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914/6 at Canepa |
Racer |
Nov 27 2018, 07:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
So my son sees an ad in the back of Autoweek. "look dad, a 914/6 just like yours".. so I ask if it has tan interior too? well, no, its black, but from the pic it looks nice so I go online to check it out.
https://canepa.com/photo-gallery/1970-porsche-91465840/ A beautiful car. But what annoys me? When I read the ad it says things like "Extremely period-correct restoration" "Extensive list of rare and NOS parts used" and twice mentions "a correct NOS heel pad with new perlon carpet" But then as I scroll through the pics I see 1) questionable lenses (unless a euro car, no sidemarkers or red tailights) 2) wrong rear valance (looks like a -4 valance) 3) Really? 400 miles on the odo? is there a reason why folks reset the odo after a restoration? 4) Didn't see a jack handle 5) Ride height seems a little low (certainly not OEM), but that is subjective 6) I thought the underside of the front trunk and floorpans are body colored.. not black.. (at least on mine its body colored.. and on my 70-4 it was body colored) On the other hand, I sure wish mine was that clean. wow. Maybe I am just griping, but wondered what others thought of this example. |
Mike Fitton |
Dec 2 2018, 05:04 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 609 Joined: 13-May 11 From: Chicago Area Member No.: 13,069 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Sure looks like a dash cover to me.
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Racer |
Dec 3 2018, 07:19 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 787 Joined: 25-August 03 From: Northern Virginia Member No.: 1,073 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Sure looks like a dash cover to me. Agreed. It is a beautiful car. But at what I would guess its 6 figure price ($120k ish asking price?) it shouldn't just be "close" in need of a "few simple things".. It should be perfect. To me the issues mentioned in this thread are "glaring" and if "simple to fix" then, they should have been fixed. An in-house historian may not have even looked at this car.. maybe he was busy with 917 or Ferrari restoration work. Maybe its just a consignment sale for the guy who couldn't get it sold on Ebay. I don't know the background. |
Matty900 |
Dec 3 2018, 03:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,284 Joined: 21-February 15 From: Oregon Member No.: 18,454 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Sure looks like a dash cover to me. Agreed. It is a beautiful car. But at what I would guess its 6 figure price ($120k ish asking price?) it shouldn't just be "close" in need of a "few simple things".. It should be perfect. To me the issues mentioned in this thread are "glaring" and if "simple to fix" then, they should have been fixed. An in-house historian may not have even looked at this car.. maybe he was busy with 917 or Ferrari restoration work. Maybe its just a consignment sale for the guy who couldn't get it sold on Ebay. I don't know the background. It is a consignment. I believe he said the car was built for Nick Woodman (GoPro founder) He got the car and then, wanted something else that Bruce had so now Bruce is selling it for him. I thought he said $125,000. I am sure that Bruce could solve any issues you may have with the car in the purchase. |
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