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Hey @hybriddyneguy - no your the first, but let's wait and see is if someone else is counting the times I used the word 'she' - NOT, but thanks for your observation. Hope you enjoyed the video of my '73 914 - SHE is sweet isn't SHE - cheeRS

@@Richardsdelegance Loved it! u r amazing person with a big heart! looking forward to more of our videos especially if there's one on auto cross! I'm building a Mc Laren M6GT replica and have a 914 with a 3.5 liter V8. Wish I could do videos like yours, mine really suck!

@@hybriddyneguy - thank you so much for your kind words and sorry if I was a bit short with your comment about the word 'she'. And what - a 914 with a 3.5L V8 - get out of here 🙂what year and what color? In regards to the videos - I have contracted with a photographer and a content creator in order to produce the videos you see on our YT channel and out Instagram page. Also, we are going to do a open test day at Sebring on December 19th with my '73 911E - so please stay tuned for the upcoming post. May take a bit to do the editing, put should be up and running not to long after the track day - thanks again for checking us out and cheeRS 🙂

@@Richardsdelegance Are you OK with the stock fenders or do you wish you had the 916 flares? I sure would like the flares but for now the stock fenders will have to do. so based on that I am not sure what tires to run in the stock fender configuration? I believe I want 205/50-15 on the rear but not sure what to run in the front? What tire size do you run on the front of your 914-6? I want 205/50-15 just not sure if they will fit? Sure, would appreciate any other comment you see fit on 914 tire size. Thanks for your time!

Hey @crissignon7482 - thank you so much for your kind words about my '73 914. As you saw in the video, she is a special Porsche, with a lot of unique feature that makes her one of a kind. When I was living in San Diego several years ago, I use to enter her in the local Autocrosses at Jack Murphy Stadium parking lot with the PCA's San Diego Region. She was top time of the day for most of the events and loved going through that old style 901 trani gears and taking that mid-engine 914 through the corners. She's a garage queen now, with a few drives each month - thanks again and hope you enjoy some of our other YT videos - cheeRS

@@Richardsdelegance Certainly sounds like some special fun times. I sold my dream Porsche a couple of months ago when I moved from Canada to Europe. "She too was super special ... '96 993 Turbo with 21k miles and a bunch of Turbo S components and man with upgraded turbos and engine management she was really quick !!! Never to be forgotten. Happy motoring.

Hey @specialman - too funny :-) and yes, I acknowledge my cap is on backwards. Your only the 2nd person to comment about the cap being on backwards - so thanks for noticing :-) It's just part of my M.O. to be identified in the videos with the cap turned the unconventional way - as you may have noticed in our other YT videos. Hope you enjoyed the 914 video - cheeRS

Hey @daxharper7170 - thank you so much for your comment about my '73 911E and hope you enjoy some of our other content on our new YT - cheeRS

Hey @motorfab - thanks for your comment and yes, 1973 911 is my favorite year. Just a standout year for the last of the F-series 911 with black horn grills, black trim around the turn signals and brake lens, a square outside rear view mirror , rubber bumpers, etc.. Hope you enjoy some of the other content we have on our YT channel - thanks again - cheeRS

@Richardsdelegance for Europe no rubbers bumpers You can see chrome type on the mine yellow T 😉🖐

Hey @motorfab7014 - interesting, safety standards in Europe must have been different then the US market back then. I know the US market in '72 and earlier had chrome bumpers with a rubber insert in the middle, but Euro had all chrome - thanks for the info - cheeRS

@@Richardsdelegance ciao Richard, scusa scrivo in italiano perché il mio inglese è troppo elementare. Le S avevano la "bumperette" cromata con sopra la copertura in gomma, le T e le E solo cromata. Poi, come saprai, ordinando l'optional "trim S" anche loro due avevano cromo più gomma. La mia, ti dirò, mi piace semplice e spartana senza la seconda parte in gomma Un'altra particolarità tutta italiana è la plastica anteriore con la parte bianca più grande di quella arancione al contrario del resto d'Europa dove la parte più estesa è quella arancione... e in USA tutta arancio e niente bianco. Ora la smetto sennò ti annoio 🤣

