Any one knows this car?, For sale in Houston. Options

[HansJan]

Hello,

Any one here that knows this car?
It’s a 1975 1.8L
My 14 yr old son is wanting it as his first car (leaves us a 1.5 years to get it ready).

[HansJan]

The seller came to my home yesterday to show it to me.
I have decided not to purchase it (unless its super duper cheap).
Asking price is $4,500. I offered $2,000. So there is no deal.
The car needs a bunch of work, and is "almost" at the point of no-return to be roadworthy. But for AutoX it should be fine.

Here is what I have seen.

Paint is cheaply done, but decent shape.
There are rust bubbles where the cowl meets the front quarter panels. Repairing that will mess up the paint. The gaps between cowl and quarter panel have been hidden (with bondo?) and this is where the bubbles are.

Door gaps look to be narrower on top then bottom. But when jacking up the car at the jacking point the gaps don't move. Chassis seems stiff. The gage could be instrumental in this.

Longs The rocker panels were still on, so I couldn't really see the longs. But from what I did see there was not too much rust. And I did jack-up the car through those square tubes.

Donuts were dented etc, but not rusted out. Right rear showed some rust behind the donut.

Hell-hole is not great but also not bad.

frame stiffening was done around the rear wheel wells and suspension.

Floor board on passenger side had a 10"-12" piece of sheetmetal welded in. Done by an amateur worse then me.

besides these areas there was not too much rust.


Sway bars are present front and back (backside disconnected).

There are heat exchangers, but the hoses are missing, so no heat inside the cabin.

Shift linkage and bushings are acceptable. Shifter itself feels short.

Booths around shift linkage point, as well as around the CV-Joints are in good condition.

There is a major 18' crack in the windshield.

Side windows roll up fine, But all rubbers around them are gone. Passenger window crank is missing.

Passenger outer door handle does not work.

Sound dampening materials are absent.

Rain tray is present. One funnel present and one funnel missing.

Engine # starts with EC (US model)

Oil leak, left some drops of oil on my floor.

Outside mirrors missing.

Peddleboard missing.

The pop-up headlights are replaced by extremely bright white LED's in the side markers. But the originals are included in a box.

Hood is polyester (but original is included separately).

No visible cracks in the light lenses.

Backup lights don't work.

Blinkers don't work.

Speedometer not working

Charging system works (battery in good condition).

There are some additional gauges.

Tires: Front are worn-out, rears 50%


The wiring in and around the dashboard area is a mess. You will be like an airplane pilot, flipping a bunch of switches before take-off. Turning the key doesn't do anything besides avoiding steering-wheel lock.

The dashboard itself is basically non-existent (not sure how to describe this.

Starter motor turned but did not engage (might need the McMarck Solenoid solution).

Consider buying share in 914Rubber.com or AA, because the buyer would need lots of parts (carpet kit, mirrors, all rubbers, dashboard,...…).

The engine runs nicely and idles calmly. Although the cover of one of the control units is missing.

Even if you're not doing any hood-sliding, you still need to be one of the Duke-brothers to get into this car with roll-gage. I'm only 49 and not even 6'3", but getting in was an event all by itself.

Seller is somewhat flexible with the price.

Br,
Hans Jan

[rjames]

The seller came to my home yesterday to show it to me.
I have decided not to purchase it (unless its super duper cheap).
Asking price is $4,500. I offered $2,000. So there is no deal.
The car needs a bunch of work, and is "almost" at the point of no-return to be roadworthy. But for AutoX it should be fine.

Here is what I have seen.

Paint is cheaply done, but decent shape.
There are rust bubbles where the cowl meets the front quarter panels. Repairing that will mess up the paint. The gaps between cowl and quarter panel have been hidden (with bondo?) and this is where the bubbles are.

Door gaps look to be narrower on top then bottom. But when jacking up the car at the jacking point the gaps don't move. Chassis seems stiff. The gage could be instrumental in this.

Longs The rocker panels were still on, so I couldn't really see the longs. But from what I did see there was not too much rust. And I did jack-up the car through those square tubes.

Donuts were dented etc, but not rusted out. Right rear showed some rust behind the donut.

Hell-hole is not great but also not bad.

frame stiffening was done around the rear wheel wells and suspension.

Floor board on passenger side had a 10"-12" piece of sheetmetal welded in. Done by an amateur worse then me.

besides these areas there was not too much rust.


Sway bars are present front and back (backside disconnected).

There are heat exchangers, but the hoses are missing, so no heat inside the cabin.

Shift linkage and bushings are acceptable. Shifter itself feels short.

Booths around shift linkage point, as well as around the CV-Joints are in good condition.

There is a major 18' crack in the windshield.

Side windows roll up fine, But all rubbers around them are gone. Passenger window crank is missing.

Passenger outer door handle does not work.

Sound dampening materials are absent.

Rain tray is present. One funnel present and one funnel missing.

Engine # starts with EC (US model)

Oil leak, left some drops of oil on my floor.

Outside mirrors missing.

Peddleboard missing.

The pop-up headlights are replaced by extremely bright white LED's in the side markers. But the originals are included in a box.

Hood is polyester (but original is included separately).

No visible cracks in the light lenses.

Backup lights don't work.

Blinkers don't work.

Speedometer not working

Charging system works (battery in good condition).

There are some additional gauges.

Tires: Front are worn-out, rears 50%


The wiring in and around the dashboard area is a mess. You will be like an airplane pilot, flipping a bunch of switches before take-off. Turning the key doesn't do anything besides avoiding steering-wheel lock.

The dashboard itself is basically non-existent (not sure how to describe this.

Starter motor turned but did not engage (might need the McMarck Solenoid solution).

Consider buying share in 914Rubber.com or AA, because the buyer would need lots of parts (carpet kit, mirrors, all rubbers, dashboard,...…).

The engine runs nicely and idles calmly. Although the cover of one of the control units is missing.

Even if you're not doing any hood-sliding, you still need to be one of the Duke-brothers to get into this car with roll-gage. I'm only 49 and not even 6'3", but getting in was an event all by itself.

Seller is somewhat flexible with the price.

Br,
Hans Jan

That is a beautiful write up/PPI.