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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ One owner 1973 2.0 Alaska Blue
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 18 2012, 03:00 PM
Details and photos coming Saturday. This car will be going up for sale most likely. Stay tuned.
Shoe
Posted by: billh1963 Jul 18 2012, 03:03 PM
Details and photos coming Saturday. This car will be going up for sale most likely. Stay tuned.
Shoe
Teasing is not nice
...we need more details NOW! Especially if you are going to sell!
Posted by: type47 Jul 18 2012, 03:12 PM
Now!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 18 2012, 03:22 PM
Details and photos coming Saturday. This car will be going up for sale most likely. Stay tuned.
Shoe
Teasing is not nice
...we need more details NOW! Especially if you are going to sell!I kind of thought you might be the first to respond. I was notified of a one owner six for sale so I responded immediately.I know my luck isn't that good but made the call anyway. She told me it was her husbands and he bought it new in 73. As suspected, not a six but still a one owner 2.0 that has been covered in a garage for the last 20 years. I will be going to see the car Saturday to take photos and see if I can make it run. I have too many teeners already and will be helping them sell it.
Posted by: JRust Jul 18 2012, 03:59 PM
Now!
That is flippin awesome
Posted by: saigon71 Jul 18 2012, 08:33 PM
Just one more Shoe! 
Seriously, sounds like an awesome find.
Posted by: porbmw Jul 18 2012, 11:30 PM
Those southin' boys sure like to tease.
Posted by: rnellums Jul 19 2012, 07:17 AM
I just got goosebumps.
Posted by: JRust Jul 19 2012, 08:02 AM
I'm going to be the voice of reason. IT's going to be rusted & about to break in half . That is more likely than the amazing Barn find. I've had plenty of chances at one owner cars. Or supposedly one owner cars for sale. I have yet to be happy when I saw them 
Now that I have my voice of reason out of the way. Good luck 
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 06:06 AM
Today is the day! I go this afternoon to check out this car and see what is lurking under the dust. Hopefully it will be a true gem of a find but we shall see. Pictures and details coming today. ![popcorn[1].gif](style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
Posted by: TargaToy Jul 21 2012, 06:22 AM
Are you helping the sellers set the pricing?
Best of luck to you. I've found that discovering a 914, even if totally crappy, is still a pretty fun field trip.
Posted by: Lennies914 Jul 21 2012, 06:23 AM
Good luck Shoe!
Today I am going to look at a car that had an engine fire and has been garaged since '83
Posted by: mepstein Jul 21 2012, 09:20 AM
Most of them were left in the garage for a reason.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 03:46 PM
It was real.....real purdy too! One owner, clean and if I can raise the money, soon to be mine. Anybody want to buy a 100% rust free shell that only needs paint? 
I need some cash fast!
Posted by: SirAndy Jul 21 2012, 03:51 PM
You went to buy a car but you don't have any money?
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 03:53 PM
You went to buy a car but you don't have any money?
I went to look at a car, had no intentions of buying. But, a one owner with 38,000 actual miles is very tempting so if I can get my hands on the dough, I will buy it and make it go.
yes, I snagged the vin# for you.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 04:18 PM
Here are a few photos of the car. Not as many nor as detailed as I wanted but didn't have time to roll it out of the garage and do it right. Maybe later this week I can get more. 
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 04:29 PM
More
Posted by: Jon Fernandes Jul 21 2012, 04:38 PM
Looks great! What's going on on top of the passenger front wheelwell in the trunk?
Posted by: SirAndy Jul 21 2012, 04:38 PM
It looks to be in pretty nice condition ...
Posted by: SirAndy Jul 21 2012, 04:39 PM
Looks great! What's going on on top of the passenger front wheelwell in the trunk?
Good eye! Looks like bondo around the VIN tag ...
Posted by: SirAndy Jul 21 2012, 04:40 PM
Why and when was it repainted? I'm always suspicious of "low mileage" cars that have been repainted.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 04:40 PM
A few more.