Hey @SmartFirstPrincipleThinking - wow, the '72 911S that you owned, sounds like she was a beauty and the 2.7 specs with the sport exhaust must have sounded great. Not sure if you noticed on our YT channel, but I also have a '73 911S coupe in silver and black, just like the one you had. She's got about 74,000 original miles with the OEM 2.4L MFI, and as you mentioned, the '73 911 model year moved that oil fill spot - back in the engine compartment. Thanks for checking our new YT channel - appreciate it - cheeRS

Hey @hertzair1186 - oops, thanks for the correction and should have check further for the proper spelling. Appreciate it and hope you enjoyed the video and maybe some of the other content on our new YT channel - cheeRS

Hey @Hannib4IBarca - thanks for checking out the video and ya, 10 grand then, but gotta think maybe $125,000 today. Hopefully more as the original owner and with the original color that was only repainted once back in 1991 and mostly original interior. Either way, she'll be handed down to the family when that time comes - thanks again and cheeRS

@@Richardsdelegance she's a beautiful car, and I really enjoyed the video. Fingers crossed one day I will be able to own one myself.

Hey @Hannib4IBarca - thanks again for your kind words and I hope that day comes sooner then later when you find yourself a new Porsche owner - cheeRS

I sold the step up from this, a 911E Targa, in the early eighties, albeit nowhere near this condition, for..............................£1800 !!

Hey @MrJearley6 - thank you so much for you kind words and checking out our new YT channel. And yes, she is clean for a 51 year old Porsche even though she has about 150,000 original miles. Also, please stay tuned for a video in the next month or two about my '73 911S with 74,311 miles on her. Please feel free to check-out our Instagram page too: @richards_d_elegance. Thanks again and cheeRS

Thanks again @pulehushortribs157 - appreciate it and please check out our Instagram page too at: @richards_d_elegance CheeRS

Hey @pulehushortribs157 - thanks for checking out the video and ya, she is a looker!! The '73 911's are my favorite year for the classic Porsches. With a '73 T, E and S - I got the trifecta, just need the '73 Carrera RS, but in today's market - they're way out of my price range. Stay tuned for our future track day video in December and then the 2.7L motor will get a twin plug application with a show quality finish for future shows. Thanks again - cheeRS

Hey - @Cgjake561 - thank you so much for your, "Awesome" comment - appreciate it and hope you enjoy some of the other videos on our new YT channel - cheeRS

@@Richardsdelegance I sure will!

Hey - @original2758 - sorry for my delay, but thank you for your compliment about our video productions - I've got a great Team for pulling it all together. Sounds like your Boxster S has got it going on with a whole lot of excellent mods, and seems like you've been kept busy with your project. I did purchase two other new Porsches from Champion in Pompano Beach, FL before I got the allocation for the 2024 Spyder RS. So, that's how I was able to secure the allocation. Question though - a bit confused when you mentioned 'Spyder GT4' - did you mean Cayman GT4??? CheeRS

Hey @thecostanzatheory - nice try, but she ain't for sale :-) thanks for taking the time to check out the video and she is a looker and I love driving the old analogue style 911's. Appreciate the, "wow" - thanks again - cheeRS

Don't let him fool you. One day It's mine. I'll sell both kidneys if I have to...

@@Richardsdelegance the best!

Hey - @rmhcrypto7921 - thank you so much for your, "Wow, she's a beauty!" comment - appreciate it Bro - cheeRS

Hey @Marz78963 - thanks for your comment and the exhaust note change with the Renntech SS muffler is subtle with a more prominent note on the cold start and, that was the only change to the exhaust we made. It's been 12 years since the mods with Renntech, so I cannot quite remember what the OEM exhaust note under load, sounded like. Gotta think though, replacing the resonators with the X-Pipe is gonna bring you a huge difference - If your gonna use the Renntech muffler, have you reach out to them with your question on how much the X-Pipes will change the sound of your exhaust system? Thanks again for reaching out - good luck and cheeRS

Hey @mainiotaainetta - thanks for checking out our YT channel and the video for my '73 911T - cheeRS

Hey vallanddess - thank you so much for you comment about my '73 914. And yes on the tires, as the video mentioned - I wanted something that'll come up to temp a bit quicker then a summer tire, for a little more spirited drive. She is a stand alone little 914 and ya - ain't gonna see another one like her. Thanks again and hope you enjoy some of the other videos on our YT channel - cheeRS

