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1973 Porsche 914 Base 1.7l No Reserve on 2040-cars

Year:1973 Mileage:59322
Location:

Clarksville, Maryland, United States

Clarksville, Maryland, United States
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1973 PORSCHE 914 1.7

Up for sale is my 1973 Porsche 914.  I bought the car in 2010 but it has been garaged at my folks’ place for most of that time.  It was last started & driven last summer.  As I recall, the car was smoking a bit, and as with any car this old, there are leaks. In any case, I need to free up the garage space so the car needs to go.

There is surface rust in the front and rear trunks, but it stops there … it is not rusted through.  Battery tray area has the usual rust on the tray itself, but the wall structure around it looks pretty solid.  The longitudinals (under the plastic PORSCHE side skirts) appear to be solid, and it looked OK when we had it on a lift couple years ago.

Fuel is delivered via twin Weber 40 IDF carbs and I had a new fuel pump put in.

The interior is in nice shape and the dash is not cracked. The driver seat mount though is broken and will need to be re-welded back into (I’m 5’8” and I’ve driven it fine as is however).  The passenger and driver floor are solid.  The radio is gone but all wiring is in place.

That is just the basics I have at the moment, but feel free to drop me a line if you can think of anything that I'm leaving out--I'd be happy to give you my phone # at that time so we can talk the car over in more detail.  I'm really hoping this turns out to be a great project for someone this winter and spring and ready for the summer.

I have clear title in hand, along with OEM owner’s manual.  Thank you.

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