Really nice six for sale over on BAT, Market value Options

[Garland]

Beautiful car, but missing the target on historically correct details. Interior materials, mirrors, and fasteners. Very hard to assemble a car period correct unless you’ve owned that complete car., and are personally capable and knowledgeable, and willing to take the time to refurbish it correctly.

[horizontally-opposed]

Quality of paint (hard to fix) would outweigh some details I could work over time. Redoing the interior vinyl would be another question entirely...as it looks like this was done well. Curious if stampings look okay per other examples? At this price point, I'd also want to see the other body stampings, at the RF inner fender and trunk.

[mepstein]

The car is amazing car but are the door mirrors correct?

No. The should be the smaller, right angle ones.

Here to learn.

The interior rearview mirror looks like a later one, but what's wrong with the driver's side mirror? Always forget whether the right side was optional in period, or merely easy to add (I know the latter is true).

The early side mirrors have a sharp, right angle arm and a slightly smaller mirror glass.
Early interior mirrors are narrow.

[Cornerlot]

The gearbox in my -6 was updated with AA, F, M, S, Y years ago, and I rather like it. We try to keep it to 70mph on the freeway with 225/50/R16 tires; any more seems like abuse.

https://bringatrailer.com/2011/11/21/bat-ex...-porsche-914-6/[/url]

That gearbox was brilliant on back roads, and I hope to replicate it one day. Wish I knew which gears it had.

Its in the post you listed, " The transmission was rebuilt by Bernie Buschen (Seattle area Porsche expert) with custom short gears (A, F, Ka, Q, X) and a GT torsion limited slip differential. Ive done some of these, not hard. Easier and actually standard gearing in many boxes ia A, F, M, S, X for short gears. X suuuucks on the freeway.

[Dr Evil]

Quality of paint (hard to fix) would outweigh some details I could work over time. Redoing the interior vinyl would be another question entirely...as it looks like this was done well. Curious if stampings look okay per other examples? At this price point, I'd also want to see the other body stampings, at the RF inner fender and trunk.

Thats normal stamping on the tranz.

[AHudson]

Hello All, that is indeed my -6 on BAT. I have learned a ton on this very site, bought parts from you very folks, and leaned on expertise from any source it appeared.

The great thing about that car is that it wasn't some orphaned, abandoned, discarded car in a field... ever. It was coddled and documented from Day 1 as if it would reach this day, appreciated as it is. All owners understood this lineage, and thankfully preserved and revered it. I can't say I have ever seen or known of a car like this in my multi car past.

The incidentals of the vinyl or screw heads can be dealt with accordingly, but now we're down to the final .0005% or whatever it may be, and that could be rewarding for someone to do later.

I also took concessions with stainless steel fuel lines (a rather unpleasant job with pleasant results) and the acid free battery, along with various sensitively-chosen other bits. It was all an effort, heading toward a reward and a goal. I've got the scars and chiropractor bills to prove, plus a rather impressive number of orders from our friend Dr. George 914.

I must say - though my wife looks at me with 'that' look when I say this - it was fun.

No, it wasn't fun the day my mechanic peeled out pissed off over some detail we had to redo. It wasn't fun when a guy on 'another P car site' decided my money was more important than the part he never had. It wasn't fun when a jack stand started mysteriously creeping toward the edge of never and the car had to be gingerly coaxed back to Mother Earth. It was way less than fun when the re-installed motor had a leak in an unreachable location and had to come back out.

Yet we do this because we're crazy. And if the above wasn't fun, tell me all the worthwhile pursuits and outcomes you've had that were easy? I come up with 'zero'.

This site helped alleviate much of the pain, the strain, that led to the gain of this fine piece. Thanks again.

You are hereby encouraged to bid like a crack-snorting wild man with an unlimited budget on a quest to own a great 914-6!

[Jett]

Hello All, that is indeed my -6 on BAT. I have learned a ton on this very site, bought parts from you very folks, and leaned on expertise from any source it appeared.

The great thing about that car is that it wasn't some orphaned, abandoned, discarded car in a field... ever. It was coddled and documented from Day 1 as if it would reach this day, appreciated as it is. All owners understood this lineage, and thankfully preserved and revered it. I can't say I have ever seen or known of a car like this in my multi car past.

The incidentals of the vinyl or screw heads can be dealt with accordingly, but now we're down to the final .0005% or whatever it may be, and that could be rewarding for someone to do later.

I also took concessions with stainless steel fuel lines (a rather unpleasant job with pleasant results) and the acid free battery, along with various sensitively-chosen other bits. It was all an effort, heading toward a reward and a goal. I've got the scars and chiropractor bills to prove, plus a rather impressive number of orders from our friend Dr. George 914.

I must say - though my wife looks at me with 'that' look when I say this - it was fun.

No, it wasn't fun the day my mechanic peeled out pissed off over some detail we had to redo. It wasn't fun when a guy on 'another P car site' decided my money was more important than the part he never had. It wasn't fun when a jack stand started mysteriously creeping toward the edge of never and the car had to be gingerly coaxed back to Mother Earth. It was way less than fun when the re-installed motor had a leak in an unreachable location and had to come back out.

Yet we do this because we're crazy. And if the above wasn't fun, tell me all the worthwhile pursuits and outcomes you've had that were easy? I come up with 'zero'.

This site helped alleviate much of the pain, the strain, that led to the gain of this fine piece. Thanks again.

You are hereby encouraged to bid like a crack-snorting wild man with an unlimited budget on a quest to own a great 914-6!

I feel your pain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Great car!

[rgalla9146]

The interior vinyl is similar to '71 but not the same. '71 is shiny.
Both are 'one year only' interiors

[Mike Fitton]

WOW! Sold for $125k.

[ValcoOscar]

WOW! Sold for $125k.

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PLUS FEES!!!!

Yikes!!!

[raynekat]

Seems right on the money for that car.

[Mike Fitton]

Fees are capped at $5k luckily!!

[Maltese Falcon]

My 918 bud was still in when in the $97,000 range. He asked what I thought on winning the deal; my advice was $125,999.99 in the last 3 min. He didn't take my advice

[dr914@autoatlanta.com]

a very clean over restored car, personally examined it when it was in our shop for tuning and oil leaks and several other things

[ConeDodger]

I logged on with 2 minutes to (over and over). I was not aware it resets to 2 minutes each time there is a bid.

Nice car.

[rgalla9146]

Long term ownership, documentation, window sticker and fit and finish set this car apart.
Those are all aside from a great color and pleny of correctness.
I have few issues.
The painted trans is a unfortunate.
A great car.

[Dion]

Well done Mr AHudson. I wouldn’t complain if it was in my driveway.
Enjoy Florida and the all the best to your Mrs.

[burton73]

$125,000 plus. The price of Porker today for a really nice 6


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[banananose914]

Thought provoking to say the least. Seller's market?

[horizontally-opposed]

To say the least, indeed... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)