Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Drove Home New '73s

  1. 10-13-2008, 06:46 PM #1
    mihalkog
    mihalkog is offline
    S Registry # 1130 mihalkog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    80

    Drove Home New '73s

    Just drove back from Granbury, TX to Tahoe in my "new" 1973 Lilac 911S. I waited almost 20 years to buy a car like this. My wife Taylor and I drove through rain storms in New Mexico, sand storms in Arizona, snow in Utah and started in 13 degree temperatures this morning In Ely, NV for the final leg on Hwy 50 back home. "Plumster" (the car's new name) did well! Along the way I prepared my "To Do" list and now the car is on the jack for its initial work. Tomorrow the first set of parts will be ordered. Oh what fun it is.....
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-13-2008, 07:20 PM #2
    boba
    boba is offline
    Senior Member boba's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Location
    DFW
    Posts
    1,874
    Welcome to the board and congratulations on your new car.

    Here are some pics of it at our Hill Country Rally last year.

    Enjoy it. BTW I bought his other Lilac a '72 T roller for a project. How does one guy end up with 2 lilac cars?
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-13-2008, 08:39 PM #3
    mihalkog
    mihalkog is offline
    S Registry # 1130 mihalkog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    80
    It's a small world. Thanks for the pictures.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-13-2008, 08:49 PM #4
    EA911
    EA911 is offline
    Senior Member EA911's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    586
    Congratulations!! At first I didn't really like the color but now it's really growing on me. Must have been a really nice drive with the windows rolled down driving through the hills.

    BTW what was the bump everybody was talking about just below the engine latch?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 10-13-2008, 09:35 PM #5
    mihalkog
    mihalkog is offline
    S Registry # 1130 mihalkog's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Posts
    80

    Bubble

    EA911, I assume you meant to say "bubble below the door lock".
    It's where the formerly loose door pocket scraped the paint resulting in some rust - I'm not concerned. I spent some time under the car and it definitely was a dry climate car with excellent body integrity.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-13-2008, 09:40 PM #6
    S Jellybean Car
    S Jellybean Car is offline
    Member S Jellybean Car's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Posts
    68
    Wow......good for you.

    Congratulations on a timeless new toy.


    Have to admit, watching your nice Purple car get bought and the nice 71 Conda Green S coupe get picked up -for what I would say were really good prices... was tough on me.

    Parking that extra cash for a special car isnt easy

    So many cars- now so little cash.
    peace, love, and happy-S
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-13-2008, 09:45 PM #7
    Bert
    Bert is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2003
    Location
    Los Angeles
    Posts
    1,477
    Congratulations on a beautiful car. Love the color!

    Welcome to the board.
    Bert Jayasekera
    1970 911T - Tangerine Orange
    Early 911S Registry #494
    R Gruppe #167
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-13-2008, 10:43 PM #8
    67SWT
    67SWT is offline
    Senior Member 67SWT's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Posts
    255

    Road Trip

    Nothing better than a good road trip. Reminds me of driving my 356 SC Cab from Wilmington NC to Eugene Oregon 6 years ago. It is these kinds of adventures that keeps my wife from tuning me out when I talk of getting another P-car.
    Congratulations
    Craig Williams
    Eugene,OR

    Member #1070

    1972 911E Targa Puck
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-14-2008, 12:58 AM #9
    Sigurd
    Sigurd is offline
    Member Sigurd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    Norway & Merritt Island, FL
    Posts
    35
    Congratulations with a beautiful car!

    Except from the lights, it looks just like mine.
    Sigurd
    Member # 1200
    73.5 T
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 10-14-2008, 04:23 AM #10
    Chuck Miller
    Chuck Miller is offline
    Moderator Chuck Miller's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Reseda, CA.
    Posts
    12,466

    Thumbs up

    Beautiful car....... CONGRATS!!!! ...... welcome to the board ...
    Chuck Miller
    Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
    R Gruppe #88
    TYP901 #62
    '73S cpe #1099 - Matched # 2.7/9.5 RS spec rebuild
    '67 Malibu 327 spt cpe - Period 350 Rebuild

    ’98 Chevy S-10 – Utility
    ’15 GTI – Commuter
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. Test drove a new 991 S...not at all what I expected.
    By Louie in forum Other Porsche Passions
    Replies: 17
    Last Post: 02-11-2013, 03:15 PM
  2. Test drove a new 991 S...not at all what I expected.
    By Louie in forum General Info
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 02-11-2013, 10:02 AM
  3. Who drove their early 911 to work today?
    By Tom F. in forum General Info
    Replies: 68
    Last Post: 07-02-2012, 04:40 PM
  4. went and drove cross country
    By Reza in forum Drives, Tours, Gatherings, Racing and Adventures
    Replies: 22
    Last Post: 09-22-2010, 08:55 AM
  5. RGruppe in PS....Who drove out...
    By RSupdate in forum General Info
    Replies: 81
    Last Post: 11-24-2004, 09:24 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Message Board Disclaimer and Terms of Use
This is a public forum. Messages posted here can be viewed by the public. The Early 911S Registry is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will express the views of the author and not the Early 911S Registry. Use of online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything of religious or political content, false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise to violate the law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible for and hold the Early 911S Registry harmless in the event of any claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should contact us immediately by email. The Early 911S Registry has the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.