BEAUTIFUL 1971 PORSCHE 914 FROM WELL KNOWN CAR COLLECTION- relisted -

LAST BUYER FLAKED OUT - never responded once won the auction

By the late 1960s, inflation and currency issues had forced Porsche so far up market (above the magic $10,000 mark for a highly optioned 911S) that they became desperate for a new four-cylinder entry-level car. The 912 was ripe for replacement, as it could no longer be produced cheaply enough to qualify as entry-level, and the new Datsun 240Z had made a mockery of it on a performance level. The answer was a collaboration with Volkswagen who would sell the new car, dubbed the 914, as a VW-Porsche in Europe. In the U.S. it was known as a Porsche but never carried the Porsche crest on the hood.

Styling was considered odd in the day (by Gugelot, a firm that had heretofore designed appliances) but it avoided most of the impracticalities of the mid-engined layout with good outward vision and two large trunks. Performance was modest at first with base VW-derived engines of 1.7 and 1.8 liters. 2.0 liters cars gave sparkling performance and are the most desirable of the four-cylinder models today, and they are cheap to rebuild to boot. Handling is superb with fine brakes and phenomenal steering. Bright period colors suit the car well

This 914 is being sold from a local estate of a high end car collector. The car is an absolute beautiful condition with a 1.7 L four cylinder motor, five speed manual for transmission, dual carburetor, flared wheel wells (glass), custom interior, beautiful paint, real 911 Fuchs Alloy chrome wheels complete with four bolt conversion adapter. The car runs like a champ when we drove it off the auction block and to the car carrier.

car is mileage exempt