Hey - @letsride2057 - sorry for my delay, but thanks for taking the time to tell me the story about your '72 911T. And, good on you for keeping her a narrow body - a lot of Porsche owners of the earlier 911's did enjoy doing either the SC flare or the turbo flares or the '73 RS flares, but for the purist - narrow body is the way to go!! Even though as the original owner of my '73 911T Targa, I did make some modifications, as you may have seen on our YT channel a few months ago. I still have though, as you may have seen in the YT 'Introduction', the '73 911E and the '73 911S as narrow body Porsche still. And yes, the chrome fender moldings did come stock on the T, E and S. Only the purists understood the need to leave the fender moldings alone - even though, most all those early 911 owners, did remove them at some point. Don't fret about not keeping them - I didn't keep mine either, after we did the mods. back in 1991. You should be able to still purchase in the after market - like at Stoddard Porsche or Pelican Parts. And , good on you again for keeping her after all of these years - if my math is right, you've had her for 42 years - excellent!! Thanks again for your comment and checking out our YT channel - CheeRS

Well now @williamjackson5357 - even though we have never met or communicated before, I think I love you :-) as a figure of speech. And yes, you are right about Porsche's PTS paint code 415-9-2 Sepia Brown - is certainly my favorite, being that I have 3 Porsches in Sepia Brown (please see previous post on YT). First offered by Porsche in 1969 -1973, not a lot of people were attracted to this color, but a few years ago, Porsche reintroduced this special PTS color back in 2022 for the Boxster models and then was offered in 2023 for the 911 models. So, thank you so much for your comments about this special color and "...bar none" it is the best color that Porsche has ever offered - appreciate it - cheeRS

Hey Sparky245 - and yep, an L.A. brat all the way!! I miss those simple times back then, but nothing stays the same - just look at the technology changes with Porsche over the last 50 or so years. The Sepia Brown color was not the most popular back then, but I think the market has grown to appreciate this unique color. Thanks for your comment and CheeRS

Hey @waltvancourt5052 - thanks for your comment and always pleased to hear from another 718 Spyder owner. Love the chalk and certainly a manual is the way to go - wish Porsche gave the Spyder RS a manual, but we're told it would not fit??? Not sure why, because our 718 Spyder's offer the manual, but not the RS - maybe an issue with the GT3 style motor? Thanks again and CheeRS

Hey @Mags_1969 - thank you so much for subscribing to our YT channel and appreciate your comment about the Spyder RS!! Please stay tuned for more content, as we move forward with our relatively new YT channel - thanks again and CheeRS

Hey @Valvey789 - and yep, on how things have changed in 51 years!! Little own the dollar value of a vehicle back then, life in general in today's terms, is way more expensive then our lifestyles back then. Thanks for your comment and CheeRS

Hey @erichstevens3246 - and person after my own heart :-) There is nothing like driving the old analog style 911 F-series, with the long front hood and more - they just don't make them like that anymore. And then, to be able to remove the top, fold it up - put in the trunk or backseat and enjoy the Targa style 911. Thanks for checking us out on our new YT channel - CheeRS

Hey @rtsmith3921 - sorry for my delay and thanks for your comment! After the purchase of my new '73 911T Targa - that was the last new Porsche I purchased until 2022 - 49 years later I had the good fortune to buy new the 718 Spyder, then in '23 the Sepia Brown 911Targa 4 GTS and now the '24 Spyder RS in Sepia Brown too. And yes, a legendary color for Porsche - not the most popular, but I luv it - obviously :-) Thanks again and hope you enjoy our YT channel - CheeRS

Hey @MW-gi1tr - sorry for the delay and gonna guess your talking about the 1973.5 plastic air box that kept blowing a hole in the box because of the pop-off valve? Yep, went thru 3 different boxes if I remember - The factory (blew two of those), then a reinforced plastic rib and then a metal lined air box, which solved the problem for me. Can't remember if Porsche did something to help relieve that back pressure too. Thanks for checking us out - hope you enjoy the other videos - CheeRS