That is all for now. I will get more later.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 04:44 PM
Why and when was it repainted? I'm always suspicious of "low mileage" cars that have been repainted.
Took a fender bender to the right front fender. Also the hood was replaced due to hail damage. The original hood is included with the car. It is not a perfect car but very solid and all around in really good shape.
Posted by: sixnotfour Jul 21 2012, 04:47 PM
How Much ?? looks pretty nice ,,,
I Also have a Few Bumps and Bruises..for my age
Posted by: aharder Jul 21 2012, 05:33 PM
looks like it has a TEXAS inspection sticker
No wonder it's so Purdy
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 21 2012, 07:55 PM
Posted by: billh1963 Jul 21 2012, 08:00 PM
I really like that car! 
Posted by: poorsche914 Jul 21 2012, 10:33 PM
My first 914 was a '73 2.0 in Alaska Blue Metallic.
Great find, Shoe!
Posted by: scotty b Jul 21 2012, 10:39 PM
triple check ALL of those VIN numbers before biting. all that bondo on the wheel well stamp is frightening. They didn't even TRY to hide it was there. If it's all legit, it can be fixed. Looks like a damn nice car otherwise
Posted by: speed metal army Jul 21 2012, 10:40 PM
Looks pretty darn good!Nice find.
Posted by: scotty b Jul 21 2012, 10:41 PM
Also note that the glob 'o bondo doesn't extend very far outsied of the numbers stamping. If it took a fender bender to the point it "needed" mud in the trunk it should be a lot further out than that.
I will also say that the position of the front strut support does indicates a collision that wasn't realigned
" PORSCHE " lens will bring some $$$$
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Posted by: SchwarzHorse Jul 22 2012, 12:25 AM
Looks like a heck of a barn-find to me !
I'd buy it if I didn't already have my '73 2.0L 44-Webers
If there's no sacrificial rust-rot in the back-ends of the longs, this car won't be for sale long - watch...
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 22 2012, 05:29 AM
triple check ALL of those VIN numbers before biting. all that bondo on the wheel well stamp is frightening. They didn't even TRY to hide it was there. If it's all legit, it can be fixed. Looks like a damn nice car otherwise
Checked all the vin numbers. It was a little hard to make out but it does match.
Posted by: Tom_T Jul 24 2012, 08:06 PM
While I love that color, I'd advise you not to pay for it as 38k car.
That carpet on the driver's side is worn more like 138k, or possibly 238k of semi-careful use.
Also - assuming it did sit 20 years in the garage - then why would someone in the late 1980's-early90's need to convert from the stock EFI when the parts were still readily available, and on a relatively low mile 38k car??
Likewise, why would a 38k mile car at something less than 20 years old need a full respray in the same original color prior to being put up in that garage?
... probably more time in the sun & miles on the clock than shown.
I think you should price/buy it as a nice project, if the damage Scotty & others have pointed out isn't too bad.
Good Luck! 
Tom
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Posted by: 7275914911 Jul 24 2012, 08:13 PM
more of Shoe's find....worthless it appears tho in focus?
Weak batteries or would gotten more....
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Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 24 2012, 08:38 PM
Shots of the rear trunk.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 24 2012, 08:44 PM
This car is not perfect but it is a really nice solid car and documented 38K miles. Still belongs to the man who bought it new and has been well cared for. Owner is a 30 year PCA member who appears to be a straight up guy. Has everything for the car except the original injection. Has original steering wheel, lenses, tool kit and everything else. Has stainless steel heat exchangers and a 4 tip Monza type exhaust. I will know in a couple of days or so if I am going to be the new owner or not. If I do get it I will just get it running and drive it like I do all my others. She will not receive special treatment anytime soon.
Posted by: Pat Garvey Jul 25 2012, 04:53 PM
Good Luck!
