Why aren't 914's worth more $$$? Options

[74porsche914]

Just been wondering why 914's aren't worth more moolah. In my opinion there a lot more practical then british sport cars and other sports cars from the period. Is it because there always in the shadow of the 911? Really I'm grateful there affordable or I would not own one!

[Sea Dragon 914]

I've been driving 914's for almost 30 years. I remember in high school in the late 70's and early 80's that 914s had a bad reputation. As others mentioned, they were not considered "real Porsches" unless they had a six. I remember going to early Porsche events (back when Riverside International was around if any of you remember) and seeing tee shirts that had 914 that said real Porsches with the highlighted "6".

Back in the day in SoCal, 914's were more associated with VW's by the younger group. When I was in high school (and probably before and since), the coveted cars were the muscle cars or the exotics. Driving around in my dad's 76 Triumph Spitfire got a lot of attention because it was cute. That car was a gutless pos that was always in the shop.

When I got my first 914, my friends asked why I got that and didn't spend a little more to get a real Porsche like a 912 or 924. I remember getting my doors blown off by a few of my friends' muscle cars, bugs, ghias and even a modified mini truck with a V6 in it. Funny thing was they smoked me in the straight line and when we drove from San Bernardino to my parent's cabin in Arrowhead or vice versa, I have my stuff out of the car and be relaxing before they arrived. They used to say that my ugly "VW" was gutless in the straight line and couldn't believe what it could do in the twisties. They also said it was a pretty ugly car and couldn't tell if I was coming or going since it was so boxy.

The other thing about the 914s was that they are a pain to work on and expensive if you pay someone else to work on them. Body work sucked because of the unit body construction (is that what it was called). If you dinged a fender, you couldn't just unbolt it to replace it.

Anyway, I've loved the cars and have owned one since 1983 (might have been 1984). I don't know why I didn't get a 911 or something else. They just felt right to me. Of course sometime I kick myself for buying my first 74 2.0 instead of the Jag XKE or the 64 Corvette convertible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)