Rare 914-S for sale on Craiglist?, Only 1000 imported? Options

[JawjaPorsche]

The ad says this is a rare 914-S for sale. The car does not have FI.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/cto/3470677982.html

[72914S]

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[914Eric]

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I would NEVER put one of those on my car.

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[Tom_T]

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I would NEVER put one of those on my car.

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I ordered & paid for a 914-S badge from Jim back in May 2012 (which I never got), but my plan was not to put it on my 73 2L - but rather to use it in some non-invasive way for display purposes.

.... you know, just for the halibut! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

However, so long as somebody is personalizing their own 914 - & not making some odd claims about it, I see nothing wrong with an owner doing what they want with their own car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Holiday Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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[914Eric]

my plan was not to put it on my 73 2L - but rather to use it in some non-invasive way for display purposes.

.... you know, just for the halibut! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

However, so long as somebody is personalizing their own 914 - & not making some odd claims about it, I see nothing wrong with an owner doing what they want with their own car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Holiday Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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I'd put one on my tool box or hang in the shop, just not on the car. I've even thought about removing the dealer Add-ons that aren't technically original like the aluminum kick-plates, and non-factory Porsche badge on the rear. But since that is the way the car was delivered...I decided they should stay.

After all, Yenko was a dealer that did add-on to their cars and that has worked out pretty well.

Others can customize their cars any way they want. And then mine will be even rarer. Haha!

Merry Christmas back at you Tom!

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[Tom_T]

my plan was not to put it on my 73 2L - but rather to use it in some non-invasive way for display purposes.

.... you know, just for the halibut! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

However, so long as somebody is personalizing their own 914 - & not making some odd claims about it, I see nothing wrong with an owner doing what they want with their own car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Holiday Cheers! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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I'd put one on my tool box or hang in the shop, just not on the car. I've even thought about removing the dealer Add-ons that aren't technically original like the aluminum kick-plates, and non-factory Porsche badge on the rear. But since that is the way the car was delivered...I decided they should stay.

After all, Yenko was a dealer that did add-on to their cars and that has worked out pretty well.

Others can customize their cars any way they want. And then mine will be even rarer. Haha!

Merry Christmas back at you Tom!

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Eric - I was thinking along the lines of mounting it on a display board about the 914-S story, & of my resto/ownership.

All dealers did those add-ons, since they made & still make far more money - 50-60% profit - on those, vs. maybe 10-15% or much less on a car.

Sounds like yours was set-up by Yenko, similar to the way my buddy got his 71 914/4 from the dealer new here in SoCal (can't recall the dealer), & apparently everything on there was special ordered by someone who backed out - including the polished Western Wheels & rosewood dash kit in the pix below, so he got all the "personalization goodies" essentially free!



That's still the original paint & almost everything on it is still the way it rolled out of the dealership in early 71! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

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[dlkawashima]

Sounds like yours was set-up by Yenko ...

I think Eric was just using Yenko as an example. Yenko was a Chevy guy.

Eric, it's your car, so of course you should do as you see fit. But that rear badge ... I dunno.

[balljoint]

Sounds like yours was set-up by Yenko ...

I think Eric was just using Yenko as an example. Yenko was a Chevy guy.

Actually, Tom and Eric may have stumbled on to something. Yenko did own a Porsche Audi dealership during the Seventies. I think it would be interesting to find out what dealerships did make changes to these cars. Yenko may have done their thing to some 914s and considering their history and the current value of their Camaros, a Yenko 914S could be more rare than a 916.