Hello @johnschildhouse5198 - sorry for my delay and thank you so much for checking out our YT channel and the video on my special '73 914. As you heard in the video, she is a very unique little 914 and was super lucky to have found her thru the help of Lou Malone with AJ-USA in San Diego. We did have the 1970 - '71 914 -6 narrow body and certainly the GT 914-6 with the fender flares (a classic), but your right - would have been nice if Porsche continued a higher performance 914, but with the oil embargo in '73 Porsche had to produce a more economically viable 914. Thanks again and hope you enjoy some of our stuff on our YT channel - CheeRS

Strange story @RUfromthe40's - hopefully they recovered the rest of the car :-) CheeRS

Hey @RUfromthe40's - sorry for the delay - the '74 G-body 911 with the 2.7 is a nice combination and thanks for the compliment on my '73 911T Targa. One of the loves of my life and for 51 years - CheeRS

Hey @burkebell - sorry for the delay, but thank you so much for subscribing and following our YT channel. And, awesome on the Porsches that you have owned over the years - my dad had a silver restoration quality 1964 356C that was a beautiful Porsche. As a new kid on the block, we don't have thousands of subscribers or follower's - maybe one day, but for now, our goal is to bring you as much quality content in order to help fill our YT channel posts with things of interest. Thanks again and CheeRS

OK @Alejandro_Bonilla - time to grow-up and not be so childish with you comment. And maybe - it's time for ya also, to move on to another forum and not bother us with silly remarks - good luck!!

Hey @diascell - thank you so much for checking out the video and yep, the Sepia Brown is my favorite. Some my not think so, as per a few of the childish comments, but I've been in love with that color, ever since I bought my new '73 911T Targa. With the '23 911 Targa 4 GTS and now the '24 Spyder RS - gonna guess I might be the only one in the World with that combination. Please check out YT channel for more stuff - thanks again and CheeRS

Hey @liam6829 - and yes, I am fortunate to be only about 45 north of Champion Porsche and just around the corner per say, is Champion Motorsports. The demographics of Miami and FT. Lauderdale has Champion as one of the largest in the Country. Don't be jealous though - you work at a Porsche Centre, so your way ahead of most other Porsche people. Thanks for checking our video and CheeRS

Hey @helimx - thanks for checking out our channel and we are the new kids on the block with only about 4 months under our belt - so appreciate you tuning in. And, yes I'm learning on an open forum like this, your gonna gets knuckleheads that only wanna just make negative comments, but I think on an overall basis we've gotten some wonderful people making some positive comments. The removal and install of the top is really not to bad, I'm sure you've checked out some of the YT videos. The goal for Porsche was light weight (a goal for all RS's) and if I'm correct the top for my 2022 718 Spyder is 30 pounds heavier. The design is really ingenious for Porsche, because it's so simple and with just a few steps the top can be taken on and off with just one person, but 2 people works also. And, just try and ignore those negative thinking people and please continue to check us out - CheeRS

Hey @dfend451 - '...engineering brain power...' yep, there is no greater sportscar manufacture in the World then Porsche!! Ain't nobody does it better then Porsche and a perfect example is the 2024 718 Spyder RS!! It is a perfect example of Porsche's engineering perfection. I'm still in the break-in period, but can't wait to let her run here in the flat, straight and boring roads of South Florida - don't got any canyon roads here, but maybe a run down to the Florida Keyes at 180 mph might get the blood flowing :-) And, ain't no lollipops here - just pure Porsche breed technology - CheeRS

Hey @user-vt9je9jxf4 - thank you so much for your comment and ya, she is pretty sexy - can't wait to get to that 9,000 rpm to hear her scream :-) Yep - and good eye on the color shade difference - the '73 back then, used a Glasurit single stage paint with a clear coat and when she got her only re-painted back in 1991 - we used the same process. Porsche's current technology uses again a Glasurit (manufacture - BASF), but a water based paint or waterborne product - check out their website. So - yes, they're is a shade of difference between the earlier application to the modern day technology - Sepia Brown Porsche paint code 415-9-2 - thanks again - CheeRS

Hey @rodneypratt4324 - and Sepia Brown was first used back in 1969 thru 1973 and a few years ago Porsche brought that color back, thru their PTS (paint to sample) program. And, too funny about the cap - I wear the cap backwards, because it's kinda of a M.O. for me, when doing the videos. And, thanks for the compliment about my age - actually I'm 71 years young - thanks for your comment - CheeRS

