If you were to sell one of these 914s, which one? Options

[Cuda911]

OK, I'm looking at another car to buy. I have way too many already, so I might sell one.

Question to you guys: which would you sell, and which would you keep:

Car 1) 1974 1.8. FI. The car is EXTREMELY clean. It retains it's original silver color. It was a one-owner car before I bought it. I have all paperwork, including sales slip, from the day it was new.

Here's the problem: In 1998 it was in a front-end accident. These cars were worth nothing then. It was fixed at a very high end shop. I have all of the receipts for the work that was done. But, the car has salvage title.

Car 2) 1973 1.7 FI. The car is very clean, but not quite as much as Car 1. It was originally Alaska Blue but was painted in 1986 to turquoise (not a Porsche color). The paint is in very good condition, but by no means was it done by a high-end place. I'm guessing Earl Scheib or similar. Clear title.

Many of you have seen both of the cars.

Which to sell and which to keep, and why?

[Tom_T]

Mike,

The `73 1.7 is both the least power /4 of all due to the CA emissions (68 HP IIRC), has known rust issues, & has been molested from original. The 73 1.7s are the resto mod fodder for that reason.

The 74 1.8L has better power, L-jet, 2 owner & original - ignore the swap the non-original hairbrained ideas on that car, & keep it AS IS original - IF you must sell one....

.... then work on a way to clear out the Salvage title - which clearly doesn't apply to value at this point (the PO should've wangled a way to not put it salvage with his insurance back then anyway - doofus). I know there are ways to do so legally.

Check with Donna Leek 530-320-5708 pro.reg.service@gmail.com in CA to see what she knows (she advertises in Pano & Pando & your SDR magazine + Dave W. toolguy knows her), but it may involve registering it out of state to do so (not sure on that), or at least going to a new plate - but the salvage title would've changed it from the original blue/gold plates already anyway.

Hopefully we'll see you & Sara at our OCR Concours at Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley on June 18th with one of the 2 (changed from Dana Point due to lack of water/dead grass).

PS - go to the Hagerty site for their valuation section to get values & trend charts on both cars.

Good Luck! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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