Very original 6 on BAT, Quite the example Options

[gereed75]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-porsche-914-6-115/

After just a cursory review of the pix this appears to be one of the most complete original sixes I have seen

Incredible what is on this car and even what is not. Have never seen an original intact cold start valve and piping on a car. Have never seen the original fuel vapor system intact. No sway bars. 14” Fuchs.

Could that be original paint?

This will be an indicator of potential value of such a car. Pretty exceptional.

[wonkipop]

@JeffBowlsby

the joke down here now jeff is we have put the evap system back into three "classic" cars now on behalf of owners down here in the last couple of years. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
a mini moke. a lancia beta. and now an 80s citroen.

no 914s. thank christ. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

all for the same reason. they were stinking out their owners garages.
all had been ripped out years ago. the owner of the lancia had disconnected his himsef way back in the day. he had owned the car since new. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

if you think a 914 has anything approaching a complexity think again.
its dead simple.
the lancia was the most convoluted piece of junk italian thinking i have ever come across.
6 hoses all connected to various different points on the upper surface of fuel tank.
a lash up by the italians to cope with the australian market which in one of the few instances of long ago vanished australian innovation led us to follow the yanks within 3 years of requiring evap way back in 1974. while europe languished on this stuff until the 80s.

anyway we got it all back in and all working. it all got triggered because his fuel tank leaked and we fixed that. and it still stunk out his garage. we found where all the hoses had been cut and reinstated the system with a new charcoal filter.

it was just laughable listening to the owner initially tell us he thought it was a feature than affected engine performance.

i have a feeling we will be doing more of this as wives complain about petrol fumes in garages from faded status symbols parked there by their husbands on hot 40C days in australia getting to their noses in the newly renovated live/kit/dine complexes in their fancy houses. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

enough.

but i do find it funny that a 914/6 would be remarked upon for its intact evap system.
oh how the world changes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)

i am a believer in evap systems personally and just cannot understand why anyone would have torn them out of cars. other emissions junk sure. but an evap system is harmless and only does good.