Thanks for bringing back some great memories. Had a 72 914 in the 70s ,what a crazy fun car to drive, put a lot of miles on it gave me a lot of smiles in return!
Thanks for making this video guys. I built a very similar 3.2, flared 914-6 years ago, and the way you both described the car is exactly the way I would have described it too. And I greatly miss it!
Sound quality was fine, it happens. I had no problems hearing. Great show!!! My uncle has a beautiful white E Type that he has owned as long as I can remember. He drives it, and it's only got 30,000ish miles 😱...insane sound when he starts it up and putts away through the parking lot. Leaves me speechless.
Back in the late eighties I had a 914 1.7, under powered but so much fun to drive. I would drive it from Salt Lake to to San Diego thru the night, it was such a fantastic drive, the car the scenery….just what driving was all about!!!
You have a new subscriber. You just did a review of two of my "I wish" cars. I owned a 914-4 cylinder. It was a 72. Not a whole lot of guts but a whole lot of fun. The E Type Jaguar has always been my dream car. I first saw one at age 12(1962). I was totally enthralled. I just stood there and stared at it for half an hour.
I had a 2.0 liter 914 when I lived in Orange County loved that car wish I had another one learned to drive stick with that car. We shoved a 911 somewhere around 270 horsepower give or take. What a blast! I’ve seen and heard about people putting Subaru WRX engines in 914s. The Jag is breathtaking. Had. a 77 MGB that had electrical issues and I only drove it during the day, not because of electrical problems but because if it broke down it was easier to get a tow during the day. It always a constant oil leak not a fast car but loved it just the same. Todd’s wife is going to be gone when he gets home. Love to see more videos like this one.
I love the 914. I don’t care what anyone says about them. It was my first introduction into Porsche. Not fast but they are so much fun. Chopping off 2” off the top was a mistake though. Should have left it alone. Putting a flat 6 into it turns it into a 914/6 which they actually made for a couple of years and are very rare.
I need both of them, two of my favorite cars. I managed to find a 914 about 18 months ago. It took me about 6 months to do the bodywork and paint. I had to completely rebuild every part of the brakes, the poor wiring harness had been butchered, that took a few weekends to sort out. Covid and the long brutal summer stopped most progress till about to 2 months ago. Yesterday was the first day I was able to drive it more than up and down the block. A 914 is a wonderful little car. One day I will find an affordable E type to go with it. I have wanted an E type since I was 10 years old.
When I was a little kid, my grandfather went through a post-retirement sports car phase. The last one was a 1963 E-type coupe. Eight year old me didn't appreciate sex on wheels but I knew that thing was just stunning. Reliability was godawful, but damn when it was working that car was heaven. And I'm a fan of hard-core sports cars, but that Canepa 914 is just a little too hair-shirt. Makes an Elise look like a practical everyday car.
Great video guys ! Thanks for the 3/4 still of the 914 (my new wallpaper)... It's new years day and I'm going to go out to the garage and fire mine up, Zambezi Green...you've seen it, the one in Hawaii....from the "too precious Corvette" episode (I took your advice and sold the vette). That E-type is STUNNING...but until I can afford one, a 914 will have to do. Aloha! Harvey Mushman. ;-)
If you think that 914 is great you should try one with door handles and a normal height roof. And the 914s original door handle execution is one of the cleanest and most functional of any car ever anyway. And another thing: I'm 6'4 and I can fit in my little 914-4 sitting straight up with my helmet on since I removed the seat padding.
I love clean esthetics as much as the next guy. However, not having door handles or side mirrors... that's pushing it. I do love the toggle switches but you couldn't label them right on the console??? Also, no vents?! Sorry.. the stock vehicles are pretty well compromised as it is.. these are just changing things because they can. Kudos to the actual owners of these vehicles (when they were privately owned). Between the 2, the Jag by a landslide. Despite the fact it still has all its wrong quarks (won't shift right and it eats batteries everytime you take it out?!?! ) Happy New Year!!