You may like it, and the price may be OK, but I'd run like hell!
Issues issues, issues
Posted by: Cairo94507 Jul 25 2012, 05:01 PM
I like the car but like others have expressed, I have my doubts about 38K miles. I guess it depends upon the type of documentation you have which addresses the mileage. That had to be a pretty good hit to damage the inner fender well. Did you pop the rocker cover off to see if the damage extended into the longs?
Personally, I think it is a good car in spite of the damage and that would not scare me off. I know there is a NOS inner fender on eBay right now for around $400 and I would grab that and replace the damaged one. The 38K would not make the car any more attractive than it already is whether it is 38K or 138K or 238K.
Good luck to you and the seller.
Posted by: bigkensteele Jul 25 2012, 05:30 PM
I like the car but like others have expressed, I have my doubts about 38K miles. I guess it depends upon the type of documentation you have which addresses the mileage. That had to be a pretty good hit to damage the inner fender well. Did you pop the rocker cover off to see if the damage extended into the longs?
Personally, I think it is a good car in spite of the damage and that would not scare me off. I know there is a NOS inner fender on eBay right now for around $400 and I would grab that and replace the damaged one. The 38K would not make the car any more attractive than it already is whether it is 38K or 138K or 238K.
Good luck to you and the seller.
My car has close to 130k documented miles, and it is in very similar condition from a cleanliness/wear perspective. The carpets are actually better. I think that this car has a lot of potential, but I would not pay a mileage premium. You know what you are doing, so I am just posting my opinion and not trying to give advice. Good luck!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 26 2012, 09:28 PM
I like the car but like others have expressed, I have my doubts about 38K miles. I guess it depends upon the type of documentation you have which addresses the mileage. That had to be a pretty good hit to damage the inner fender well. Did you pop the rocker cover off to see if the damage extended into the longs?
Personally, I think it is a good car in spite of the damage and that would not scare me off. I know there is a NOS inner fender on eBay right now for around $400 and I would grab that and replace the damaged one. The 38K would not make the car any more attractive than it already is whether it is 38K or 138K or 238K.
Good luck to you and the seller.
I also measured the opening of the targa top and it measures the same as the other one I have that has never been hit. Both sides measured within a 1/16 of an inch of each other. Appears the body is not twisted or tweaked. I will make a decision on it by the end of the weekend.
Posted by: billh1963 Jul 27 2012, 04:43 AM
We are waiting on that decision...some more than others 
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 27 2012, 08:38 PM
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 28 2012, 02:07 PM
Decision time......answer in a couple of hours, but first I am taking Christine for a ride. 
Posted by: billh1963 Jul 28 2012, 02:40 PM
You know you've made your decision...you're just teasing us!
Posted by: Katmanken Jul 28 2012, 03:28 PM
Check the roof alignment with the roll bar, and lift the rubber sealing strip between the front trunk and the gas tank next to the impact area to see if some "hammer work" was coivered up.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 28 2012, 04:15 PM
Check the roof alignment with the roll bar, and lift the rubber sealing strip between the front trunk and the gas tank next to the impact area to see if some "hammer work" was coivered up.
I did measure the targa opening, it checked out perfect.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 28 2012, 04:18 PM
It is official, Betsy now belongs to me!
Posted by: billh1963 Jul 28 2012, 04:25 PM
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you would get it. Now we need pictures of her out of the garage!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 28 2012, 04:45 PM
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you would get it. Now we need pictures of her out of the garage!
Will be next Saturday.
Posted by: sixnotfour Jul 28 2012, 04:49 PM
how much $$$ ball park figure
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 28 2012, 07:01 PM
how much $$$ ball park figure
In the ballpark.
Posted by: poorsche914 Jul 29 2012, 06:45 AM
Hi, Donald! Sitting at the Memphis airport.
Betsy looks like a great find!
