New high for a base 1971 1.7 ? Options

[live free & drive]

I was watching this - very nice car. It went for $57,500 +12% auction fee:

https://bid.broadarrowauctions.com/lots/vie...971-porsche-914

[wonkipop]

when i look at this car i see a mildly refurbished very original car.

engine is basically untouched.
you can tell. intake plenum pipes are original finish and the tinware still has the factory code stencil paint stamp.



sure the heater hoses are the wrong type but correct ones are not cardboard with aluminium inner liner as suggested by one post here. originals were corrugated plastic tubes. which have all split on just about all cars, original low mileage cars or not. its been half a century and the plastic naturally goes brittle and they all fail. a good replacement with a close resemblance to stock are the black cardboard tubes with inner alum liner but they are not original - just a close match. original plastic tubes are hard to come by. easy to recognise as they have smooth ends where the hose clamps go.

when you look closely at the photos you can see that externally the paint is slightly faded but the inners are original unfaded and near perfect. see the front trunk shots where you can compare the paint on the inners with the headlight lids.

its a high price for a base car. but i guess the bidders felt they were chasing a very original car. and i think they were. its not the highest price paid for a humble base car that was very original. a 75 1.8 once sold in the 80k range about 6 years ago. and a blue 73 1.7 sold in the 70k range. both low mileage original cars.

i guess thats what collectors want. preserved original cars?

having said all that i am only looking at photos. if i was out to buy one like that, and i never will be, id sure be checking it out in person. not buying off photos on a website.
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