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Obligatory 914 comment: In high school, my friends and I managed to resuscitate a 914 that had been stowed away in a garage for over a decade. We towed it to t
by blastro 3y ago
Obligatory 914 comment:
In high school, my friends and I managed to resuscitate a 914 that had been stowed away in a garage for over a decade. We towed it to the top of a hill with a pickup truck and attempted a clutch start after we'd picked up some speed. None of us (especially me in the driver's seat) expected this to work, but amazingly it fired right up. One of my friends managed to jog alongside and jump into the car as I tried to keep it puttering along, and we ripped a few laps around the neighborhood. Soonafter, we stopped the engine and were never able to get it started again. Thanks for bringing up this memory. Cool article.
- WillAdams 3y agoWhen I was much younger, I had a '76 MGB, which I only gassed up at a certain local gas station --- because the pumps overlooked a slope which was just tall/steep enough to start it thus if the starter wasn't cooperative --- it was all good except for the one time I didn't notice once of my shoe laces was untied. Exciting times.
- selimthegrim 3y agoWe're on tenterhooks, what happened when you noticed the shoelace?
- WillAdams 3y agoI tripped, almost lost my grip on the door, was dragged along for a few feet, managed to haul myself up, and eventually jump into my seat and managed to push the clutch in, drop it into gear, and release the clutch, and it was purring like a kitten at the bottom of the hill.