Picked this car up about 7 years ago and am just now getting around to restoring it.
yesterday started to tear the car down for a repaint back to tangerine.

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This car is very original (except for the repaint) and it looks to have never been disassembled, most of the hardware is still brilliant gold. The chassis is very clean!

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Glenn - Nice collection of 914's.

thanks Mark

I was able to acquire the original 2L engine in January 2021

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Sweet ride going to happen

Awesome find on the motor!!

Very very cool that you located and obtained the original engine. That car has the makings of a very nice Six indeed.

thanks guy

Seattle 30 yrs ago...

Is it wrong for me to kinda like those pulled rear fenders?

VERY cool project, Glenn, and can't wait to see how it goes. Will be great to see the car back in Tangerine with its original engine.

Here we go with the criticism

Looks solid.
Full disassembly ?
Keeping the rear flares ?
I see other projects too.
Orange.....mmmmmmm
Best
Rory

good eye Pete, last owner had to put the 7" cookies on it...I will fix that

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Very nice!

It sure looks clean!

I am going to strip to bare metal

Nope

nothing to see here Rory

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only option was M566 White fog lights
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prototypo copy steering wheel

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thanks Tom!

yes sir and Monterey CA before that

Are you old codgers talking about the Parades at SeaTack and Monterey ?
I was at Seattle !
We drove from NJ and back in a '59 sunroof coupe. Me, my brother Robert and sister Stella.
Three of us in that little coupe !
My other sister Mary with her now 39 year husband in the '69 T that he still has.
I didn't go on the excursion to Monterey....they did.....but I'm a little foggy on that.
Given the times I'm lucky to remember anything.....

Ah.....Seattle was 1975 .....46 friggin' years ago

We were referring to the ownership of this six. it was sold from owner in Monterey CA in 1980. and Jeff knew the owner in Seattle WA back in the '90s. I bought it from a guy in OH.

This car is April 1970 production and has the Illuminated ash tray that Rory pointed out.

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How in the world were you able to track down the original engine years after buying the body?

I check the internet once a week for all my missing engines, I have actually found 5 but unfortunately 1 of them was sold before I could buy it and then it disappeared again.

Heaven Hole!

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the doors look great, the material on the door cards has not even started sagging

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Tangerine has to be one of top colors!
Then again …..there’s signal orange

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This is going to be a great restoration.

Ya its a Gem,, under all the Blackout..

I can't believe someone would cover up Tangerine either
thanks for the positive feedback guys!

Interesting car, known history, iconic color and the right guy doing the restoration. This should be an epic thread. You da man Glenn!

I'd try to clean those vapor barriers and save them.
Way back in the late '70s they were available from the Stoddard for $22. ea.!!
Love the Blutorange.
Go Glenn !

Amazing you could find the original engines. Call that "Lucky".

Is it wrong to like the current color too?

I just don’t have the classy Porsche pedigree