10/20/2007 10:00AM I arrive at the seller's home with my U-Haul Tow Dolly. BTW, U-Haul doesn't list a 1971 914 in their database and they claim my full-sized Bronco won't pull a 911. After convincing them the 914 was really a VW Beetle they were happy.

So I meet the seller and here is the story he tells me. The car was purchased by his brother many years ago for the brother's son (his nephew). The son/nephew took his own life and the car sat in the garage for an undetermined number of years until the seller's brother finally died. The seller was going to fix it up but never got around to it.

Now for the car. It looks like hell. There is suface rust all over the place and the paint has deep cracks and is peeling everywhere. The tires are mismatched but it has chrome spoked wheels that look like they could be cleaned up. The seats and back panel are ripped and cut but all of the other trim is intact. The door pockets are shot and the drivers door glass is off the track. The good news is all the panels are straight and good, the trunk floors are good, and the interior floors are good. The license plate on the back is dated 1980 and the odometer reads 61,000 miles. I get the car home with no incidents.