My first 914 Options

[maj75]

I’m a retired guy, living in South Florida and Utah. I’ve been into cars all my life. Owned just about every major make of car at some point. I’ve owned a 951, 986, 996 and currently a 991S. My first Porsche experience was at age 15 in an Orange ‘71 914.

Recently, I’ve been looking for a 914 to ad to the garage. Everything I have seen for sale around here was junk. Until yesterday. I bought a ‘71 Orange 914. Serial # 4712912052. Has 42000 miles and the story I got was that the car been off the road since the early ‘80s. Sold in California and relocated to Arizona. Stored inside awaiting a restoration that never happened. Sold to a collector in So.Fla. The paint is original and is pretty good condition. A couple of touch up spots and a my detail guy will have the paint looking nice. Needs an interior refresh as would be expected for a desert car. The interior is all original and not cut up or modified. A few spots of surface rust in the front and rear trunks, but easy touch up. The electrics were confirmed operational when we installed a battery. The motor is all original but has not been started since the early 80s. It does turn over. The gas tank is missing but it makes confirming no rust in that compartment easy. Still has the plastic clips to hold the Targa top secure in the trunk. It has a set of Riviera mags on it. I will be replacing them with the correct Padrini wheels. The motor is coming out for a reseal and refresh. New interior, too. Plan is to get it on the road and then see where it wants to go. I generally like to keep my cars fairly original, so I’m trying to resist the call of an air cooled flat six.

Will post pictures of the progress.