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DEC
Look what I found.
I was searching for a parts car and a guy called me that he have one.....
Long story short.

Only 7 years registered
33 years stored
very little rust. For a German car she is rustfree
tons of parts...we need 3h to stored all the parts on the trailers

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The team
Matze, Jürgen, Wilco, Moritz
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bulitt
Wow. So thats what they look like without rust...
reharvey
QUOTE(bulitt @ Jan 4 2012, 06:56 AM) *

Wow. So thats what they look like without rust...



What a great looking car! Where is all the dirt, rodent nests and rust stains? A very luck find. Ray beerchug.gif
BajaXJ92
Those longs are beautiful! Great find! smile.gif
Tom
Great find! Gonna keep it original?
Tom
Cairo94507
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carr914
It doesn't get any better than that ! first.gif
wingnut86
Now that, is an emotional buy beer3.gif
sixnotfour
Gold in the Father Land beerchug.gif


on a 914 trailer too.
dlee6204
Nice! thumb3d.gif
zymurgist
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WOW !
flipb
Stupid question, but... it looks very original and has five-lug wheels, so either it was converted early in its life or that's a SIX!!??????????????

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zymurgist
QUOTE(flipb @ Jan 4 2012, 09:16 AM) *

Stupid question, but... it looks very original and has five-lug wheels, so either it was converted early in its life or that's a SIX!!??????????????

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Looks like it has the ignition switch on the column. That, and the VW-Porsche emblem say it's a four. IMO.

Love the color, and the condition is spectacular!
jtf914
Nice find!!!
sixerdon
Great score!
The primary clues in the pictures is the jack strap location, black bumper and the VW Porsche 914 badge which would make it late '72, or '73? It would be interesting to see the VIN and the different euro details vs US cars.
Enjoy!
Don
EdwardBlume
Nice work. We should all be so lucky...
0396
Wow a New Years present smile.gif
rick 918-S
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JawjaPorsche
You need to go out and buy some lottery tickets while you are still lucky! Wow! Nice find!
computers4kids
That's not a "barn find" but a "time capsule find." Someone really loved that car and took great steps to take care of it for such a long winter's nap.
Mark
513mugsy
Every rocker panel I have ever seen on any barn find in the states has never had paint still!! Nice find!! beerchug.gif Now we are all waiting for more details!!! drooley.gif
pdlightning
QUOTE(513mugsy @ Jan 4 2012, 08:35 AM) *

Every rocker panel I have ever seen on any barn find in the states has never had paint still!! Nice find!! beerchug.gif Now we are all waiting for more details!!! drooley.gif


More pictures, so we can droooool!
Tom_T
Double Good! ...like the old Double Mint Gum adverts!

Good 914 find & a good road trip with friends! smilie_pokal.gif driving.gif

...well actually a great 914, but work with me here, it has to fit the double good theme! biggrin.gif
pdlightning
Is that a repaint, as it appears there is paint over the dealer installed undercoat in the fender well?

OR, if not, WOW AGAIN !
SirAndy
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6freak
to clean for a barn ...did you wash it before the pixs..just wondering....seems very clean for sit n in a barn for 33 years.....very nice find for sure

MikeC
DEC
QUOTE(6freak @ Jan 4 2012, 07:39 PM) *

to clean for a barn ...did you wash it before the pixs..just wondering....seems very clean for sit n in a barn for 33 years.....very nice find for sure

MikeC


Must be a barn find dirty?

I don't know how long it sat in this barn but the cover at the first look was more than only dusty.
The teener under the cover was in this clean condtion as the pics are shown.

Here any answers to the questions above:

It is a late '72 and a 4
The 5lug conversion was made early with OE 6er rear parts and RS front axle.

The 14er was disassembled for an outer respray.
In the phase of assembling the new paint shows a lot of bubbles and came loose
in the sharp curves at the front fender areas. So the guy lost the interest or
has not the money to fix it. I don't ask him.
This was the reason to store it.
Now his wife put him under pressure to sell the crappy (her opinion) confused24.gif
car in the barn. His lost hissyfit.gif my win smilie_pokal.gif
He was not really happy with the sale

I'm not sure what I will do with it.

I have any options:

I bring it back to the original 4 condition
I build a tall conversion
I build a GT-Clone

We will see what happend.










porbmw
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I'm not sure what I will do with it.

I have any options:

I bring it back to the original 4 condition
I build a tall conversion
I build a GT-Clone




Missed out on an option.... dry.gif
I could find a nice home for it biggrin.gif
Very well done, have fun with it!
johannes
That's incredible to find such a car in Germany ...
Strudelwagon
to quote some comic books from my childhood......Gott in Himmel!
Nice find Boys!
SW
wingnut86
Did you get a history or documents on where it was purchased? Is the dealer still in business? They may be interested in having an original parked outside for Oktoberfest 2012. You could barter for old Volswagen banners, oil changes once a year, etc., etc...

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Kraftwerk
Sehr Gut!

Gotta keep checking those barns..
pnewman
I like the rear bumper that accomodates the wider license plates.

She is a beuty. Consider yourself one lucky guy. Good networking!

I would love to receive a call like that. beerchug.gif
saigon71
WOW - awesome find man! beerchug.gif
Jay Gratton
Congrats! They are out there. I found mine in a shed with 19K miles on it. But it is all about being in the right place at the right time. The car was dirty, but a little polish and cleaning and this is what I turned it into.

6freak
QUOTE(DEC @ Jan 4 2012, 12:54 PM) *

QUOTE(6freak @ Jan 4 2012, 07:39 PM) *

to clean for a barn ...did you wash it before the pixs..just wondering....seems very clean for sit n in a barn for 33 years.....very nice find for sure

MikeC


Must be a barn find dirty?

guess not ..kinda figured it was cover...good on the PO....and good on you for finding such a peach...dont get much better then that unless it was complete.. Good luck with that little beauty ..nice color to

MikeC smile.gif
6freak
QUOTE(Jay Gratton @ Jan 6 2012, 10:54 AM) *

Congrats! They are out there. I found mine in a shed with 19K miles on it. But it is all about being in the right place at the right time. The car was dirty, but a little polish and cleaning and this is what I turned it into.


Another peach....wow what a beauty....... first.gif ..
Jay Gratton
QUOTE(6freak @ Jan 6 2012, 11:46 AM) *

QUOTE(Jay Gratton @ Jan 6 2012, 10:54 AM) *

Congrats! They are out there. I found mine in a shed with 19K miles on it. But it is all about being in the right place at the right time. The car was dirty, but a little polish and cleaning and this is what I turned it into.


Another peach....wow what a beauty....... first.gif ..


Thanks Mr. C
Cairo94507
This is one of the better barn finds I have seen in a while. OH, I also found this nice little barn find :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-914-6-DUST...=item256b113e88
6freak
QUOTE(Cairo94507 @ Jan 7 2012, 06:11 AM) *

This is one of the better barn finds I have seen in a while. OH, I also found this nice little barn find :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORSCHE-914-6-DUST...=item256b113e88


Thats just what mine looked like when uncovered and pulled out of the barn in the little town of Concrete WA....Kinda like to have that model
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