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Creamsicle resto thread- A little sad tonight, Sold & loaded on a trailer! Headed to Florida to Tommy |
JRust |
Oct 12 2008, 03:00 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Hey I came across a 914 for sale. I talked with the guy on the phone & he says it's a 73 2.0 car. It was in dry storage for a while but he couldn't find any rust. BOth trunks look good & he says below the battery there is NO Rust. I know I will believe that when I see it myself. Still I asked him to send me some pictures. I see bumper tits on the front bumper & know it's a 74. I also see Mahle wheels & an LE front spoiler (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) . Car runs & shifts great too! The side stripe isn't the right color for an LE though right?
How can I find out if it is an LE? Vin#? Then where would I find LE vins? Attached image(s) |
KELTY360 |
Oct 12 2008, 03:12 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,091 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
LE Mahles would have the centers painted. If it was an LE, the Porsche stripe would be orange.
Still might be a good deal. |
JRust |
Oct 12 2008, 03:21 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
LE Mahles would have the centers painted. If it was an LE, the Porsche stripe would be orange. Still might be a good deal. I just wondered if they might have changed the wheels & the side stripes to something they liked better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . Seen a few LE's that did not look like LE's at all with people changing them. Just wondering if there is a place to find out from the Vin or something? |
SLITS |
Oct 12 2008, 03:26 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Email Jeff Bowlsby with the VIN, Chassis Number, Paint Code ... he has the database with the range that LEs were built in.
If the Mahles are a rough finish (not slick) they probably have been media blasted to remove the paint. If the finish is slick silver, they are probably regualar Mahles. You can also look in the trunk by the gas tank area, inside the doors, engine compartment, etc and see if there was a color change. |
watsonrx13 |
Oct 12 2008, 03:30 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
A good indication of a LE, via Jeff Bowlby's web site:
Either L80E (Light Ivory) or L041 (Black) and manufactured between Feb and July 1974. I agree with Kelty360 that the wheels and spoiler should be painted Orange (Creamsicle) and the strip should also be Orange, but you can't judge a book by it's cover.... Here's a LE (Creamsicle) I discovered after I purchased it as a donor car. After studying Jeff's web site I was convinced it was a LE, so I sent off for the COA and confirmed that indeed it was a Creamsicle ('Can Am' Limited Edition Package).... Here's what the car looks like today, before I start restoration.... And COA.... -- Rob |
computers4kids |
Oct 12 2008, 04:07 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
Jamie, I have only one word for you...
FOCUS |
roadster fan |
Oct 12 2008, 04:42 PM
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Project Frankenstein !!!!!!!! Group: Members Posts: 1,009 Joined: 24-November 05 From: Aptos, CA Member No.: 5,184 Region Association: Northern California |
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Todd Enlund |
Oct 12 2008, 05:07 PM
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Resident Photoshop Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,251 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Laurelhurst (Portland), Oregon Member No.: 8,032 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Hey, Jamie's car finished a run yesterday... he needs a new project!
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type47 |
Oct 12 2008, 05:10 PM
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Viermeister Group: Members Posts: 4,254 Joined: 7-August 03 From: Vienna, VA Member No.: 994 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
if it's a 73, i don't think it's an LE because LE's were MY 74. you can see from the COA in a post above that the LE's were MY 74
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SirAndy |
Oct 12 2008, 05:33 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,905 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Then where would I find LE vins? Our VIN page has the range for known LE's. IF the VIN falls within that range, you should get a COA ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy |
scotty b |
Oct 12 2008, 06:02 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Am I wrong or didn't all LE's get sway bars ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) One of mine fits the criteria ( vin number, no vinyl ) except for the sway bars
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JRust |
Oct 12 2008, 06:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
It has some possibilities. I've got to see it in person to have a better idea. Yet there are some things I have noticed. The gages do have the black center, it's vin# does fall into the LE possibles, It has all the options, The valance is an LE (when I go see it I will see if it has the tell tale #'s on the backside), The paint code is the L80E & the chassis #also falls into the possible category. Having said all that I am not getting my hopes up.
Price wise if it actually runs great & has No rust as stated I will be buying it anyway. It will be a BIG plus if it ends up being an LE too! If so it is not a registered on on Jeff's site yet. Either way looks like I am getting sucked back in to multiple 914's (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) |
sixnotfour |
Oct 12 2008, 06:29 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,648 Joined: 12-September 04 From: Life Elevated..planet UT. Member No.: 2,744 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
Its a Licorice LE , untracable, very rare. If it truly is that rust free score.
Jamie do you run a 914 wanted add ? |
JRust |
Oct 12 2008, 06:41 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Its a Licorice LE , untracable, very rare. If it truly is that rust free score. Jamie do you run a 914 wanted add ? No! Just one of my many connections paying off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Actually that is true. Funny how some cars come up when people know you have one. I can't say I need the car but it should make someone happy eventually (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
JRust |
Oct 12 2008, 07:07 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Okay I just talked to him & am going up to see it tommorow. One other thing he says is I noiced when I was getting the vin# on the door that the rocker has some orange paint underneath it. So t looks like they painted the rockers at one time.
I think to myself No Freakin way! The Mahles also have kind of a rough finish or at least are not a real smooth silver (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I'd be lying if I didn't say I am getting excited now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Can u say Creamsicle? |
Rav914 |
Oct 12 2008, 07:15 PM
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All-weather fan Group: Members Posts: 738 Joined: 15-April 07 From: WA Member No.: 7,669 Region Association: None |
Rear targa bar trim is black also. The evidence looks like it's coming together for a Creamsicle!
Keep us posted. |
Sleepin |
Oct 12 2008, 09:31 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,647 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Grand Junction, Co. Member No.: 8,357 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I was also wondering about this one here in Salt Lake City.
http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/cto/844193608.html (IMG:http://images.craigslist.org/129135146ZZZZZZZZZ89h5fcaa73180751fa2.jpg) Looks like Fuchs and chrome bumpers....but I have heard of people not liking the looks of the LE's and changing quite a bit on them. Good find though! I hope it is an LE that you uncovered!!! |
john grier |
Oct 12 2008, 09:43 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 303 Joined: 27-June 04 From: Hermitage, Tn Member No.: 2,265 Region Association: South East States |
Well if it were me I would buy it if it was an le or not, if the price was right
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boxstr |
Oct 12 2008, 11:10 PM
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MEMBER:PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION Group: Members Posts: 7,522 Joined: 25-December 02 From: OREGON Member No.: 12 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Jamie Have you seen the four 914s in Salem??
CCLINMYLIST |
JRust |
Oct 13 2008, 12:32 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 6,310 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Jamie Have you seen the four 914s in Salem?? CCLINMYLIST I have sort of! You are going to laugh too. This is that flighty guy Chris from awhile back. You will remember him as he talked to you about buying an engine for his car. I ended up selling him the 2.0 I bought from Tim up in Portland. It was the one that was in the silver 74 I bought from you. Then I sold him a 71 roller,74 roller & one other one I forget the info on. He was into computers or something for work. I'm pretty positive I sold him 3 of those 4 914's. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) He was one strange guy but likeable. He was planning on restoring some & racing some. Guess those plans have changed. I wouldn't waste my time checking them out if I was you. |
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