Posted by: RobW Jul 29 2012, 07:10 AM
Congratulations! Now make her a purdy teener!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 29 2012, 10:43 AM
Congratulations! Now make her a purdy teener!
She is already purdy, I just need to make her run.
Posted by: billh1963 Jul 30 2012, 07:14 PM
Congratulations! Now make her a purdy teener!
She is already purdy, I just need to make her run.
So....you pick up the new car?
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 31 2012, 05:08 AM
Congratulations! Now make her a purdy teener!
She is already purdy, I just need to make her run.
So....you pick up the new car?
No, not until after the autocross this coming Saturday.
Posted by: saigon71 Jul 31 2012, 07:00 AM
Congrats on your "new" teener Shoe!
Posted by: maf914 Jul 31 2012, 08:52 AM
The steering wheel in the first photo on page one looks like a MOMO Andretti model with the removable foam center pad. I have one in my car and I think it is a great steering wheel.
Have fun with your new 914! 
Posted by: jt914-6 Jul 31 2012, 01:48 PM
Congrats on the find..... maybe you'll "find" mine one day..... 
I guess Ken's friend is a no show too.... ![yellowsleep[1].gif](style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif)
I guess the autox is in Memphis?? The one here is Sat. too...
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 3 2012, 09:14 PM
Tomorrow is the big day. After the AX tomorrow, I go get Betsy and bring her to her new home. Hopefully I will be able to have her running and in 2 or 3 weeks.
Posted by: billh1963 Aug 4 2012, 05:09 AM
Tomorrow is the big day. After the AX tomorrow, I go get Betsy and bring her to her new home.
Hopefully I will be able to have her running and in 2 or 3 weeks. That is awesome! We need copious amounts of pictures so that we can all be jealous!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 04:14 PM
Betsy is home, will post pics in a little while.
Posted by: billh1963 Aug 4 2012, 05:56 PM
Betsyis home, will post pics in a little while.
Awesome! Can't wait t see what I missed!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:02 PM
Betsyis home, will post pics in a little while.
Awesome! Can't wait t see what I missed!
Actually you didn't miss anything too special.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:12 PM
More pics of Betsy.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:19 PM
More pics
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:21 PM
A couple more.
Posted by: billh1963 Aug 4 2012, 06:37 PM
Looks great! You know my number if you change your mind. 
Is that rust on the driver's door sill?
Posted by: rnellums Aug 4 2012, 06:42 PM
Wowie Zowie! Bring it to MUSR? It looks great!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:44 PM
Looks great! You know my number if you change your mind.
Is that rust on the driver's door sill?
Nope, once again lazy work from a few years ago when the jack post was replaced.
Posted by: poorsche914 Aug 4 2012, 06:44 PM
Nicest one yet, Don. Way to go! I see she has a spot off the street and under the shelter
How's Christine taking it?
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:46 PM
I'm skipping MUSR this year to go to nationals in September and ECC in October. Also, don't believe there is going to be an MUSR this year since I'm not planning it and nobody has stepped up to volunteer.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 06:49 PM
Nicest one yet, Don. Way to go! I see she has a spot off the street and under the shelter
How's Christine taking it?
Christine is parked out on the street with an umbrella cover. She doesn't seem to care right now since out of my 5 teeners, she is the only one I can drive right now. The LE still runs but needs a wheel bearing replaced so she is stored in an adjacent city at a girls house who had extra space.
Posted by: poorsche914 Aug 4 2012, 06:57 PM
No MUSR? 
Posted by: Dave_Darling Aug 4 2012, 08:48 PM
Where is the clutch pedal?
Why does it look like the brake pedal is on top of the throttle pedal?
--DD
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 08:56 PM
Where is the clutch pedal?
Why does it look like the brake pedal is on top of the throttle pedal?
--DD
Because I had the carpet pulled up and just flipped it over on the pedals without putting it back proper since I have to replace the throttle cable.
Posted by: billh1963 Aug 4 2012, 09:11 PM
So...you get it running?
