Looks pretty crusty (not Krusty...then it would be AWESOME) but intact.

Signal Orange Sixer

No interest at all, just pointing it out.

Always amazes me these turn up after being burred for years. Cool !

C'mon Len, go have a look.

I know you want to...

I wonder if that is numbers matching. Sure looks pretty original. Definitely needs a complete restoration.

In case anyone is interested, This car has been advertised in Excellence and Panorama. Here is the advertising history for this car with personal information deleted:

70 914 0 "Roadster" 9140431380
"Registered 1971, minor rust but all original solid car. Complete with some new parts.
$8500 OBO."
"Joe"
"201-***-****" 4/1/1989 "Excellence" PG 84

70 914 0 "Roadster" 9140431380
"59 Convertible D #86653, 54 bent window Cab #60614, 70 914-6 #9140431380,
75 911S #9115201855 black/tan, Carrera-look, new paint, new tires $16,900.
61 356 twin grill Notch back #201839, runs great, $9,800. 2 `63 coups #213366
& #213314, $10,900 for both."
$0
"Jack" "*********"
"Brimingham" "MI" "48009"
"313-***-****" 6/1/1989 "Excellence" PG 84

70 914 0 "Roadster" 9140431380
"Sig org/blk, 3rd owner, all orig, some pan rust, some new parts, great daily driver,
80,000 mi, runs, looks & drives great"
$8500
"Joe" "*****"
"Brick" "NJ" "08723"
"201-***-****" 12/1/1989 "Panorama" PG 92

70 914 0 "Roadster" 9140431380
"Signal orange & black comp. orig. car, runs great, many new parts, needs pan work."
$8500
"Joe" "*****"
"Brick" "NJ" "08723"
"908-***-****" 6/1/1991 "Excellence" PG 107

for information on 914/6 advertising histories visit: www.p914-6info.net

Larry Lee
Vestal, NY

$16,100 & reserve not met, in that condition. Genuine sixes are really getting pricey!

My hopes of ever finding a -6 just died if that rotted out one still brings in that kind of dough...

Maybe its Magnus bidding on it!

Center storage bin top is gone... .

Yeah the days of $30k buying you a NICE one are gone. I guess you only wish it was still like that if you DON'T own one now. If you do, good for you .

Looks like original Dunlap tires and a good restoration car. Wish I had the money

Wonder what the reserve is?

I just bought a barn find 1970-6 last week in the San Jose /Monterey area of California. It is not listed on the http://p914-6info.net/ so I can find no earlier info on the car.

But if you people think at 16k that car is expensive then I think I made a big booboo... oh well

I would give $15-16K for it.

There is a limit.

Where is that car?

Location showing on the ebay post is NY.

Where's NY?

Lol.

Comeon fellas your killen me here. Forgetabout it!


Shipping:

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Item location:

Millerton, New York, United States

Hi Van!

No, I don't want to.

2 hours away......

No, I don't want to.

It's a six for God's sake....

No, I don't want to.

Do the door gaps look weird? Check the drivers side front. Pretty wide at the bottom. Someone needs to go look at this thing...

And who did the weird bid ? $16,867.76 and NOT A PENNY MORE!

Thanks T.C.

Though it seems by this thread I paid too much for this 6 it kind of fell into my lap and as much as I know about some Porsche's I know a 914-6 is mid engine and that is about it. Just enough to get myself in trouble
I did check with a friend at the factory and it is numbers matching.
It is what it is but this will be a nice car when I am finished with it.

Hopefully yours isn't as rough as the one being discussed here. Condition is so very important with these cars--it is easy to spend more than they are worth on fixing structural rust...

--DD

Half the joy of purchasing a classic car is the enjoyment of restoring it playing with it and searching out the parts. If you got all that then you got a good deal...

I have restored a few Porsche's so I am no stranger to that process and understand the advantages of having a complete car that is not full of rust. This 914 has some areas that need attention but not bad and very complete.

Helltoe914 your car looks a lot like a guy I ran with in the mid 90's named Bill Newlin

Yup, that's Newlin's old car. You knew Bill? Cool, I used to autoX with him at one point. He drove me to John Clever's memorial in his 928; I think that's the last time I talked to him.

--DD

Both of us were members of the GGR of PCA. Bill was more of a auto x and time trial guy and I pretty much raced but did do some time trialing with the club.
Last time I saw Bill and his wife Rebecca was when I won the Porsche Parade race at Thunderhill around 2000. Rebecca sang the National Anthem. Can't remember if Bill raced or not.
I recognized the car right away even in that little photo.
Very nice people .

Hey Van,

Welcome to the 914world.


Paul

We all love to see build threads and pictures. Good luck with your 914/6 restoration.

Another turbo guy seduced by the 914, good to have you here!

Are you feeling better about your purchase yet? If a nicely restore six is going for $70-$80k there is a fair amount of expense that can be incurred and still be in the black money wise.

Millerton NY is near Lime Rock Ct.
Pretty sure his car belongs to a family of known Porsche enthusiasts.

EEK, $21,600 for this one on ebay, wow!

