Cache of 5 914s found, Should I buy them? |
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Cache of 5 914s found, Should I buy them? |
stevegm |
Jan 24 2015, 04:48 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,111 Joined: 14-July 14 From: North Carolina Member No.: 17,633 Region Association: South East States |
I located a cache of 5 914s sitting outside in a field. The guy that owns them knows quite a bit about Porsches and is just starting to get out of them. There are 2 '71s, a '72, a '74, and a '75. I got all the VINs for the database.
All have engines. No 2.0L, though. He has titles for all the cars. All appear to be parts cars, except one of the '71s (the 5th picture down below). The color code was gone, but it appears to have originally been tangerine. No serious rust in either trunk. The doors opened surprisingly well. All the gaps looked good. Some hell hole rust. Needs rear pans, at least. No signs of accident damage. Comes with 1.7L engine with Dellorto carbs, and tail shift tranny. Not a lot of great parts on the cars. A few bumpers, door handles, mirrors, windshields, suspension. Lots of body rust. He wants $3,000 for all. Or $1,500 for the tangerine '71. What to do? Attached image(s) |
914forme |
Jan 25 2015, 08:21 AM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None |
Run don't walk, I used to do this in my youth, and had a barn stash, I still have parts in places around the house that I stumble upon thinking they where all gone.
Suspension stuff, unless it has 5 lugs, worth about nothing, sway bars and a-arms are the one thing. Engines are all cores as are transmissions. You have no history. Unless you have great dash pads, and other interior items, these are all about toast. And I am not seeing rust free in your future here. It will take you a long time to recover your 3K investment. Then you add in cost of doing business, and well its a Money Pit! Now if your doing it for the love of the car, by all means go for it. If they where stored indoors all these years, heck yeah I would pull the trigger on 3K. If your going to pull the trigger at 3K, have him check barns and garages, he might have a few treasures stashed away. And hopefully his wife is sick of seeing this stuff cluttering his life, and you can make a package deal. |
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