At last some PROPER classic road cars on the channel!! Car with untouchable characters. Paul was having a "Todd Lotus Elise" revelation in the Porsche 914! Todd was having a "Paul perfection" revelation in the Jaguar E-Type Speedster!
This is the coolest car video idea all year! Would love to do this cross country. The only problem? None of us would fit? Both of you look like you need the seat lowered and moved slightly back. Both of them would look good jammed into my very small living room though. Don't worry, I live in Michigan. I'd bring them out in the spring.
Very fun video! Two beautiful but very different cars. Thanks Paul and Todd and Grios Garage! Sorry to hear your gear was stolen! Can you post the details of what was stolen so we can keep a look out for it being sold and notify you if we see any of it?
This is video is a world first. Featured an E type and didn’t mention Enzo Ferrari’s quote about the E type.🙏🏻 Also that 914🤤😍, apply that quote to it instead.🖤
Jaguar always made some very nice cars that have split personalities, great power and handling plus poise and elegance. You guys can't keep doing this to me.
paul not carring about power? what is this!? so cool to see these cars, the only gripe i have is that the 914 headlights should be round, not square. still awesome video guys!
Back when I was a kid, there was a 914 in the mountains of NC that always "bothered" me. Someone had put one of the 70's "pop off" sunroofs on it! I mean really, the entire top comes off?! Then there was the Nam Vet in a wheelchair who had a wicked fast 911 with the Sportamatic manual transmission.
I had two 914's, and a 911S/C. The itch to have a 914 with a 911 engine does not go away. Keep the stock head room or fabricate a bubble in the roof for your head.
That posrche looks exclusive and stylish, fine choice of materials, a proper sports car, I would choose it over a plastic modern design obviously if it was at a normal price not over 100k which is obviously because it’s a collectible
Great video, as usual. Thanks for showing us these awesome vehicles. One thing to work on is better capturing the exhaust note. The exhaust sound during the drive-bys and full throttle accelerations shots were disappointing.
I've been in that chopped 914 and at 6'2 there was no way to sit up straight. The guy who built it was much shorter than me and he fit just fine. The car looks awesome but isn't practical for anyone taller than 6'. I have no issue with head space in my own 914, even with a full roll cage.
That toggle switch.. I had a bad experience with that. It was in my 193 Alfa Giulia as it was made of plastic and continuous sun exposure made it brittle and it broke!
as a 15+ year owner and driver of a 914 , the car can fit drivers 6ft ish with stock seats, it does have a split personality with being a beast on tight twisty roads and able to be a long distance high speed cruiser that can be driven with one finger on the wheel. and us "teener" owners refer to 911's as donor cars. the 914 is a superior car over the 911.
Paul & Todd ....sshhhh!! Let's just keep these local Puget Sound roads a secret, OK? 😉👍 Sorry you had to hang out in Gorst at a muffler shop waiting for a tow
Love both cars. Enzo Ferrari called the Jag, the most beautiful car in the world when it debut at the Geneva auto show in 61'. When I was in HS a neighbor had a 914. I have loved that minimalistic look ever since. I bet the 914 is a blast to drive. I'm curious about its curb weight.
My build is a 914 with the 996 suspension all round including 996 brakes and 17” wheels and steering.It’s a full mechanical upgrade to take a 300 whp fa20dit engine.
Beautiful cars and video. Sad to say the size of the console in the e type would prevent me from wanting one. I have a painful bad right knee and i am searching for a car thats fast and fun to drive. But not super painful to be inside.. i fell in love with the cayman but dont think i fit well enough to own one. Never been in a 914. But the price has gone up so high in the last decade.
