914's as an investment, just a thought Options

[Howard]

I have been asked to write an article about car enthusiasts and would like to make the topic "914, Porsche's Ugly Duckling"

Have lots of stuff on the racing record. The car won everything in the under (and over) 2.0 GT class while the factory supported it, but want to spend more time on the 'fun factor' of the cars. Think about the lines of 'The last real Porsche'. After the 914, everything that came from them was heavier, more powerful, more expensive, and more gold chain than sports car.

Give me some ammo to use.
Edit: Here's something for you. Le Mans 1970. The 914 finished 6th and first in GT.
The cars that beat it were: 2 917's, 1 908, and 2 Ferrari 512's. If you could find any of these, they would be worth over $1,000,000 each and not be street legal. NARP my ass.

[Howard]

Let me rephrase the question. Very few cars achieve status as investments. 1955-1965 had the last batch. Leaving out the Detroit Iron, in 1963 you could buy a D-Jag, 250 Testa Rossa, or RSK for about $5000. Lovely cars, but then worthless as racers. They have achieved greatness, selling for close to $1mil. You still would have better off buying IBM (and selling at the right time).

But back to now. I've been around the cars just enough to know that it costs about $10k to have a 4 and $18K for a 6. Nice cars that you could *almost* use as daily drivers, not that you would; this is your weekend toy. You certainly can buy one for less, but sooner or later you'll have at least that much in the car.

So why did you buy a 914/4 instead of a Miata or a 914/6 instead of a Boxster? Good stuff, guys, keep it coming. Do a paragraph (for this article).