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Posted by: 7TPorsh Jun 23 2014, 11:00 AM

I scored an un-made 914 pillow kit from Maggie Smith. She designed car pillow kits in 1977, 911, BMWs, etc. 914 had a handful of colors.

This one is ready to be sewn, includes the extensive instructions booklet.

All is there but bag is unsealed.

I see these kits have gone for up to $250 sewn and finished. i would guess a kit like this would be worth more. Wishful thinking?

Any input on this would be appreciated. If I can determine a value I would like to sell it to someone here vs. evil bay.

Posted by: 7TPorsh Jun 23 2014, 11:01 AM

Posted by: Andyrew Jun 23 2014, 11:29 AM

You should document it REALLY well, I mean like scan all the pieces of fabric on a scanner and take measurements and pics...

Then post it after you sell it

Posted by: bulitt Jun 23 2014, 11:32 AM

Don't have a clue what it's worth, but it doesn't get any easier than sewing pillows.
My wife makes them all the time. Basically lay the fabric onto of each other inside out. Run a stitch with a machine around the perimeter except one corner. Pull the fabric right way out.Stuff it and hand sew the remaining several inches, or sew on a zipper. Like 5 minutes worth of work by a tailor?

Posted by: sixnotfour Jun 23 2014, 11:33 AM

that's the first generation , the best ones , they got mass produced and lost some definition..

Great Find....I have yellow and green....
also a speedster kit


what wheel centers does this one have ?? 4 lug or 5

answer..it comes with both...




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Posted by: 7TPorsh Jun 23 2014, 11:57 AM

Have to pull out all the pieces and look.

Even thinking of reproducing them but copyright issues I am sure. Have a friend in the garment biz...would be easy.

Don't really want to sew it. Thinking it may be worth more to someone in the kit form rather than stuffed.

Posted by: 7TPorsh Jun 23 2014, 11:58 AM

actually I think it has the 4 both Fuchs

Posted by: sixnotfour Jun 23 2014, 12:03 PM

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Posted by: poorsche914 Jun 23 2014, 01:32 PM

A partially built "project" sold a couple years ago for $30.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=164405

Posted by: JmuRiz Jun 23 2014, 01:42 PM

I used to have a black/gold trans-am when I was little. I think it'd be fun to have a 914 with 5-bolts.

Posted by: 7TPorsh Jun 23 2014, 02:35 PM

That's interesting the copyright issue came up before. Looks like there is some demand.

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Jun 23 2014, 08:13 PM

Never got the teener, only the 320i and 911

Posted by: Maltese Falcon Jun 23 2014, 08:25 PM

The Rothmans rennwagen

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jun 23 2014, 09:16 PM

I believe those were actually made by http://thunval.com/websites/firstsite/margie.htm. Who, as you may notice, started her racing career in a 914-4.

Da Wife and I attended a seminar she gave at the San Diego Parade a few years back; she mentioned doing the pillows as well as running the 914. She really liked the 914, BTW.

--DD

Posted by: Jeff Bowlsby Jun 23 2014, 10:39 PM

This should be sold only to Dave Darling or Rob Ways...they have Olympic Blue cars....

Posted by: Andyrew Jun 23 2014, 11:14 PM

Im serious about this though... Its your duty

We can easily get fabric printed and probably have a group buy. You can get custom fabric printed by the yard for ~ $30..

Posted by: sean_v8_914 Jun 24 2014, 12:33 PM

she still has a blue six here in SD

Posted by: SKL1 Jun 24 2014, 06:26 PM

Still have a Speedster and a 914- if she's still around, why doesn't she or someone still sell them. I'd think they'd sell pretty well... we're all crazy enough to buy them!