Possible 914 owner - questions and photos Options

[skaufmann]

Previous Porsche owner - my first car I bought when I turned 16 was a used 1985.5 944. I loved it.

I now have an opportunity to acquire another porsche from a family member who is the original owner. I'm expecting a ton of work to get it in working order. The car is in Los Angeles, I'm in San Diego so I can't see it in person, just photos that I've attached.

Here's the deal:

-1972 1.7l
-VIN 4722913284
-OD says "01187" (I'm assuming that's 101,187 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) )
-It's been sitting covered for 15+ years
-Interior appears to be in decent condition
-Exterior is in good shape, paint looks to be fading
-I was told it was a custom color... gold?
-Some rust in the trunk and up the driver's side *post*
-Was running when last driven but was having a carburetor/fuel issue

Based on the attach photos, can anyone give me more info about it? Also, the driver's side post (sorry, don't know what its called - the side of car that support the roof behind the driver) is painted. I normally see this with black vinyl or something similar in other photos.

Like I said everything is original. The family member who owned it is too old to do anything with it and looking to pass it on to someone else in the family. I'm thinking of acquiring it and trailering it to San Diego and see what it would take to get it running. If it's too much I'll probably sell it for parts.

Any info would be great.

Scott

[Tom_T]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) ... with the above,

plus also pull the outer door seals out of the channels & check for rust & along the bottoms of the doors & the door jambs front & rear on both sides;

pull the seals out of the channels in the front trunk & front fender to cowl seals & check those for rust, & the front trunk floor;

as well as remove the front steering rack cover & check all around that area for rust damage, cuz both the windshield washer bottle & lines and the brake fluid reservoir can leak don, sit & rust through below;

also pull the left outer rocker cover below the door (as well as pass. side noted above) & check both longitudinals & behind the jackpost supports for rust, as well as the inner longs & floor panels from the inside (note the tar is also painted over on the floor there.

Gold was one of the available colors for 1972 914s, although black & all metallics were an extra charge option (about $270 IIRC). Look on the drivers front door jamb for the Karmann Plate & it should have a L97H there if it was a factory paint (vs. a later dealer or owner repaint which were common - my 73 914-2.0 was repainted to Gold at some point prior in 12/75 when I bought it).

If it's a different number code, then you can look at the site linked below for what it is & sample 914s, although there is also a color chart under the 914 info link at the top of this page.

You can see color codes with sample 914s in many of those colors by clicking on the 914 outline for any color:
http://p914.com/p914_paint_72.htm
http://p914.com/p914_paint_L97H_71.htm

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