Hey @bryansimmons4020 - and my goal with the satin black forged magnesium wheels, was to match my '23 911 Targa 4 GTS, so when side by side and both in Sepia Brown - it would make for a great photo shoot. - stay tuned on that - CheeRS

Hey @JJL206 - interesting comment and actually spot on. In the past when I would try and describe the color, I would use a candy store back in California called See's Candy that had two suckers on a stick - one was dark chocolate and the other was a light caramel color, which was really close to the Sepia Brown. So, kinda funny about your candy bar comment - thanks for checking out our latest YT video post and stay tuned for a few reels on the new car detail, over the next day or two -CheeRS

Hey @blendlinegarage42 - and sorry for my delay in replying to your comment. Per my request to the Porsche sales rep at Champion, I asked them not to unwrap the Spyder RS so we could do the video of the unwrapping for our YT channel. The vehicle was not unwrapped and a partial PDI was performed by inspecting the undercarriage and hooking up a diagnostic to confirm there were no default codes that needed to be cleared or reset. They did the diagnostic by unzipping the driver door wrap, in order to access the hook-up for the diagnostic equipment. I also did not want the dealership to do the new car detail, because she went to K2 Motorcars here in Jupiter for the paint correction, PPF and ceramic coating. And, if I may - there was no front splitter or other plastic trims inside the car - they may do that on other Porsches, but not this one and not sure what your talking about with you mention 'remove the suspension from transport settings. Thanks for checking out the video -CheeRS

Hey @MW-gi1tr - thanks for you suggestion, but the satin aurum wheels would be a bit to much bling for me. My goal with the satin black was to match the '23 911 Targa 4 GTS, so when side by side and with the Sepia Brown paint theme - the wheels would also match the overall look of the 2 Porsches. Thanks again and CheeRS

Hey @silverlover5817 - and yep, special request to the Porsche Ambassador (salesman) at Champion not to unwrap her so we could do the video in our own space and time. A note was placed on the outside of the wrap and inside the car saying, 'do not remove wrap or perform PDI' (pre-delivery inspection). No PDI because I wanted a professional detail company to do the paint correction, PPF and the Modesto Ceramic Coating. With Porsche having to ship vehicles by boat, I believe most have some form of protection, but gonna guess the high end models get a full wrap like the Spyder RS. Thanks for checking us out and stay tuned in the next day or two for some short reels on the detail work - CheeRS

Hey @cwp01 - thank you so much for your comment and if you would like to check out the story on the Hagerty online publication - it's: www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/porsche-911-vs-porsche-911-a-half-century-apart/. Appreciate the comment and checking us out on our YT channel - CheeRS

Thanks @john.1585 - for the cool dude emogie and checking out our channel - CheeRS

Thanks @sg618342 - yep, it is a different color that Porsche has come up a long time ago. In previous replies, I mentioned that Sepia Brown was first used on the 911's from 1969 to 1973. And, if I'm correct paint code 415-9-2 was brought back in 2023 for the 911 models. Please check out the other videos on this channel that has two of my other Porsches in that same color - CheeRS

Well @siddiqahmad5193 - our goal was to unwrap her at my storage unit, so we could bring to you the video of the unwrapping, while also being able to see the home she'll be staying in. I couldn't do that at K2 Motorcars here in Jupiter, FL., a 60,000 sq ft storage/rental facility that also has a full detail service department. In the next few days, they'll be 3 short reels of exactly that - paint correction, PPF install and a ceramic coating application - stay tuned and thanks for the comment on the color - CheeRS

OK @hernanhernandez3861 - way too funny, can't stop laughing on your suggestion for that '...total protection' :-) I do prefer the lamb skin style though, but that may not work for Porsche or the lambs - thanks for the laugh and checking us out on YT - CheeRS

Hey @vasco7819 - OK, I'll make a note to reach out to you in 10 years or sooner - if I were planning to sell. OR - maybe NOT :-) Just joking, as I know you are, but I ain't selling this collectable and gonna be handed down to my family when that time comes - but good try!! Stay tuned for a few more posts soon about the 718 Spyder RS - thanks - CheeRS