche history Karl, we hope to see it on the road for many miles to come!





1974 PORSCHE 914 Limited Edition ‘Creamsicle’

  • 500 built to commemorate Porsche’s 1973 CANAM Championship
  • This car is UNRESTORED ~ (mostly) original paint, interior, carpet. 
  • Daily summer driver for 35+ years ~ 237,000 + miles.
  • 2-time Porsche Club of America National Concours winner,

    Preservation Class, 2001 & 2010
  • Mid-mounted, fuel injected 2.0 liter flat four engine, air cooled, 95 HP
  • 4-wheel disc brakes, 5-speed transmission
  • Cost new in 1974: $6,500 ~ about the same as a Corvette or Cadillac

Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $15 914Rubber gift card!

Customer Cars: Richard Nyberg's 1973 914 2.0L

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 1:45 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 winner is Richard Nyberg! This is his 1973 914 2.0 project. He stripped the car in November and began a full rotisserie restoration.

 
 
Richard has completed over 30 restorations in his lifetime and this was his first Porsche. Overall, he says that he has been very impressed with the fit, finish, and engineering of the car and it certainly won't be the last Porsche he owns.



 


His car recently came back from the paint booth sporting this stunning blue. The exciting part of his build is coming up next as he begins to put the car back together. We look forward to seeing this car on the road soon and wish you the best of luck in your restoration. Thanks for the great submission Richard!


Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $15 914Rubber gift card!

Customer Cars: Tom Daily's 1973 914 Outlaw

Monday, June 14, 2021 4:37 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 winner is Tom Daily! This is his 1973 914 Outlaw with a modified 2.0 L motor. The car has a pair of Cibie Hood Lights and features a newly installed set of our rubber bumper tops 

 
 
On the inside of the car he has installed custom tartan seat inserts as well as a new carpet set. The car started life without the Appearance Group package so Tom tracked down an OEM center console and installed it to complete the vision he had of his perfect Porsche. 

 


Tom lovingly calls this his Poor Man's Outlaw. The car features a numbers-matching original engine which has been rebuilt from the original 1,970 cc up to 2,056 cc. This is what he believes a sport model could have been, a car with a larger engine minus the additional visual flare of the Appearance Group. 

 


 

This is an awesome example of purpose-driven and understated modifications. Thank you for the great submission Tom!



Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $15 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.



Our first customer car story is from Gary Stein. Gary's love for Porsches started in 1973 when he got a 1.7 L 914 brand new off the lot. He kept this car around until 1980, when he fell in love with a 1980 silver 924 S and sold his 914 to fund it. After several years and several different rides, Gary never lost his passion for the 914.



Last March he purchased a 1974 914 LE Creamsicle from Paul Miller and after several long months spent restoring the car to original condition he was finally able to start driving it. 


Despite owning a 1986 930 Slantnose,1987 944 Turbo, and 2010 911 GT3, he says this is still his most fun car to drive and it brings him back to his younger days. Thank you for sharing this awesome story Gary!

Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $15 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.

Joe Hunt purchased his Palma Green 1973 914 2.0L as a rolling chassis back in 1995. The car features the original fuel injection which took a huge amount of troubleshooting to get working along with the ignition system. 

 


The eagle eyed readers amongst you may have noticed that Palma Green was not available in 1973, so how did he end up with it? Well, the car has been fully painted 3 times. Unfortunately Joe learned the hard way that you have to pick your painter very carefully as one of the paint jobs came out so poorly it had to immediately be repainted. All that is left for him now is to install plumbing for the heating and upholster the interior with green tartan.



We are always glad to see such a long term project nearing completion, the team wishes you the best of luck in finishing your restoration!



Please submit your image and a brief summary to blake@914rubber.com. If we select your photo for the newsletter you will win a $15 914Rubber gift card!