@@Humaid316 It had the straight 6 like certain e types, and I did some things to it to make handle better, rather than try to make it into a muscle car
Not to be Mr. Negativity but back in the day the only 914 that had any value was the 914-6 and even that was at the bottom of the list for Porschephiles. I always thought the E-type was a car that looked best without a driver. The low design of the car makes the addition of a driver result in a dog sitting on a skateboard look. Usually with the drivers head sticking up awkwardly over the windshield. I would still happily take either though....
I guess I am in the minority because I don’t see the big fuss over the E type Jag, it’s ok looking but IMO far from what so many say as being the nicest looking car. This version is a muted version of the original that to me is even blander looking.
I could have bought a 914 back in the 80s but I thought i wanted a 924, mom overruled and I ended up with an accord, biggest mistake of my life! Nest to getting rid of my 67 grand prix to get the next car!
I just don't get the E-type and why it's "the most beautiful car ever produced". I much prefer the XJS from a visual standpoint. The 914 was butt ugly as produced, but when you tart them up they look fantastic.
Looks like both cars - but especially the Porsche - are pretty but mostly dumb builds that would drive you insane after owning them for a while. No door mirrors? Illegal at least in Sweden and about as dumb as it comes. No vents and a roof so low you can’t sit properly? Cheezus…
Thank you very much for sharing this lifetime experiment with us, I enjoyed every second of the video.
Very glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for bringing back some great memories. Had a 72 914 in the 70s ,what a crazy fun car to drive, put a lot of miles on it gave me a lot of smiles in return!
Which 70’s colour was it Jim?
Had a '72 914 from 1990-1996 and it was probably the most fun car I've owned including a '99 vette and '06 BMW 330i.
The Jag is one of the most beautiful cars ever built. The Porsche has that Messerschmitt ME Fighter aircraft vibe , very cool !
Great video! Big fan of modified 914s! We have two, a Audi 1.8t powered 914 and an LS6 914 thats getting a turbo!
No way you managed to fit an LS6 in a 914 🤯
I hope I'll get one someday
May I say...yikes!! Well done sir. Or M'aam.
i prefer a 914 with normal roof....its looks as beautiful as that chopped one when lowered
“This is a car I never want to get out of” Perfectly captured the 914 experience.
Thanks for making this video guys. I built a very similar 3.2, flared 914-6 years ago, and the way you both described the car is exactly the way I would have described it too. And I greatly miss it!
Sound quality was fine, it happens. I had no problems hearing. Great show!!! My uncle has a beautiful white E Type that he has owned as long as I can remember. He drives it, and it's only got 30,000ish miles 😱...insane sound when he starts it up and putts away through the parking lot. Leaves me speechless.
That 914 looks it has a Richard Hammond height limit to get inside.
Back in the late eighties I had a 914 1.7, under powered but so much fun to drive. I would drive it from Salt Lake to to San Diego thru the night, it was such a fantastic drive, the car the scenery….just what driving was all about!!!
You have a new subscriber. You just did a review of two of my "I wish" cars. I owned a 914-4 cylinder. It was a 72. Not a whole lot of guts but a whole lot of fun.
The E Type Jaguar has always been my dream car. I first saw one at age 12(1962). I was totally enthralled. I just stood there and stared at it for half an hour.
I had a 2.0 liter 914 when I lived in Orange County loved that car wish I had another one learned to drive stick with that car. We shoved a 911 somewhere around 270 horsepower give or take. What a blast! I’ve seen and heard about people putting Subaru WRX engines in 914s.
The Jag is breathtaking. Had. a 77 MGB that had electrical issues and I only drove it during the day, not because of electrical problems but because if it broke down it was easier to get a tow during the day. It always a constant oil leak not a fast car but loved it just the same.
Todd’s wife is going to be gone when he gets home. Love to see more videos like this one.
I love the 914. I don’t care what anyone says about them. It was my first introduction into Porsche. Not fast but they are so much fun.
Chopping off 2” off the top was a mistake though. Should have left it alone. Putting a flat 6 into it turns it into a 914/6 which they actually made for a couple of years and are very rare.