I understand that these can go for $70K+ if restored well, but man I'll just have to be happy if I can find a decent 2.0 for around $10K when I'm ready...

I bet I would get the award for buying the worst condition six. Mine is pretty rough. And as I collect parts to restore it, they add up fast. But, my guess is still that the reserve on this one is between $25k - 30k.

Paul ! Guys thanks for the warm welcome !



I feel okay about the purchase. Would have liked to have paid less but at least I got a car that is pretty clean. Other than a couple of wrinkles on the passenger side door and some rust on the back edge of the rear deck lid the body is real straight, no accidents and original paint , though very faded. Battery tray has a little surface rust in spots but solid.

I like cars no one has ever seen before. My yellow #84 935 is like that. I think I am the fourth owner and between me and the previous owner it has been in our hands since 1988. Though there is nothing wrong with it, it is nice when you go to an event and five different people there didn't own your car before you did.

Ebay car
reserve met at $27,500.00 with a day to go

I'm sure everyone would like to pay less, but if someone has the money, the opportunity to purchase a -6 doesn't come up often and it shows in what they are worth now when restored.

The rising prices of all 914s I fear is eventually going to price me out of the market when I have the funds to make a purchase. It's awesome for everyone that already has one though. Congrats on your purchase, it sounds like you got a nice project!

The seller of this one can't be too thrilled with a high bidder that has one feedback. It looks fishy too with that bidder upping his/her own high bid a couple of times. Reserve is met too.

Glad you noticed the car. Yes from the records I can find Bill was the owner and builder. This was the second version of the car. Somewhere down the line the first version got totaled at the Grand Opening event at Buttonwillow with POC. I have the molds for the bodywork. It had been run by bill with a 4 now it has a 3.6 very fun car..

So, the bid is up to $27,500.00. I wonder if these bidders have noticed that the ad makes no reference to any documentation. The seller does not make any reference to title work. That's a lot of money to fork over without having clear title in hand.

Seller does however state, "Car sold as is With NO warranties or guaranties".

My guess is the current high bidder with 1 feedback is really a friend of the seller.

Scroll to the bottom of the bid page you will see:

Bid retraction and cancellation history

Bidder Action Date of Bid and Retraction

l***1 ( 774Feedback score is 500 to 999)
Retracted: US $23,000.00

Bid: Jul-18-15 16:02:44 PDT
Retracted: Jul-19-15 16:25:03 PDT
u***u ( 1 ) Retracted: US $29,500.00

Bid: Jul-20-15 05:27:12 PDT
Retracted: Jul-20-15 05:31:19 PDT
u***u ( 1 ) Retracted: US $29,000.00

Bid: Jul-20-15 05:35:19 PDT
Retracted: Jul-20-15 05:37:12 PDT
u***u ( 1 ) Retracted: US $29,000.00

Bid: Jul-20-15 05:42:47 PDT
Retracted: Jul-20-15 05:46:13 PDT

Whomever this is "u***u ( 1 )" is willing to pump it up to $29,500.00.

At this point a lot of people should retract their bids as well. It's all suspicious and that car is very rough. It almost looks like it has suffered water damage.

Seller has a feedback score of 11. All of the feedback is over one year old and 9 of that was for purchases. So, he actually has a seller feedback score that is 100% positive for the past twelve months because it is blank for 12 months. He has 100% positive of nothing.

what it looks like is that bidder bid the 29.5 and may have gotten past the reserve price, then decided to retract those high bids and go back to bumping his own lower
bids once he figured out what the reserve range was. .
Then I got an EBay message that the the seller lowered the reserve... still always seems fishy when a bidder with a '1' feedback gets involved and the effect is the prices gets bumped up. .

What I don't get is this car will require a minimum of $30-40 K to get it right and make it worth the $70-80 K that driver Six's go for.
When the auction clearly say's "Needs Floors Replaced" that is cause to be concerned that what it should include is 'Longitudinal's need replacing"

It's back on eBay!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Porsche-914-6-/162...em=162057585399

Yeah, that poor car is very rough. That's a $50-60K restoration assuming it is all there to begin with. That is a $20K car as it sits. Hope someone rescues it and restores it.

Those are the numbers I ran too assuming the market doesn't tank.

The failing re-paint in the front trunk and the body color front bumper are not good signs.

Didn't it sell at 39k last time? Guess the buyer changed their mind? This one is not too far from me but money I don't have.

Brett

I think there was some shady shill bidding going on last time.

Listed VIN is missing a number....

Then imagine how the vendor of my 6 (yes, it languishes) might have felt. He lived in Pennsylvania, listed his sisters original 6, and his own (completely disassembled Convertible D). My buddy and I had never been to ebay before, our first transactions. We bought his D, and I bought his 6.

NOW for the kicker, he then agreed to rent a UHaul at our expense, pack the D into the UHaul, tow the 6, and drive from Pennsylvania to Vancouver BC...to be flown back (he was retiring, wanted to drive across the US, and we wanted the cars)...was a great guy, wish I had not lost track of him