Up for sale is a near concours condition 1974 Porsche 914 1.8, 5 speed manuals. It is a rare factory original premium L041 black car. It still in very original condition, but restored, enhanced, cleaned, groomed from top to bottom and is possible the best example on the market! With the 24 images that are allotted for the eBay ad, I have tried to convey the cars outstanding condition. You can be assured that any area on the car not seen in the photos, will be just as nice as the rest of the car. Photos of these areas are available upon request. The cars history This car is a low mileage, survivor, unmolested, numbers matching, clean all over, no accidents or damage history, no rust anywhere, garage kept, non-smoker, adult enthuses owners, with only one repaint and one engine rebuild. This car received a lot of attention and money over the years with 3 major restorations in its history, the first in 1993 at 6,000 miles, the second in 2012 at 24,000 miles and the third in 2020 at 32,000 miles. The entire car looks, feels, drives and smells like it is a new car. This car remained with its original Porsche enthuses owner for over 40 years and I am the 4th owner. Paint and body Show quality, base coat clear coat paint job performed in 2012. The reflection is deep, and the body panels give off a stunning mirror reflection at every angle. The body has no visible paint lines and or overspray anywhere. The paint is very flat and shiny, almost no visible flaws on the surface of the paint. There are no dents and the gaps on the hood trunks and doors are factory perfect and they all open and close with a wonderful mechanical sound. All the cars glass, chrome, rubber, plastic, carpets, painted finishes have virtually no flaws except what is listed in the discloser below. The interior The car’s interior is cosmetically near perfect, all original black factory Porsche Basket Weave interior. The dash pad is in perfect shape with no cracks and it come with a carpet cover to protect it from damage. The dash, steering wheel, seats, door cards, foot pedals, gauges, control stalks, heater lever, shiftier and boot, air controls, rear view mirror, shifter, ash tray all look like new. The carpet and headliner were replaced a few years ago and look great. It has beautiful new black/yellow Coco woven mats. Everything on car is very tight, when driving over bumps in the road there is no rattles or other sounds that can be detected in the interior. Engine, transmission and electrical This Porsche still has its original number matching drivetrain. In 1993 the engine was rebuilt when the odometer was reading 6,320 miles. It has traveled around 24k miles on its 1.8-liter engine to date. The engine is very nice to look at and very clean. All the parts have settled and are well lapped in. It runs and idles perfect and does not smoke or leak oil or make strange noises. It always starts easy, reeves nicely to red line and the transmission shifts smoothly in all gears and the syncos and clutch are working correctly. Everything electrical on the car works as well. Suspension braking and under carriage The underside of the car has been restored, it has new brake rotors, pads, calipers and steel breaded brake lines. The suspension has been restored to like new appearance and has new A arm bushings, tie rods, rear shocks, front struts sleeves that are all painted with the correct black finishes and new or restored nuts, bolts and hardware. It handles like it on rails and the brakes with authority. The underside of the car looks like new and is as nice as the top. Concerning the topic of rust and corrosion, this car's hell hole is like ascending into haven. When the car was new, it received an undercoating process from the dealer called Ziebart, that left this car completely rust free. About the restoration I left many of the original parts and their original patinas in place. The car has been gone through top to bottom in a deep inspection process. Every item on the car that did not meet high standards, was replaced with a new original type parts or I have restored the parts to their original type condition. This Porsche has near perfect, to perfect paint, glass, interior, carpet, engine, engine compartment, transmission mechanical, electrical, trunk compartments, suspension, braking systems, wheels, tires, undercarriage and in some areas much better than original. I purchase this car as a high number 2 in very original condition, then bought it home and treated it to a labor intensive, attention to every detail restoration. The quality of all the finishes on the 914 are incredible. This is the only 914 on market that gives you a real look under the skirt and highlights of all the details that are generally left hidden by other resellers. I am highly skilled at all the automobile restoration processes and have many years’ experience performing similar types of restorations. I work with both antique American and European cars and do these restorations as a hobby in my spare time. Many of my past projects are in museum, private collections and appreciative owners that show and share these special cars around the world. List of new items 1. New 4 ea. Hi performance unidirectional 205-60-15 tires with 11/32nd tread 2. New non-obtrusive Retro brand sound system with all the latest features 3. New speakers and correct type antenna 4. New trunk carpets for the front and back, also there is carpet below the spare tire 5. New beautiful woven yellow / Black CoCo Mats for the trunks and interior. 6. New window edge rubber and other moldings 7. New front trunk/ hood rubber moldings 8. New front amber turn signals 9. New Optima battery 10. New air cleaner 11. New engine vacuum hoses 12. New wiper blades 13. New gas cap 14. New KYB rear shocks 15. New KYB front struts 16. New front wind shield with perfect clarity 17. New rear view mirror 18. New Porsche logo wheel caps 19. New original type Porsche enamel medallion on the frunk 20. Drivers chrome door handle 21. New A-arm bushings, 22. New tie rods 23. New ball joints 24. New front wheel seals and bearing 25. New rubber boots 26. New rotors 27. New brake pads 28. New calipers 29. New steel braided brake hoses 30. Replaced all the cars fluids with new and fresh Disclosure of the minor flaws I want you to be happy with your car purchase and would encourage you to take the car to its next level of perfection. I am willing to discount the cars price to allow for repair or replacement of all the items that are flawed, or I would be willing to repair or replace the flawed items, if the cars price remains the same. All the flaws are difficult to see or notice. The interior has several small punctures that received a vinyl repair. The paint has a few rock chips that were touched up and a door ding and driver’s door. The rubber bumpers have some flaws. The Targa buttress bright work has minor imperfections. You cannot see the flaw unless you know where they are located and view them at a close distance at the right angle from the surface. Photos of these areas are available upon request. List of items that comes with the car 1. Original Porsche Owners Warranty Service booklet 2. Some spare parts 3. Some of records 4. 3 keys 5. Factory spare tire jack and tools Why you should buy this one This Porsche 914 is in museum/ show quality. The car is in #1 condition! It has been conservatively restored, enhanced, cleaned and groomed from top to bottom. This car will score very high at concours events and will always win at your local car show. This car is extremely reliable can be driven from Dallas TX to anywhere, without malfunctioning. I am asking $32,995 or OBO. Compare the rest, but if you are looking for the best, this is the one! |