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Posted by: Lucky9146 Aug 31 2017, 10:20 PM

Very well Done! 25k First Day! Hope mine turn out this nice.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1975-porsche-914-6-gt/

Posted by: pete000 Aug 31 2017, 11:06 PM

Nice build !

Posted by: Edward Blume Aug 31 2017, 11:12 PM

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 1 2017, 12:20 AM

Can we nominate this for COTM?

That's one very cool build, even if it is for sale. Just has a great vibe.

Posted by: GeorgeRud Sep 1 2017, 07:42 AM

Beautiful build! The bidding is now up to $35,000 with six days to go. I think it would take $75,000 to replicate this.

Posted by: BIGKAT_83 Sep 1 2017, 08:04 AM

That is a GREAT car. Bet it goes for over $50k

Posted by: Larmo63 Sep 1 2017, 09:27 AM

Very nicely executed. The only thing I would change is the dumb front spoiler.

Posted by: eric9144 Sep 1 2017, 09:27 AM

Beautiful, nice to see one that's done right, hope it's on high ground as it's in Houston

Posted by: Lucky9146 Sep 1 2017, 10:03 AM

Seller says he is on high ground in the banter of comments in the listing. He also offers to make a contribution to the relief of Houston in the amount equal to the buyer premium. Pretty cool.

Posted by: raynekat Sep 1 2017, 10:31 AM

Whoever did the photography did a great job and must of used a pretty "decent" camera.
Lots of beautiful pics on BAT.

Posted by: bigkensteele Sep 1 2017, 04:21 PM

Stunning.

Posted by: Lucky9146 Sep 7 2017, 03:49 PM

Sold for 52k today on BAT. Thought it might go a bit higher

Posted by: raynekat Sep 7 2017, 08:04 PM

With a better engine and some more interesting "details," it well could have.
To me, the engine held it back a good $15k.

Posted by: pete000 Sep 7 2017, 09:59 PM

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 8 2017, 10:22 AM

My take, too. My gut said $57k for the car. I also think that the engine held it back, that a hotter engine (even a hot 2.2 or 2.4) would have added another $5k. The front spoiler was a bit weird for a car so well turned out otherwise. A GT valance (even without the matching bumper) would have been nicer, but I don't think the spoiler held the car back. It's a matter of personal taste, and I suspect most people look at it as a $100-200 and 1-2 hour fix—and the car was sooooo nicely turned out otherwise. Curious to know what real Fuchs, more period details and parts, etc might have done, but this car just punched all of the visual buttons. And I really want to know how it drives and handles on those BFG Radial T/As, which look so right for the period.

A few years ago, a half-billionaire with a (very nice) R Gruppe 911 asked me what I thought my six conversion was worth. He was staring at it in a kind of shock, as though he had never thought 914s could be appealing. I mumbled something about when I started the engine conversion and paint it might have been worth $12,000 on the best day ever, and that when I finished, I figured it might be worth $12,500 (showing my incredible financial prowess)—but that, with the recent rise in all things air-cooled and a few six conversions for sale online, it might bring something like $35k. He was almost in a trance, and said "easily." I think he would have offered on the spot but knew I've had the car since high school and didn't want to be "that guy."

So, that was a few years ago. I don't see six conversions at $65k yet, but maybe we are on the way there with the best 914-6 originals going for $85-130k. I know what I'd rather have (I'm not an exclusivity guy), and I'd sure be happy to pay half as much for it.

Posted by: rhodyguy Sep 8 2017, 11:03 AM

When this wacky place fired up $12k bought a real, REAL, nice 4 and the seller was prob taking a hit on o.o.p. 6s were sub $20 iirc. It would be interesting to see the car in person.

Posted by: jmz Sep 8 2017, 12:06 PM

I've seen the white GT look converision in person and in fact witnessed the build even went for a ride in it. It is a very nicely put together car.

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 8 2017, 12:07 PM

Yeah, remember that. Back in those glory days, $5k bought a decent start 914-4, $10k bought a NICE -4, and $20k bought a pretty okay 6—while $30-40k still bought a great early 911S. Not long before that, in 2004~, I was offered a silver/black 1968 Euro 911S in original paint that still looked quite good for $18k. Car was all original. I passed...

Speaking in very rough terms, the ^ suggests a ~10x bump in early 911 prices vs a ~5x bump for top 914-6s and certain six conversions vs a 2-3x bump for 914-4s (plenty of examples to either side of those multiples, as that 911S I skipped is probably a $300-400k car now). I have real mixed feelings about the escalation. Nice to see the cars valued, not so nice to see people get priced out of them—and the fact that I never worry about leaving the GT4 parked somewhere but think twice about where I put my 914 is pure cray-cray. One thing I really *do* like about the Porsche market is that it seems to value modified cars done to a high and factory-ish standard. I would be bored out of my mind if everything had trended toward dead stock cars. U.S. ride height and sugar scoop headlights only makes sense to me on so many cars—one per model as an example of the way it was is enough for me...

Posted by: SKL1 Sep 8 2017, 12:15 PM

Overall nice car. Surprised they didn't change redline on tach when going to trouble of putting in a combination gauge on the left.


Also they left the old 4 cylinder engine mounts- I thought they got in the way of the oil lines on the 6???

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 8 2017, 12:20 PM

Good point about the tach vs the combo gauge...the tach made me pause, too. As for the mounts, we left them in my car and they are a non-issue. Also: Make for good tie-down points.

Posted by: Larmo63 Sep 8 2017, 12:23 PM

$52K seems like a lot for this car, but you never know which two or three guys are fighting it out to own/buy any particular car. I've seen it up close at a few Barrett/Jackson events, and to a lot of the$e "car" guys, a few thousand bucks is not that big of a deal.

We take our 914s to cars and coffee here in Orange County, and there is a real buzz around them.

We may be surprised what the future holds dollar-wise for our peculiar little cars.....?

Posted by: Front yard mechanic Sep 8 2017, 01:05 PM

Bueaty indeed but why the goofy lines on /around the front hood 52 k our car of the mounth looks straighter

Posted by: Edward Blume Sep 8 2017, 01:18 PM

Plus what's the buyers premium?

Posted by: mepstein Sep 8 2017, 01:32 PM

The white car might not have been perfect in every detail and doesn't have a monster engine but for someone who wants a "GT" look 914, this car is turnkey compared to a 3-5 year build that most guys experience. Many never get the car out of the garage. There's a lot to be said for handing over cash and having a toy to play with vs building from scratch.

Posted by: rhodyguy Sep 8 2017, 02:19 PM

The front valance is a nothing burger. Same for the reproduction wheels. More power is a Jeff Hines away.

Posted by: SKL1 Sep 8 2017, 11:03 PM

Nice to see Pete still hanging around here!! Not spending all his waking hours with 000...

Posted by: horizontally-opposed Sep 9 2017, 06:54 PM

Ha. Thanks! 000 has been pretty close to all consuming besides core family—so this is one of the few outlets. I thought Pano was a big lift, but have new respect for anyone who has started a business, and especially with a family. 914world is a fun getaway and a respite of "sanity" in the world of Porsche. Just a lot of good peeps here. Same as it ever was...

Posted by: Dave_Darling Sep 9 2017, 10:23 PM

I think your definition of "sanity" is pretty faulty if it includes us here!!!

--DD