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> Another Ltd Edition is Restored, It's a Beauty
Porsche Doc
post Apr 29 2005, 06:36 PM
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Well another Ltd Edition is done. We just finished it this week. I bought on eBay a couple of years ago for $2500 bucks from a guy in Nashville. It took us 9 months to do it due to not working on it all the time. It is #14884 and is in the reg. This is the 4th one I have restored in the last 10 years. I am restoring #14740 now also its panted and has started being assembled.
I have sold #14884 to a lawer here in Knoxville.
Here is some pics.


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post Apr 29 2005, 06:40 PM
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looks like an awesome resto job!
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post Apr 29 2005, 06:45 PM
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Way to go Don. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Apr 29 2005, 06:48 PM
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WOW! NICE!

If I had it, I'd paint the yellow parts a real dark yellow.. like a black color of yellow.

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Looks fabtastico!


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post Apr 29 2005, 06:51 PM
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very nice (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/pray.gif)
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post Apr 29 2005, 06:51 PM
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Any chance that you'll be moving to So. Cal??? Beautiful work!!
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post Apr 29 2005, 06:57 PM
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Looks great keep up the good work
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post Apr 29 2005, 07:06 PM
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I was amazed at the rarity of the LEs ath the WCC event.

Also I thought the 914 gods made many cars in that sky/opaque, light, powder blue.

In the old days it seemed a "main color", I only saw a photo of one from the WCC event. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif)

That car is sharp.

What other color combos have you done?

Which did you prefer?


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post Apr 29 2005, 08:11 PM
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I have done 1 CC and 3 BBs. I have another BB about halfway done. I currently have 5 Ltd's all BBs but after this week I'll be down to 4. The most I have had at 1 time is 6. I sold a CC to one of my customers here in Knoxville about a year and a half ago. The only other one I have sold was a BB to a guy in Nashville but that was 10 years ago. I like them BBs the best.
I like them but I can't have them all!!

PS can I put more than 1 pic per post? If so how!


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post Apr 29 2005, 08:25 PM
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See more pics @

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread....threadid=218982
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post Apr 29 2005, 08:30 PM
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Hey Porsche Doc,
I've got several pics of your race car at sebring on track. If I can get this stupid scanner to work I'll send them to you.

Glad to see you here.

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post Apr 29 2005, 09:09 PM
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QUOTE (URY914 @ Apr 29 2005, 09:30 PM)
Hey Porsche Doc,
I've got several pics of your race car at sebring on track. If I can get this stupid scanner to work I'll send them to you.

Glad to see you here.

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Cool Man!
Yea! Get that scanner worken!
Send them to me to accdlr@aol.com.
Thats Charles Gaults car. It is very nice and FAST.
It won the 2002 PCA race their in GT5R .
Its a bad ass 914-6! It's the car I personaly like it the best out of all the race cars we have built. In 2000 at the PCA race at CMP it was given the Best Prepaired Car award. The first time for a 914 in PCA club racing history. We were very proud. Then he won the race.


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post Apr 29 2005, 09:13 PM
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And I have a set of your rear extenally adjustable spring kits wraped around my Koni Sports.
You're OK by me, buddy (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)

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post Apr 30 2005, 12:11 AM
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Don,

do you have any higher res pictures of your horizontal fan? I'd like to see how it looks.
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post Apr 30 2005, 09:45 AM
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QUOTE (GWN7 @ Apr 30 2005, 01:11 AM)
Don,

do you have any higher res pictures of your horizontal fan? I'd like to see how it looks.

Hey Bruce,
I don't have any better pics right now.
I will see if I can find the old pics I took 10 years ago and scan them. Next time I put one on I will take some new ones with the dig cam.
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post Apr 30 2005, 11:39 AM
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wow, thats beautiful! you do great work
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post Apr 30 2005, 11:42 AM
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Just for grins....what are you getting for a restored Bumble Bee? Have you submitted your sales numbers to Excellence for the market surveys?

Would help sales and bolster used prices to see what restored cars are going for.....also would help owners who keep getting in the shorts from insurance companies....
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post Apr 30 2005, 12:44 PM
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QUOTE ("Z" @ Apr 30 2005, 12:42 PM)
Just for grins....what are you getting for a restored Bumble Bee? Have you submitted your sales numbers to Excellence for the market surveys?

Would help sales and bolster used prices to see what restored cars are going for.....also would help owners who keep getting in the shorts from insurance companies....

This one went for $15k. The CC I sold a year and a half ago went for $10. The first one I sold over 10 years ago went for $6,500.
Last week I was offered $40k for the two I have with concessive VIN numbers. There going up nicely, and in the last two years they have taken big jumps. AND its about time they are the rarest of the 914s. On eBay you CAN say rare and collectable. I see the day coming them being as much as six's. There gaining respect very quickly as they should!!!
So if you gotem hold on to them if you can!! There moving on up.

Jim Pasha, The Excellence tech question writer lives here in Knoxville has noticed the uptrend too. Word will get back.

Hell! I do good to break even on restoring these cars.
I can't see restoring real ones or somebody doing clones, they would cost the same to do. Right now you can't make a profit on restoring and selling them. To break even on them you have to get the right car, and is not a basket case.
And with the popularity of the now the $2500 dollar car is now $5k and its just gona make it harder.
I just have a thing about these cars. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

If any wants one done that they have I will be glad to do it.
I have probably restored more LEs then any one in the world!!


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post Apr 30 2005, 03:20 PM
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(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif) Your car looks awesome.........I am once again inspired to go back to work on mine.
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post Apr 30 2005, 08:01 PM
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Here is the flat fan...
Don emailed me this a few years ago.


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