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.

[KELTY360]

As a financial investment, very few cars can be considered viable. A car gets it's value from it's utility and in that realm, the 914 is amazing. I just bought my third 914 expressly for it's flexibilty as a semi daily driver. I'm a printing broker and frequently make deliveries to my customers or ferry partially completed work between different vendors. For large projects I use an '87 Westy but for the days when I don't have too much to carry I discovered that a 914 worked better than any modern small car except for some station wagons. Sometimes I have to carry large flat sheets, up to 26x40 in., and cartons of finished work measuring up to 12x18x12. I carry the flat sheets in the rear trunk, on a sheet of plywood angling from the back of the trunk to the shock towers, and bulky cartons in the front trunk. This let's me blast around town during the week, enjoying the fun factor while using it as a business/delivery vehicle. I can even remove the top without affecting the cargo capacity. Try that in a Miata!

Considering the design is approaching 40 years old, the engineering specifications and the physical layout make these cars amazingly functional when compared to contemporary offerings. My investment value comes from the utility it gives to my lifestyle. I intend to learn to A/X this year, with the same car I use for deliveries during the week. It's been 25 years since my last 914 and I feel like I'm home again.

Marc