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post Nov 17 2018, 12:10 PM
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I found a few things strange, some already mentioned:
- missing interior light. Where did it go after 1200 miles?
- are the broken hot air hoses in the engine department original?
- I thought 75 had EGR lights on the gauges cluster. This one doesn't.
- It looks like the car had the radio recently removed as the vinyl still carries the imprint. Why was it removed?
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post Nov 17 2018, 12:45 PM
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No ,something isn't right with this one,we have all seen others with low mileage and they have all looked better than this one.
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post Nov 17 2018, 02:13 PM
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A 75-76 49-state car would not have the EGR or CAT dash lights, only the cars originally sold into the CA-market had these.
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post Nov 17 2018, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE(porschetub @ Nov 17 2018, 01:45 PM) *

No ,something isn't right with this one,we have all seen others with low mileage and they have all looked better than this one.


Probably none of us are going to be buying this thing. I'm interested in what price it brings. lets leave the issues to the new buyer and watch the show.
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post Nov 17 2018, 05:38 PM
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QUOTE(Olympic 914 @ Nov 17 2018, 03:41 PM) *

QUOTE(porschetub @ Nov 17 2018, 01:45 PM) *

No ,something isn't right with this one,we have all seen others with low mileage and they have all looked better than this one.


Probably none of us are going to be buying this thing. I'm interested in what price it brings. lets leave the issues to the new buyer and watch the show.


No harm in educated critiques.
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post Nov 18 2018, 12:42 PM
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my version....
He did buy it for his girl friend , she drove it ...fender bender ...got repaired ...he was so pissed he gave her his truck,, then dumped her....he drove it a bit but hated it ,,,, parked it ...


then dumped her..reality - she dumped him

kept it out of spite..realty- kept it in hope of her return
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post Dec 9 2018, 09:35 AM
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Any word on this auction?
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post Dec 9 2018, 10:05 AM
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Reportedly hammered fpr $70k.
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post Jan 17 2019, 11:33 AM
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yes sir

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ca18/the...e-914-20/724528
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post Jan 17 2019, 12:21 PM
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post Jan 17 2019, 01:15 PM
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post Oct 7 2021, 12:49 PM
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Looks like this '75 914 2.0L has been cleaned up a little with some minor repairs and is back on the auction block this week at RM SOTHEBY'S as a 1,141 mile New Mexico barn find, now in Rhode Island and showing only 1,310 miles. It sold for around $78k in Dec 2018 and they are expecting $60,000 - $80,000 USD this time being sold with same story as all original and stored in NM garage since 1975. The same questions still exist as brought up in this thread before about the paint overspray on the driver door handle, gas tank questions, radio hole in dash with no antennae, front spoiler, and a couple of other things.

New Auction Link with pics and documents:

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/1021/ope...-914-20/1149754

1975 Porsche 914 2.0
$60,000 - $80,000 USD
United States | Middletown, Rhode Island
6 - 13 October 2021
Chassis No. 4752907927

New Mexico “barn find” preserved in storage for decades
Single ownership until 2018, when acquired by the consignor
Driven sparingly, with just over 1,300 miles showing on the odometer at cataloging time
Finished in Nepal Orange over black
Powered by a 2.0-liter flat four-cylinder paired with a four-speed manual transmission
Fuel pump replaced in 2020 along with other service

This Nepal Orange Porsche 914 2.0 “barn find” was driven less than 1,200 miles before being stored in a garage mere months after it was purchased by the original owner as a gift for a girlfriend at the time who hardly drove it. The car’s first registration was issued in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 4 August 1975. An accompanying receipt documents an oil change on 27 August 1975 at Don Zimmer Porsche at 999 miles. By the end of 1975, with only 1,141 miles on its odometer, the Porsche was parked in the owner’s garage, where it would remain for decades, until finally being offered for sale in 2018.

According to the accompanying window sticker, the car was optioned from the factory with tinted glass, an intermittent windshield wiper, and the “appearance group,” which consisted of a leatherette steering wheel, fog lights, dual-tone horn, center storage box with an armrest, leatherette boot for the gearshift, and center console with clock, oil temperature gauge, and a voltage meter. The MSRP was listed as $7,623.65.

Prior to being sold to the consignor in December 2018, the 914 was detailed and serviced, including flushing the fuel tank and replacing the fuel lines. The original tires were also replaced for safe driving.

Accompanying invoices from Elite Auto Repair in Warwick, Rhode Island, indicate that the current owner had the car’s fuel pump replaced in September 2020, along with having the tachometer repaired, the brake fluid flushed, the windshield washer system serviced, the oil changed, and the tires rotated.

With just over 1,300 miles showing on the odometer at cataloguing time, the car has been driving sparingly during its time in the consignor’s private collection. Preserved in exceptional condition thanks to its storage in a dry climate for so many years, this Porsche 914 2.0 retains its original manuals with vinyl folio, copies of the original title and registration, and a custom car cover.

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post Oct 7 2021, 01:45 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) at these prices, a really nice one can go for $100K?


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post Oct 7 2021, 02:34 PM
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Highly suspect!
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post Oct 7 2021, 03:20 PM
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Those old odometers read only 5 digits. Figure the missing "1". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
"He did buy it for his girlfriend..." Yeah, right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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post Oct 7 2021, 04:18 PM
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QUOTE(Arno914 @ Oct 7 2021, 02:20 PM) *

Those old odometers read only 5 digits. Figure the missing "1". (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
"He did buy it for his girlfriend..." Yeah, right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)

Lol
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post Oct 7 2021, 04:23 PM
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QUOTE(Larmo63 @ Nov 16 2018, 02:25 PM) *

I don't get the high dollar appeal of these "time capsule" cars.

It's a nice thing, but can you drive it? Afraid to put more miles on it? Will it go up in value? Is it an expensive paperweight?

With self driving cars now on the horizon, there may come a day that autonomous cars will be the norm and present day automobiles as we know them will be legislated (especially in Smog Nazi California) off of the roads. What then? What will these things be worth?

I'm enjoying my driving freedom while I can.

Not ranting, I'm just being realistic.



Exactly, riding the wave of appreciating values, how long will it be until the bubble breaks, gas will no longer be available, all new cars are self driving e machines?
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post Oct 7 2021, 05:02 PM
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Paintings just hang on the wall. If someone wants it and they have the money, why not?
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post Oct 7 2021, 05:22 PM
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Why is it green underneath but Nepal Orange on top?
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post Oct 7 2021, 06:27 PM
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QUOTE(davep @ Oct 7 2021, 04:22 PM) *

Why is it green underneath but Nepal Orange on top?

The green 75 is mine (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) just comparing a highly restored car to the orange one.


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