Porsche 914/6 collectability

Sweet Metallic Green 6 Stevesc_us ... thanks for sharing!

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Originally Posted by Frank Beck

Was heated rear glass available for 6's?

Duh.

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Yes, but even Rarer, maybe the Most Rare Option on any Porsche ever made is a Tinted Heated Rear Window on a -6

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Originally Posted by jhora

Thanks guys for all the comments....I kind of thought most would say metal lines....if you have had any experience with 914s you have always wondered "what the hell were they thinking at the factory" when they put in the plastic lines....not sure what year but the later 914-4s had a metal stub on both plastic lines at the front fire wall....MR wonder if this is where yours is leaking....the early cars including the sixes had the plastic just coming thru the rubber "stopper" in the front fire wall...Tom did you do the install yourself on the CFR lines...I really like Chris's products....tried and true stuff

Thanks...John

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John
I did not do the intstall myself. My mechanic did it when we had the drivetrain out to swap out a gearbox. I do not remember him whining about the install. I can call and ask him if there were any issues if you want.

Tom

I remember the local Porsche mechanic registering a fair amount of displeasure during the clutch replacement in our car in 1994, when he then noticed none of the fuel line recalls had been done during the first owner's time with the car. It was then a new purchase to me and I wanted to go thru it all and be safe from a fiery end. Especially since a friend lost his to a fire that took his 914, his garage, his roomates car , and nearly their house. At 2:00 AM.

Mechanic checked the lines, and said they were beginning to show a compromised state, and strongly suggested replacing, but was not happy about the procedure......it went off fine and he replaced with the good stuff, not the plastic o.e. lines, which I believe he said were still available from Porsche at that time. My choice.
I sleep alot better now at night....

Here is one to watch;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item3a759e8e72

I located the info from when he purchased it;
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...4-6-today.html

Looks like a good car, the owners done a nice job restoring it. These are getting very hard to find in this condition....it should bring BIG bucks.

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Originally Posted by JKH

Here is one to watch;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item3a759e8e72

I located the info from when he purchased it;
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...4-6-today.html

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WOW, what a transformation during the last owners care !

The poor old girl looked a little bit scruffy when he got it from the original owner. It always amazes me how one man's 100,000 miles can look so different from another man's.
The reason we have wrecking yards full of low mileage cars that look like total has-beens. Used up in appearance, then something slight breaks and the car's a gonner. Off to the boneyard, or if a good quality or desirable Porsche, hopefully off to the restorer.

So glad this one got the proper love , and now here today in the form it is. It should bring VERY good money.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...item3a759e8e72
34100- reserve not met

That's 2 cars recently on ebay that have not sold. I believe the market has spoken.

I think this latest non sale is somewhat representative of the 6 market currently. I personally inspected the silver car that was on ebay a while back and while it was a pretty car, it has its share of issues, not the least of which is that it was not restored according to original cosmetic specs and the gaps are atrocious. (As Raj mentioned, most buyers/shops don't even know all of the small details that these cars are marked by).

I believe 40k would be all the money right now for a good car. Wish that were not the case but I guess if one is not selling, it doesn't matter.

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Originally Posted by varunan123

Frank

There is a great divide between the close ones and the true examples just like in 911,non sale may just reflect the true collector holding out for the proper example.none of these were collector examples and never will be.


Raj

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Yep. Notice I used the word "good" and not "great". The difference is that the 911 market is filled with such a large, diverse group of buyers, even "good" cars sometimes command big money.