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Re: Search For a 914

Post by FRUNKenstein » Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:45 pm

What say you? 3 hour drive from my house. ‘74 1.8 liter car. Asking $5,800. Thoughts?

www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2780652835497356/


I’m thinking good buy if it is in decent shape. Might be a good car to tinker with while waiting for the “right” car to come along.


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2006 955S, Lapis Blue
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by Cuda911 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:02 am

I'd really need to see a lot more pix. Might be a good buy, might not. Needs a good rust assessment.

Looks like a very good "maybe" though! Looks like most all is original. Missing front and rear bumperettes, nonstock radio. Speaker holes in dash top. Not prohibitive things. FI or carbs? Original paint? Real Fuchs? (I think so). That seat damage is an easy fix.

I see a lot I like. Definitely worth checking out this car further!
Mike

'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by Cuda911 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 12:35 am

A couple more pix I really like. :)
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Jul 09, 2020 10:46 am

Both of yours are beautiful cars, Mike! My goal is to end up in your blue one or something similar at some point. It's just a matter of timing with the wife. She just got a bid for repainting our kitchen/family room/utility room and cabinets: $7420 plus we buy the paint. Ugh. And then we start a complete remodel on the master bedroom & bath & guest room & bath in mid-August. So, I'm shopping the bargain bin for the next year or so.
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by Cuda911 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:12 am

Paint it yourself, buy the car, and still have spare change!
Mike

'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:18 pm

Well, the search goes on. The owner of the Olympic Blue car in Des Moines was really, really nice. He went home and took a bunch of pics for me. The car definitely needs a repaint and has some minor body rust and some surface rust in the trunk. But it didn't look that bad to me - I would just plan on having it completely repainted. I'd leave it Olympic Blue as that is my third choice in color (Ravenna Green 1st choice, then any of several shades of orange 2nd choice, then Olympic Blue third choice). The dash was in really good condition. I would just get the driver's seat recovered. The rest of the interior was pretty good.

So, what was the problem? He took some pics of the right side longitudinal, just forward of the rear wheel. This is underneath the infamous "hellhole". Cuda could probably tell me more about it after looking at the below 2 pics, but that big crack scares the heck out of me. If it was here in KC, I'd definitely go take a look and remove the rocker panels and poke and prod around to see if the longitudinal was sound. But, I don't want to drive 3 hours each way to do that. So, I'll pass. Here are the 2 pics that scared me:

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www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by Cuda911 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:22 pm

Ah, that blue one is a soon candidate for classic 914 failure:
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:23 pm

By the way, Cuda, did you know that your car is the first car shown in a string of cars used as examples of Olympic Blue for the 914 on PCA's website?


https://www.rennbow.org/colorwiki/OlympicBlue
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Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by FRUNKenstein » Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:24 pm

Cuda911 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:22 pm Ah, that blue one is a soon candidate for classic 914 failure:
Yeah, I think it's OK for now, but one of these days, it's going to need some serious metalwork. If I could weld . . .
www.kansascityautomuseum.com
Current:
2002 996TT X50, Guards Red
1987 928S4, Guards Red
1987 951, Guards Red
1973 914 2.0 Bahia Red
2006 955S, Lapis Blue
Other toys:
1988 BMW 325i Cabriolet, Alpin Weiss
1987 Bertone X1/9, Verde Chiaro
Gone but not forgotten: 1975 914 2.0, Laguna Blue; 1999 996 C4 Aerokit Black; 1990 964 C2 Guards Red; 2006 955S Arctic Silver
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Re: Search For a 914

Post by Cuda911 » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:21 pm

FRUNKenstein wrote: ↑Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:23 pm By the way, Cuda, did you know that your car is the first car shown in a string of cars used as examples of Olympic Blue for the 914 on PCA's website?


https://www.rennbow.org/colorwiki/OlympicBlue
Ha! Never saw that before! Can I sue for some sort of infringement and make a pile? Joke's on them, it's not even Olympic Blue!
Mike

'68 Ford Custom 500; '70 Plymouth Cuda; '71 Ford Econoline; 73 Porsche 914 1.7, '74 Porsche 914 1.8; '74 Suzuki TC185; '86 Suzuki GS450L; '88 Subaru GL104WD Turbo Ltd Edn;; '88 Subaru XT; '91 Lexus ES250; '93 Jeep Wrangler, '99 Porsche Boxster, '03 Turbo VW Beetle; '03 Porsche Boxster; '03 Porsche Carrera C2; '07 Porsche Cayman, '11 BMW 328i, '12 Porsche 991 S, '14 Porsche Cayman, & a mishmash of other vehicles.
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