The 3.6 914 that sold for $170k is back on BAT, Auction ended. $131k reserve not met Options

[Steve]

The not a real six 1972 3.6 914 that sold for $170k is back on BAT
Will it get over $170k again? I doubt it.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-pors...ampaign_2461171
Love the new video https://youtu.be/sIHG8TLuDOw?si=X3sU-GKCjtvdgyYM

Mine is similar to this one, but not professionally built and half the price.
However, I doubt there is a shop out there that that would build an equivalent car for under $200k

[mepstein]

A stock 3.6 really only has about 35 more hp than a 3.2. More torque down low makes it easier to push the heavier later 911’s. It’s never inexpensive to build a custom car and a shop built car can get expensive really quickly. I would love have this car but I have no interest in it when compared to the price that people are willing to pay.

[JamesM]

A stock 3.6 really only has about 35 more hp than a 3.2. More torque down low makes it easier to push the heavier later 911’s. It’s never inexpensive to build a custom car and a shop built car can get expensive really quickly. I would love have this car but I have no interest in it when compared to the price that people are willing to pay.

Its really odd to me the premium people will pay for a six regardless of the car wrapped around it. I like to think with my experience at this point I know what it costs to do most if not all of this work. The problem with this car for me there are a few things on this car that while some might call a design choice I look at and think "well that's the cheap/easy way to "restore"" that. So even if this car did cost in the ballpark of 150k looking at a 914 in that price range I shouldn't be thinking that about anything done on it.

I know of a couple six figure 4 cylinder narrow body builds that were done to a much higher standard than what I see on this car. One of them resold on bat for far FAR less than what I know the original owner had into the build or what it would cost to re-create. Does having a six and flares make a car built to a lesser standard somehow worth a literal 5x premium? In my mind people seem to be focused on the wrong elements.

Nope, no value in this car at 170k.