Racing the Sun - Ojai to Santa Barbara, California

Ojai, California - March 2008. First day behind the wheel. Beautiful winding stretch of highway - Ojai to Santa Barbara with the Californian sun streaming in. St. Patricks Day never looked so bright. By the way... car handles like a dream. Not bad for 32 years.

My 912e

Oxnard, California - August 2007. First look, feel and sound of the Porsche 912e. This is quick video, but it puts you in the same place I was prior to taking the car out for a spin through Ventura. The car was purchased six months later.

What is a 912E? Einspritzung?

The 912E is a rare beast indeed. Internally designated at the factory as the Type 923, it appeared for one model year only, primarily in the United States, as the companion to the 911S.

It was in many ways a stop gap between the 914 (1969-1976) and the 924 (1976-1988). In 1976 rising fuel prices and lowered U.S. speed limits helped make the 912E a practical model. The 912E was powered by the 2.0 liter fuel-injected 914-derived engine.With its 21 U.S. gallon fuel tank and fuel-efficient engine, the 912E's driving range may be the best of any Porsche ever made, 600+ miles.

Options included electric sunroof, limited slip, and air conditioning. The 2099th and final 912E constructed also became the last air-cooled four-cylinder car produced by Porsche. For the record... 912E (E = Einspritzung, fuel injected to you and I).

Technical specifications can be found at: www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=957

The Adoption ~ 1976 Porsche 912e

"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
~ Rick Blaine (Casablanca)

I've just bought a car. No she isn't new - though she is to me. She claims she is 32, but I've come across papers that tell me she was first adopted in December 1975. I've had my eye on this one for some time. A rare one-year model, offering style, class, great-handling and a resilient four-cylinder engine. Last August I had the chance to drive through Southern California and spend an afternoon with her. Four months later, and much internal debate on the sanity of making such as purchase - as they say in Canada.... I "shot the puck".

She is stunning. Original owner, meticulously maintained, garaged and covered, yet driven regularly... a valued member of her family. I'm hoping she will enjoy her new home. In less than one month's time I will fly to Ventura to pick her up - and god willing.... bring her home.