Bowlsby and DaveP are going to PUKE, How to fuch-up a nice correct LE Options

[Mark Henry]

Ohhhhhh lordy

Mike G. just told me the new buyer of his numbers (all) correct LE want's the bumpers, etc., painted black, no script and fuchs.

He's got a sizable deposit paid...it's his...and he's going to fuck up a real nice and correct creamsicle LE.

What a waste. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif)

[blabla914]

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Nothing is special, art is just colors on paper, it's all the same. I for one choose to accept the arbitrary values put on things. LE's are more value because most people instinctively want to differentiate themselves from everyone else. LE's are different the other 914s because Porsche made them different. People are willing to pay for that individuality, call it stupid, don't accept it, but society and the market make it truth. LE's have value. If someone wants to throw away the resale value on their car, that's their choice. But most people strive to increase their resale value, not immediately diminish it.

Exactly. Which is why what this guy is doing is SMART. Look, he's only changing wheels, rockers, bumpers, and leaving off the stickers, right? So he's going to pay a premium for a white 914 with black trim. Then he's going to drive it occasionally and enjoy it for 5 or 10 years. After that he can sell it to somebody "who's just GOTTA have that LE history" for a whole lot more money than he'd get for a very nice white 914. Maybe he'll even restore the colors before he sells it. It'll all depend on how much money he wants to make.

I don't see how what he's doing is all that much differerent from Davep's bumble bee with yellow RFX's and a different nose on it. It's all bolt on stuff. By the way Dave, maybe I'm just a sucker for black and yellow, but I really dig your car. Especially the yellow RFX's.

Finally, I can't agree more with Joe. Original sixes are physically different. Just like fake art is never as good as the original. You've gotta be so careful about the quality of the work on a converted car. Original sixes also have parts on them you don't find on most conversions, like the hand throttle, which I could really use.

Kelly