"Underside has and both trunks have some areas of rust that will need attention"
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer...14/2050033.html

Understatement of the day ...


PS: Can be yours for only $8k !!!

Wow....that baby is really gone.
Scary how much that would cost to fix it up right.

Wow .. Hate to say it but probably nicer then what I started with.

Interesting "self draining" longitudinal there.....

Definitely WAY better than what I started with and really not that expensive to repair. I wouldn't spend anywhere near $8K for that car though!

That bed frame repair sure is durable though!

That would be a parts car. You could not afford to even start to fix that.

Disagree. The difference is that this would be a DIY project only. Paying someone to do the work would not make sense, but if you can supply your own labor, it can be done at a reasonable cost. On my basket case, I replace both trunk floors, the entire floor pan, both outer longs, passenger suspension console, engine mount engine shelf battery tray, both sail panels and door jambs, inner wheel well, and patched both inner longs and countless other spots. Cost for materials were under $5K and has been a most rewarding experience. These cars can be great projects for someone looking for a challenge, but I personally wouldn't pay more than $1,500 for a car needing that kind of repair but it could be saved.

LOL....$8k

Nothing But Parts!

Great response.

totally agree with you, AND when finished one has a great driving car!

Money/time ahead and avoiding the rotisserie by buying the 75' being sold by Kelty. Gross diving lights...

They forgot " original correct factory interior"

Well, you could continue the theme of "weld in any old metal you have in the shop" to fix the rest of it...

--DD

This is the one I just purchased. Special edition - wood floor pan, wood cabinet seat hinges, pop rivet long reinforcement.

that right there might be a great start to a new thread.... "whats the worse P.O. fix or modification you have seen?"!

I am friends with Al Zim (owner of Zims Autotechnic). He often talks about the days when the 356 was cheap, and all of them that were scrapped for parts back then. He laments that people are paying big money to restore a 356 that is in far worse shape than the ones he scrapped in the past. I have seen it in his shop. Some of the 356s getting restored are little more than a vin plate and a few rusty pieces of sheet metal.

We need to keep this in mind when we look at a 914 and decide it is scrap. They are not making any more, so the more we save now, the more there will be in the future.

If you have the talent in bodywork, pick up one of these forlorn lost sheep and bring it back from the grim reaper. I would, but I don't have the talent to do auto body work. :-(

Always keep in mind there is a finite supply of 914s out there.

Bob Russo used to crew the Holbert 962 team and he said back in those days, when a race car got hit really hard, it was usually trashed. He said there are a couple race car dumps that have loads of historic cars, all burried in the ground and probably paved over.

Funny this is true. A friend has a parts car (also Olympic blue) that I have salvaged some parts from and we just recently pulled the engine/trans out off. It has the usual bad spots but when pulling the engine I realized that it was in better shape than my car was when I started on it. exterior didn't look as nice but was better shape underneath.

All true. My 71 parts car is being promoted to "project". 5 years ago it was a lost cause, but I kept it because I fell in love with the metallic gold paint.

Great news for Restoration Design!

Typical northeast car.
Over priced, but the guy flips beaters, and he is trying to make a living.
Far from a parts car in my area.