New member--CRJohn 914 & his '72/914

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CRJohn 914
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Introducing myself & my 1972/1.7 Liter/914: John Hecklsmiller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#1. The "Red Hen" was purchased in Klamath Falls, Oregon; Dec. 1972 from "Stones Volkswagen, Inc." for $4937; upon
Sept. discharge from the US Navy/Seabees
#2. The 914's engine was rebuilt in Iowa City, Ia in 1981 @ 162,000 miles along with selected "Cosmetic" restoration.
#3. During the Fall of 2015 & 173,000 miles, I had Brad Meyer of "914 Limited"/Peoria, IL. do a complete Mechanical
Restoration. "914 Limited's" efforts re-established the car to 1972 standards!
#4. Today she sits for the Winter @ 179,500 miles & is only used for Fall & Spring "Sunday Rides" around the Upper
Midwest!
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Beautiful - nice “restoration” !!!!


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Welcome aboard @CRJohn 914


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@CRJohn 914

Welcome to Carpokes! Great story on your "Red Hen" and the many miles you've put on her. Very nice, indeed.


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Great to see a car look so good after all these years and miles. Welcome to Carpokes!!

(p.s., I'll move this to the New Member section. We don't stand on ceremony and rules much here, so no worries, but it's probably helpful to have this included with the other new member introductions.)


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CRJohn 914 wrote: Sat Jan 07, 2023 1:05 pm Introducing myself & my 1972/1.7 Liter/914: John Hecklsmiller, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#1. The "Red Hen" was purchased in Klamath Falls, Oregon; Dec. 1972 from "Stones Volkswagen, Inc." for $4937; upon
Sept. discharge from the US Navy/Seabees
#2. The 914's engine was rebuilt in Iowa City, Ia in 1981 @ 162,000 miles along with selected "Cosmetic" restoration.
#3. During the Fall of 2015 & 173,000 miles, I had Brad Meyer of "914 Limited"/Peoria, IL. do a complete Mechanical
Restoration. "914 Limited's" efforts re-established the car to 1972 standards!
#4. Today she sits for the Winter @ 179,500 miles & is only used for Fall & Spring "Sunday Rides" around the Upper
Midwest!006 (Small).JPG
Hi John,
Beautiful car - it must be a blast to drive!
Thanks for joining Carpokes.
Larry


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Larry C, Tom, blueline, P_Costal & Audi4t: Thanks for the kind words on "The RedHen"! After 50 yrs. of ownership + 179,000 miles of travel, I still enjoy the "Old Girl"!! I bought the 914 for 4900+ dollars back in 1972 & have since repurchased it, somewhere around 4 more times in maintenance & restoration. Still getting a lot of looks & comments of the "Hen" while on our Spring & Fall Road trips! Thanks again men, CRJohn


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