I just purchased my 1975 914 2.0 last month and was hoping to do some more research on its history. All I have is the previous owners registration, a few of his receipts and what he knew of it which was limited. I obviously have the VIN # but CarFax only goes back to 1981 and American made only. Are there any other places I can go to research this for a 914?

The first place to start is the Porsche Certificate of Authenticity. It's not cheap, and not always 100% correct but it IS a start.

Without some kind of record (the warranty/service record book for example) I think it will be nearly impossible to obtain any historical information about your car. Even if you were able to determine the original dealership that sold the car, I believe dealerships are only obligated to keep their sales records for 7 years or thereabouts. The only other record is the Certificate of Authenticity but that won't provide anything more than how the car was configured when it was sold.

Obvious question would be who did the most recent owner buy it from? Can you contact that person?

Next, post a picture of the car (if you haven't already), maybe someone here will recognize it. I know I recognized my old black car for sale on the club site 7 years ago…Hey, things happen sometimes.

Paul

thanks

Pleas post a pic and this VIN. Maybe then we can help you.
Pat