914 Value Appreciation Percentage, anybody been tracking ?? Options

[vesnyder]

I have been a hobbyist sports car collector for about the past 20 years since I bought my first '67 911 in 1984 and was wondering if any of the board members have done an assessment of the what the future holds for the 914? What, if any, has the historical (past 5 years) appreciation been - has it even kept up with inflation? At some point they have to begin increasing - don't they?

[914-8]

I sold my very nice, rust-free, all stock '74 2.0 for $7500 in around 1999. It seemed like at the time, that was in the upper range for a stock 914-4, even a nice one.

My guess it that if in the same condition as it was then, I could get $10,000 to $12000 for it today. Maybe more if I really marketed it. It was very nice, all stock except for Bilsteins and a newer radio receiver. Engine rebuilt from the crank up by FAT with Euro pistons, trans by Ottos, etc.

I think the price for nice examples of 914 has been going up in the past few years, and will continue to do so. The thing that has been keeping them down is that so many were produced, BUT, I think at the 30+ year old stage now, they are starting to bite the dust in increasingly large numbers.

The other thing is the increasing cost, and decreasing availability, of parts. That makes it a much more pricey proposition to restore, and makes the value of a really nice example higher. When you have a nice example with stock mirrors, rubber all in great condition, trim all in great condition, no rust, etc. - that's a lot of value there. Very expensive these days to get that stuff new (if you can even get it) when you are trying to resurrect a beater.