porsche 914

This is a 1974 Porsche 914. I bought this car about a year ago with the intention of doing a ground up restoration. and because of its condition it is a great candidate. You can certainly find other 914's. but this one provides a good foundation for restoration if desired. or as very nice driver. You won't be disappointed either way. The problem I have is I found a 914/6 that I am going to restore instead. I have come to the conclusion that I don't need both cars. Anyway. the mileage shows 1077. which obviously means that the odometer has turned over. Based on its condition. I believe that the actual mileage on the car is 101077. I don't have any documentation to this effect. nor do I have any information from the previous owner. but the interior and car overall are in very good shape. The hell holes have surface rust. but appear to be solid. The longs are intact as well. including the floor pans. The dash is original and in very good condition. The only crack is from the upper right portion of the ashtray opening. and extends upward about 1/2 inch. The jack is original as well as the rear trunk carpet. There is a cheap am/fm cd/mp3 player with speakers mounted in the doors. The stereo doesn't work though. This was installed before I bought the car. If I was going to keep it. I would have taken it out and put in a stock am/fm radio. The car has air conditioning. however. the compressor had already been removed when I bought it. The other components are present though. The car has its original front and rear California blue license plates. This was a big selling point when I bought the car. The registration was just paid. and is good until December of 2015. When I bought the car it had a 1. 8 liter engine. I have since replaced that with a strong running original 914 2. 0 liter engine. This includes the 2. 0 liter heat exchangers and smooth. side shifting five speed transmission. Although the car is a 1. 8. the previous owner had the fully functional 2. 0 liter center console installed. as well as the 2. 0 liter wheels. These wheels are original. straight and the Dunlop tires have plenty of wear left on them. The car has had one re-paint in the original ivory white color. This was done prior to my purchase. The paint job is decent. and the body is straight. I don't see any evidence of prior collision damage. Only the outside of the car was painted. The door jambs. trunks. underside and interior are original paint. Everything on the car that should work. does. This includes the headlights. heater. instrumentation. fasten seat belt light and warning buzzer. Since buying the car I have spent about $10. 00 dollars in labor and the engine upgrade. This was before I found the 914/6. I tend to learn things the hard expensive way and this 914 is no exception. My loss is your gain. I encourage anyone interested in the car to view and or drive it personally so there are no regrets. I will do my best to accommodate any requests or questions. Thanks. Jim. This car originally "sold" back in November to a non-paying bidder. Interestingly enough the "buyer" sniped it. then backed out at the end of auction claiming it was a mistake. He was kind enough to suggest that I just go to the second bidder and sell it to them. Hey. no skin off his behind. As you can see this would suggest that I was shilling my own auction. Anyway. I figured I would wait to re-list it until after the holidays. and here it is.