Make:
Porsche
Model:
914
Year:
1973
Mileage:
5892
Miles
Condition:
Used
Country:
United States
Region:
California
City:
San Diego
Zip:
92101
Exterior
A fine rust free (rare) example of the 914 here bathed in Signal Orange with stainless steel and black accenting throughout. Its low profile, boxy styled body has straight steel with nicely minded gaps. Hidden headlights are upfront along with some running lights in the lower bumper grille. A black fiberglass targa style removable center top is seen, and it fits between a mildly raked windscreen and a large black B pillar on top of the slightly sloping downward rear deck. Atop the rear deck is the optional factory installed luggage rack, another rarely seen item. The black rear valance shows the with a cutout for the single exhaust pipe and above is the chrome bumper with it's black rubber topper. All of this rests nicely under the factory Porsche labeled rear reflector sandwiched between the smooth tail lights. Factory 15-inch Fuchs wheels adorn the 4 corners and are wrapped in deeply treaded Pirelli blackwall rubber. This boxy little sports car is nicely presented.
Interior
Simple black vinyl covered doors with an inset actuating handle greet us prior to stepping inside. Once there we sit in German styled high back bucket seats which are a fairly flat design and incorporate tuck and roll vinyl inserts in black in the centers and smooth black leather bolters. These buckets sit in a sea of black carpeting with orange and black coco woven floor mats on top. The original dash with crack free covers is sitting in front awaiting its driver to get up and go! There is a litany of gauges for monitoring all engine vitals and a Saffire AM/FM radio within this original dash. All black and all nicely presenting. A shout out to the huge trunk, or boot if you will. Herein lies the nearly perfect and very rarely seen Saratoga targa top.
Drivetrain
Just behind the passengers, for even weight distribution, sits an air cooled original 1.7 liter 4-cylinder engine that is fed by EFI A 5-speed manual transmission with a new clutch disc, pressure plate and throw out bearing is on back and a 4.429 final drive. This drivetrain has been expertly tuned for fast starting and perfect operation.
Undercarriage
Structurally sound and nearly showroom new with a mix of body-colored panels, black aerodynamic pans and bright silver add ons. A Bursch exhaust system is on and looks almost new along with excellent heat exchangers with great heat and defrost capabilities. Disc brakes are upfront, and matching discs for the rear with independent torsion bar suspension upfront and independent coil springs are on back.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, smooth runner and good accelerator. Handling and braking were excellent, and it was a fun throwback for this writer who first drove a 914 to learn how to drive with a clutch! (ca.1975).
A fine rust free (rare) example of the 914 here bathed in Signal Orange with stainless steel and black accenting throughout. Its low profile, boxy styled body has straight steel with nicely minded gaps. Hidden headlights are upfront along with some running lights in the lower bumper grille. A black fiberglass targa style removable center top is seen, and it fits between a mildly raked windscreen and a large black B pillar on top of the slightly sloping downward rear deck. Atop the rear deck is the optional factory installed luggage rack, another rarely seen item. The black rear valance shows the with a cutout for the single exhaust pipe and above is the chrome bumper with it's black rubber topper. All of this rests nicely under the factory Porsche labeled rear reflector sandwiched between the smooth tail lights. Factory 15-inch Fuchs wheels adorn the 4 corners and are wrapped in deeply treaded Pirelli blackwall rubber. This boxy little sports car is nicely presented.
Interior
Simple black vinyl covered doors with an inset actuating handle greet us prior to stepping inside. Once there we sit in German styled high back bucket seats which are a fairly flat design and incorporate tuck and roll vinyl inserts in black in the centers and smooth black leather bolters. These buckets sit in a sea of black carpeting with orange and black coco woven floor mats on top. The original dash with crack free covers is sitting in front awaiting its driver to get up and go! There is a litany of gauges for monitoring all engine vitals and a Saffire AM/FM radio within this original dash. All black and all nicely presenting. A shout out to the huge trunk, or boot if you will. Herein lies the nearly perfect and very rarely seen Saratoga targa top.
Drivetrain
Just behind the passengers, for even weight distribution, sits an air cooled original 1.7 liter 4-cylinder engine that is fed by EFI A 5-speed manual transmission with a new clutch disc, pressure plate and throw out bearing is on back and a 4.429 final drive. This drivetrain has been expertly tuned for fast starting and perfect operation.
Undercarriage
Structurally sound and nearly showroom new with a mix of body-colored panels, black aerodynamic pans and bright silver add ons. A Bursch exhaust system is on and looks almost new along with excellent heat exchangers with great heat and defrost capabilities. Disc brakes are upfront, and matching discs for the rear with independent torsion bar suspension upfront and independent coil springs are on back.
Drive-Ability
A quick starter, smooth runner and good accelerator. Handling and braking were excellent, and it was a fun throwback for this writer who first drove a 914 to learn how to drive with a clutch! (ca.1975).
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