What would you pay for a Perfect, Mint 914/4? Options

[JeffBowlsby]

Picking upon a recent thread, how much is a Perfect, Mint Concours level 914/4 car worth, if you could even find such a car to purchase?

I have seen Concours-winning, fully-restored 914/6 cars go for $20-25K, which seems about right, but I never hear anything about a 914/4 in similar condition.

This is the car I mean:

73-74 2.0L, with all accessories
*Perfect, Mint, Concours winning condition
*No PO 'upgrades'
*Fully restored or original in every way
*NO RUST ANYWHERE

My guess is it would take the following to make such a car, if you do most of the disassembly/reassembly work yourself:

5K Good original sound, complete car, needing restoration
4K Engine/trans rebuild
2K Wheels/tires/brakes/suspension restoration
4K Paint/bodywork
2K Plating/new exterior trim
2K New uphostery/interior
2K Misc weatherstripping/top refurb/missing parts

20-22K Total


My guess is this car might sell somewhere in the $12-15K range.

What would you pay as a buyer?

[TJB/914]

Thanks Curvie,
Back to Jeff's original post "what would you pay for a mint restored 914-4" I know a lot of 914's are under construction and the future looks good for increasing values. I am in the stage of my life when I was able to put money into my 914. You know the dog died, kids through college, wife lets me spend money on my hobby & the rest is history. The best part of doing my 914 has been the friendship that developed with the 914 beaters to the high end 6's. I believe the high $$ 914 is already happening. Like in the stock market, it's already over when us little guys start to think about it. I believe in the next five years you will start seeing some very high dollar 914ers coming out.
Tom Bliznik, HIPO-2L - Yellow