The Jaguar is indeed beautiful from every angle! 👍
I need both of them, two of my favorite cars. I managed to find a 914 about 18 months ago. It took me about 6 months to do the bodywork and paint. I had to completely rebuild every part of the brakes, the poor wiring harness had been butchered, that took a few weekends to sort out. Covid and the long brutal summer stopped most progress till about to 2 months ago. Yesterday was the first day I was able to drive it more than up and down the block. A 914 is a wonderful little car. One day I will find an affordable E type to go with it. I have wanted an E type since I was 10 years old.
OMG double goosebumps on this video. My two favorite body styles of all time, done to the 9's. Well done guys!
FYI, I just entered a large order with Griot's because of their support for this video. Great, interesting cars. Great commentary. Good Job guys!
Thank you. They have great products and we appreciate your support of our show!
When I was a little kid, my grandfather went through a post-retirement sports car phase. The last one was a 1963 E-type coupe. Eight year old me didn't appreciate sex on wheels but I knew that thing was just stunning. Reliability was godawful, but damn when it was working that car was heaven.
And I'm a fan of hard-core sports cars, but that Canepa 914 is just a little too hair-shirt. Makes an Elise look like a practical everyday car.
Love both but would kill for the 914!
Great video guys ! Thanks for the 3/4 still of the 914 (my new wallpaper)... It's new years day and I'm going to go out to the garage and fire mine up, Zambezi Green...you've seen it, the one in Hawaii....from the "too precious Corvette" episode (I took your advice and sold the vette). That E-type is STUNNING...but until I can afford one, a 914 will have to do. Aloha! Harvey Mushman. ;-)
Amazing cars and fantastic scenery to drive them in
If you think that 914 is great you should try one with door handles and a normal height roof. And the 914s original door handle execution is one of the cleanest and most functional of any car ever anyway.
And another thing: I'm 6'4 and I can fit in my little 914-4 sitting straight up with my helmet on since I removed the seat padding.
That was sublime, from beginning to end!
I love clean esthetics as much as the next guy. However, not having door handles or side mirrors... that's pushing it. I do love the toggle switches but you couldn't label them right on the console??? Also, no vents?!
Sorry.. the stock vehicles are pretty well compromised as it is.. these are just changing things because they can. Kudos to the actual owners of these vehicles (when they were privately owned).
Between the 2, the Jag by a landslide. Despite the fact it still has all its wrong quarks (won't shift right and it eats batteries everytime you take it out?!?! )
Happy New Year!!
At last some PROPER classic road cars on the channel!! Car with untouchable characters.
Paul was having a "Todd Lotus Elise" revelation in the Porsche 914!
Todd was having a "Paul perfection" revelation in the Jaguar E-Type Speedster!
Great video! I could feel your passion throughout the entire video.
I love both these cars. Great show, thanks and happy new year
Wow. Blown away by those incredible beasts. Great episode, thanks 😃.
This is the coolest car video idea all year! Would love to do this cross country. The only problem? None of us would fit? Both of you look like you need the seat lowered and moved slightly back. Both of them would look good jammed into my very small living room though. Don't worry, I live in Michigan. I'd bring them out in the spring.
We actually fit quite well in the e-type. But the 914 was short drives only... though Paul would probably drive it cross country. Thanks for watching!
@@EverydayDriver Absolutely. Good videos.
I love that blue on the E-type, it's right behind BRG❗
Very fun video! Two beautiful but very different cars. Thanks Paul and Todd and Grios Garage! Sorry to hear your gear was stolen! Can you post the details of what was stolen so we can keep a look out for it being sold and notify you if we see any of it?
This is video is a world first. Featured an E type and didn’t mention Enzo Ferrari’s quote about the E type.🙏🏻 Also that 914🤤😍, apply that quote to it instead.🖤
That 914 is simply incredible
Right outside and around Cooperstown NY it looks like! Gorgeous roads through there!