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 11:09 PM
So...you get it running?
Haven't touched it. Probably order a carb kit and yank the carbs off to have them rebuilt while I pull take and other things.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 11:11 PM
Here are a few more pics.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 11:13 PM
and more
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 11:14 PM
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 11:15 PM
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 4 2012, 11:15 PM
Posted by: speed metal army Aug 5 2012, 12:57 AM
Nice Shoe! Wash the mud offa those tires!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 5 2012, 06:24 AM
Nice Shoe! Wash the mud offa those tires!
No need, those tires are 20 years old, they need to be replaced anyway.
Posted by: jsayre914 Aug 5 2012, 03:14 PM
You just had to get one that looks just like mine
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 12 2012, 04:29 PM
You just had to get one that looks just like mine
Yours looks much nicer than mine Joe, besides, yours will always be blasting out great tunes.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 12 2012, 04:38 PM
Started the fixing process today. Took the gas cap off and she is about 3/4 full and smells like a tub of varnish. I took the carbs off and am ordering rebuild kits for them. What was strange though is the fact that the 2 outer studs on the intakes were replaced with bolts and the center still had the stud and nut. I will try and get the tank drained next and then remove it for cleaning. Looks like it is going to be a slow process but eventually I will get Betsy running again I hope.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Aug 23 2012, 09:43 PM
I dropped the gas tank off yesterday to get it boiled out and cleaned. Now I am pondering getting it powder coated but most likely will just prime and paint it.
Carbs have also been removed and I have already aquired the rebuild kits for them. This will happen once I return from the Solo Nationals in Lincoln, Ne in 10 days. I still need to drain the brake system and get all frsh fluid. Car has stainless brake lines but I still need toreplace the ones going to the top of the master cylinder. Also need to buy new fuel lines. She won't be running as quickly as I'd like for her to be but Betsy is coming along nicely.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Sep 9 2012, 05:05 PM
THIS CAR IS NOW FOR SALE!
Ad to follow in the classifieds as soon as I get it typed up.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Sep 23 2012, 08:42 PM
A few shots from underneath.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Sep 23 2012, 08:52 PM
She now is running. The carbs have been rebuilt, the brake fluid flushed and replaced with fresh. A new fuel pump has been installed. New plugs, fresh oil change with Brad Penn 20/50. Now to get the throttle cable fixed so I can take her for a road test.
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Sep 23 2012, 08:54 PM
Posted by: pete000 Sep 23 2012, 10:24 PM
Nice save !
If you want to sell the steering wheel separate let me know !
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Oct 2 2012, 09:25 PM
I have been working on Betsy a little at a time for a few weeks now. We have managed to get her running but still had throttle problems. Fixed the throttle problem by replacing the pedal cluster and also having a friend do a little welding. Thinking we were close to completion with this we tried to start her up only to find we were no longer getting gas. 
Tonight we tackled that problem and after installing the 3rd, yes, I said 3rd, new fuel pump she was ready to run again. To our dismay we once again had no throttle. With a little work from my friend Ken(7275914911) we had throttle again. Reached in, turned the key and the magic began. Betsy came to life once again and seems to be running very smoothly. So after 20 years of hibernation in a garage, Betsy moved again for the first time under her own power. Only drove her around the block a couple of times but she really was smooth. Still need a clutch adjustment and a few other minor things done and then she will be ready to go once she gets new tires.
Posted by: rnellums Oct 3 2012, 07:23 AM
Excellent!
Posted by: jsayre914 Oct 3 2012, 10:32 AM
Great news!!
Posted by: hot_shoe914 Jul 11 2014, 08:42 PM
ing for deputydog
Posted by: deputydog95 Jul 13 2014, 06:01 PM
ing for deputydogThanks Hot Shoe!
Posted by: carr914 Jul 17 2014, 02:34 PM
Yeah, Thanks Shoe!
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