I'm in the club! After searching for a few months, I located this beauty last week - 1975 1.8, numbers-matching, 50,000 documented original miles, original paint, zero rust, 2-owner (last one since '77).

I really wanted a '73-'74 2.0 in a different color...but I've always had a soft spot for orange cars too (this won't be may last purchase either!). When I found this, had it thoroughly reviewed and learned its history...at a price point I could swallow, I pulled the trigger.

Less than 24 hours after delivery and I am beyond impressed! The car is in AMAZING shape - cosmetically & mechanically. The prior owner loved this car and it absolutely shows! I just need to do some fine-tuning (wheels?) to return it to completely stock and I'll have a beautiful "survivor".

Thanks in advance for everyone's advice/help so far. Those of you I have connected with have been incredibly knowledgeable & supportive. Happy to be part of this awesome community! Woo Hoooooo!!!!!

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What a beauty! Nepal Orange? Congrats!

Congratulations Rick. Beautiful car and it looks like it has indeed been well loved. I agree re the wheels; a set of stock Fuchs in the stock finish would look perfect.
Good luck and I wish you many miles of smiles as you enjoy her.

Congrats, that is a beautiful 914! If you need a set of stock Fuchs, I'll be selling a set from my project soon, as the car is being converted to 5 lug hubs. I can send you some detail pictures later if interested.

...I'll take the wheels...you're crazy, they look great.

replaced signal orange for 75/76! Man I love that color on 914s.

Looks super clean from the pictures, congrats!!

looks great! What a nice score! Any 914 in nice shape is worth owning.

very lucky to find such a car

Welcome to the "club" nice to have a car that really doesn't need anything!

I'm glad such a nice car went to someone so excited to get it. Congratulations, have fun

That didn't take long! It ain't Olympic Blue but it'll do very, very nicely!
Welcome to the madness...

Beautiful car, great color.....just in time for Halloween !
Enjoy !

Willkommen to one of the best places on this Planet ! Nice 914 BTW !

Great find, congrats

Beautiful car with an interesting engine.

Great find and color. Welcome to this craziness!

Charlie

Lookin' good!

Congrats and welcome

Come on, Mark, what fun is that? We only buy 914s to spend years restoring rusty bodies and yelling at fuel injection systems, right?

Just wanted to say, you have officially gone down the rabbit hole!

There is no hope for you now

Beautiful car, love the color and 50K for miles, really excellent! Also, I would keep the wheels, I think they look good.

Enjoy...and welcome to the addiction!

Welcome aboard mate! great example and this shows taking your time and finding the right one pays off.
Now too many of these low mileage clean ones left. Great score

Looks great!
By chance was it from northern MI? Looks/sounds familiar?

...car resided in Northern NJ "before sold". forget it's geographical history...but, I think 2 previous owners.

And Cleveland Browns season!

It was not! East coast. Amazing it is so dry, but obviously never driven in harsh conditions. 46 years old - 50,000 miles. Never driven, period!

It looks too good to be original. I think you need to take it apart and study every component. There’s got to be something g that needs to be replaced.

The car looks perfect except for the rims, but easy fix.

I like the rims

Congrats and enjoy!

I see that you're in NE Ohio, so I bet you could be a late addition to participate in Okteenerfest for your first real 914 road trip!

Nice car. Love the color.

Thats a beauty!!!!

For sure!!! Congrats big time!!!

You don't need a 914 to be part of this club!
But it helps!