I’d like the 914, please. But even more, I’d like to drive those roads - what amazing scenery!
Cool 914 such fun cars to drive. Love the modifications this one has thanks for putting it in the video!
I wish you guys a very happy New Year!
Jaguar always made some very nice cars that have split personalities, great power and handling plus poise and elegance. You guys can't keep doing this to me.
paul not carring about power? what is this!? so cool to see these cars, the only gripe i have is that the 914 headlights should be round, not square. still awesome video guys!
Back when I was a kid, there was a 914 in the mountains of NC that always "bothered" me. Someone had put one of the 70's "pop off" sunroofs on it! I mean really, the entire top comes off?! Then there was the Nam Vet in a wheelchair who had a wicked fast 911 with the Sportamatic manual transmission.
I had two 914's, and a 911S/C. The itch to have a 914 with a 911 engine does not go away. Keep the stock head room or fabricate a bubble in the roof for your head.
That posrche looks exclusive and stylish, fine choice of materials, a proper sports car, I would choose it over a plastic modern design obviously if it was at a normal price not over 100k which is obviously because it’s a collectible
What beautiful roads you are driving on, wow!!
Great video, as usual. Thanks for showing us these awesome vehicles.
One thing to work on is better capturing the exhaust note. The exhaust sound during the drive-bys and full throttle accelerations shots were disappointing.
One sleek looking Jaguar.
I've been in that chopped 914 and at 6'2 there was no way to sit up straight. The guy who built it was much shorter than me and he fit just fine. The car looks awesome but isn't practical for anyone taller than 6'. I have no issue with head space in my own 914, even with a full roll cage.
wait...I'm in Washinton! I'd love to check out Griot's Motors sometime.
Omg, what! That sucks. Awesome vid. Wow
Porsche 914 - There is no substitute...
except, maybe an E-Type
That toggle switch.. I had a bad experience with that. It was in my 193 Alfa Giulia as it was made of plastic and continuous sun exposure made it brittle and it broke!
as a 15+ year owner and driver of a 914 , the car can fit drivers 6ft ish with stock seats, it does have a split personality with being a beast on tight twisty roads and able to be a long distance high speed cruiser that can be driven with one finger on the wheel. and us "teener" owners refer to 911's as donor cars. the 914 is a superior car over the 911.
Both Cars are amazing
This E Type is ILLEGAL!!!😇😇😇
Why eliminate the 914's outside door handles? They're attractive and wonderfully integrated!
This is a good new years present 💝
Paul & Todd ....sshhhh!!
Let's just keep these local Puget Sound roads a secret, OK? 😉👍
Sorry you had to hang out in Gorst at a muffler shop waiting for a tow
Great episode!
The coolest 914 I ever road in was with a V8 conversion from a builder in Whittier Ca.
PMB Performance to drive a 'real' 914-6. This is a good read....
I love the 914. I wish Porsche would bring the name back for the Cayman.
This makes me want to drive my restomod 914
Love both cars. Enzo Ferrari called the Jag, the most beautiful car in the world when it debut at the Geneva auto show in 61'. When I was in HS a neighbor had a 914. I have loved that minimalistic look ever since. I bet the 914 is a blast to drive. I'm curious about its curb weight.
2100lb. They said so at the beginning of the video
That sure looked like Chuckanut Drive..being from BC, sure miss driving that road!
My build is a 914 with the 996 suspension all round including 996 brakes and 17” wheels and steering.It’s a full mechanical upgrade to take a 300 whp fa20dit engine.
Sounds awesome- definitely want to see that one
Good review. Beautiful cars. Wouldn't buy either one even if I had the money.
Beautiful cars and video. Sad to say the size of the console in the e type would prevent me from wanting one. I have a painful bad right knee and i am searching for a car thats fast and fun to drive. But not super painful to be inside.. i fell in love with the cayman but dont think i fit well enough to own one. Never been in a 914. But the price has gone up so high in the last decade.
