A creamsicle chassis, A diamond in the rough Options

[Mark Henry]

I don't usually show customers cars but member Warren914 from Halifax nova Scotia has a 1975 914 that will be an interesting project. His teen has never run right in the 20 years he's owned it so it's in for a full engine restoration.
His 914 arrived from Halifax this week and at first glance it's nothing special, tired paint with lots of chips and dents. But a quick check shows it has little to no filler in the body.

Warren told me this crazy story about the PO being a aircraft mechanic for CP Air, a now defunct Canadian airline.
Yeah-yeah what ever dude (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Mark Henry]

So no this isn't a creamsicle... but it has a creamsicle suspension.

Actually it has a Canadian Pacific Air (CP Air) inspired suspension, orange and white was CP Air's colours and the PO obviously painted it at work. I think it's powder coat, which 20-30 years ago was still a relatively new paint technique.

Warren914 wants to keep the colour even though it's not "correct" so I'm going to get the bottom of the teen dry ice blasted.

[Warren914]

So no this isn't a creamsicle... but it has a creamsicle suspension.

Actually it has a Canadian Pacific Air (CP Air) inspired suspension, orange and white was CP Air's colours and the PO obviously painted it at work. I think it's powder coat, which 20-30 years ago was still a relatively new paint technique.

Warren914 wants to keep the colour even though it's not "correct" so I'm going to get the bottom of the teen dry ice blasted.

Take good care of my car!

The car wasn't red from the factory. PO did an almost complete color change. Inside the doors is red, around the fuel tank, engine bay, and even under the carpets. There's only one place where the original color may still be in place. It's well hidden...

I was told the white was used on landing gear of the aircraft. Trunk hinges, engine, transmission, and many other small parts have been plated. Don't know where the orange originated. Restoring the car to concourse is not practical. I'm not going through a full color change again, removing rear reflector, and so on. Can't explain the bolts in the floor. I didn't think anything of it given that they are fully sealed in the undercoating. It seemed original factory.

This summer's project is the drivetrain and other minor repair. I'm hoping it gets home in time to enjoy before snow flies. Next year the car will get dents and dings removed and a new coat of paint. The windshield has to be replaced. I have OEM front and rear valences to attach, center caps for the wheels, etc.