FS: 1970 914/6, eBay Options

[gcrotvik]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-914-6-1970...=US_Cars_Trucks

[gcrotvik]

Even though the seller states it has a clear title, one would have to assume this car was considered a total loss by the insurance carrier and it has a salvage title. George E., do you know if it has a salvage title?

[geshaghi]

Even though the seller states it has a clear title, one would have to assume this cas was considered a total loss by the insurance carrier and it has a salvage title. George E., do you know if it has a salvage title?

The prior owner had at least ten cars in his collection (a few of them were visible in the photos), but as he explained to me, not all of them were registered and insured, so he bore the brunt of the loss for most of his car collection and no insurance company was involved. If I recall correctly, I ran the VIN on the 914-6 and a couple of other cars, and there was no record in the federal database for any of them and the title would presumably come back clean.

Part of the reason I passed on the car, however, was that he had no title in his possession. While his garage/shed survived the flood, his house was not so fortunate. Apparently, the home caught fire and burnt to the ground, and most of the title and registration documents were in the home and were lost in the fire and, despite the fact that he had owned the 914-6 for a few years, he never transferred the title to his name. While not impossible to get a title in this context, between the damage and the title issues, I decided to pass on the car. I kick myself know of course, because in hindsight the price was really cheap......