Chopping 2 inches off of the 914 is just plain dumb. Yes, lets make a car that makes you NOT want to be in it.
bruce canepa FTW
Maybe it didn't have that effect on the original builder...
He only chopped 2 off the back. Looks great
Great video, thx. I want that 914 :)...
Wait, did PAUL just say he doesn't care about a low power number?!?!?! lol Just poking fun of course.
I have owned 3 - 2 litre 914s and 1 - 350 h.p. 996. I miss the 914s.
Since the Jag interior is totally modified, why did you stick with low-back buckets guaranteed to cause spinal injury in an accident?
Road test!😊
What did they do to the suspension on the 914?
The E-Type looks very surprised.
I couldn't afford an E -type so I tried to turn my 71 Dodge Challenger 6 cyl into one,wish I would have kept it.looked good and handled pretty good
Errrr ... sorry what?
@@Humaid316 It had the straight 6 like certain e types, and I did some things to it to make handle better, rather than try to make it into a muscle car
Not to be Mr. Negativity but back in the day the only 914 that had any value was the 914-6 and even that was at the bottom of the list for Porschephiles. I always thought the E-type was a car that looked best without a driver. The low design of the car makes the addition of a driver result in a dog sitting on a skateboard look. Usually with the drivers head sticking up awkwardly over the windshield. I would still happily take either though....
Awesome video
Love em both!
I want that 914.
Enzo Ferrari says it's a masterpiece.
That's E type
Didnt you guys say you were giving away the phaeton an quadraporte?
Yes, they were given away in the last video of them.
I don't understand. Jaguar isn't making these E-types again are they? If not, who is?
Was that a Suzuki Alto Works I spy'd in the parking lot when they got back🤔
It's actually a Mitsubishi Minica Dangan ZZ!😁
@@GriotsGarage thank you😉
E type for me!
914 ❤️😊
That Jag 🥰
Actually, straight cut gears make an easier change from one gear to another, the syncros are the ones to fault✌
Are they driving around the Olympic peninsula? Because that looks alot like Washington state.
@@kurtlamprecht93 or maybe I was cooking while watching it my guy. We all lead different lives and have innocent questions to ask.
gig harbor area
@@kurtlamprecht93 maybe just start the new year with some positivity.
I guess I am in the minority because I don’t see the big fuss over the E type Jag, it’s ok looking but IMO far from what so many say as being the nicest looking car. This version is a muted version of the original that to me is even blander looking.
...and the pictures of the engine?
👍❤️
The sad thing is, they chopped the roof on my dream car!
Seriously, that 914 I'd rather have than a corvette, Supra, gtr, alotta 911's, jaguar
etc...
European hot rods are so much more interesting than the Foose/Boyd '32 Ford over and over and over and over again.
Sorry someone stole your gear... sad people with no respect for others belongings.
That sucks but they are in Washington, capital for Meth, so someone needed their fix or they needed to get to a "protest"🙄
I tried buying a 914 back in the 80's but I thought it was overpriced :( doh stupid me!
I could have bought a 914 back in the 80s but I thought i wanted a 924, mom overruled and I ended up with an accord, biggest mistake of my life! Nest to getting rid of my 67 grand prix to get the next car!
@@nukembear2345 I feel your pain
What's a "daily triple"?
Short answer: hit 100 mph.
@@effrumtheretardo Oh. Duh. Makes sense
You said absolutely nothing about the suspension on the 914 WTF???
I just don't get the E-type and why it's "the most beautiful car ever produced". I much prefer the XJS from a visual standpoint.
The 914 was butt ugly as produced, but when you tart them up they look fantastic.
Looks like both cars - but especially the Porsche - are pretty but mostly dumb builds that would drive you insane after owning them for a while. No door mirrors? Illegal at least in Sweden and about as dumb as it comes. No vents and a roof so low you can’t sit properly? Cheezus…