1974 Porsche 914

Limited Edition Can Am Bumblebee Coupe

2.0L 1971CC H4 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Manual

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GAS

No reserve auction on this rare 1974 Porsche 914 LE Can Am all matching-numbers car. This great running "Bumblebee" is one of less than 50 Can Am Bumblebee cars with a COA and is in unmolested and almost all original condition. California car most of its life, tagged until November 2013. Recent professional work done (5k+ in receipts) to the car includes: Rebush the pedal section Replaced clutch and throttle cables Adjustments to trigger points, and fuel pressure, and timing Replaced ignition cap, wire, coil Reseal and rehose injection system Fixed door handle (passenger side, driver side, and trunks all open and close with no problem and with same key as ignition) New battery New wiper blades New fuel pump New hoses and lines Fuse service (new fuses, cleaned connections, etc) New rollers for rear trunk many other new parts Overall tune-up, oil change, etc Everything opens/closes/locks as it should The car starts up, runs well (after a five minute warm up), shifts, handles great and is a blast to drive. Always getting thumbs up from other drivers. Been driving this car on the highway and there are no problems with cruising at 80 MPH. Most of the remaining things are cosmetic to get this car back to it's factory condition. I've owned this car for 16 years. The previous owner had the yellow painted over and the paint from the wheels removed. The car has been slightly lowered, has Konis on the corners, has the euro tail lenses, but is otherwise stock. I know you Can Am purists out there will say "But there is vinyl on the roll bar and the trim isn't black" and yes, they would be correct. While this might be strange for a Can Am car, the COA says it all. If the previous owner added this (who would do such a thing?), or if it was something from the factory, I don't know. As you can see from the COA there were Sealed Beam Headlights, Tinted Windshield, and US Equipment in addition to the CanAm package. Door tag, headlight motor covers, matching engine, and yellow paint peeking through some of the rocker paint all match what you'd expect. These cars have been going up in value quite a bit over the last few years and are getting harder to find. A couple of things that will need attention to complete this car: Change taillights to US lenses Replace left front turn lenses (front and side marker) as these are cracked Repaint (the entire car needs paint, if you can't tell) the car to include the yellow trim pieces/wheels Add sun visors (these fell out of place and I can no longer find them) Fix (or replace) crack in the dash Fix odometer (it has never worked since I've owned the car and the actual mileage is unknown) Fix clock (when doesn't this need to be fixed on these cars?) Fix dent on driver's rear fender Replace battery tray (still holds the battery but needs attention) Rubber around the windshield (inside) and around the top could use replacing Top needs refinishing Stereo seems to cut out at times, not really sure why A little bit of surface rust is present in the rear trunk Seats will need to be redone as they are pretty shredded My mechanic says that the underbody and hellhole look all right. If you'd like to talk with him, please let me know. If you want to insure this car with Haggarty, it's about $300/year and their "low end" value on 914s (not even taking the CanAm aspect into consideration) is $15,000. The car is listed on the CanAm Registry found at bowlsby.net/914/CanAm/914CanAmRegistry.htm I have video of the car running if requested, and all of the pictures of the car have been taken in the last three days. I've tried to best describe any issues with the car but there are no warranties, guarantees, or refunds of any kind. Inspections are highly recommended and I can help arrange that with a local (to me) mechanic of your choice (at your expense, of course). I may be able to drive the car to you (after final payment) for a fee, or can help get the car to a transport company for shipping. $1000 deposit expected within 24 hours of close of auction, and remaining money due within 7 days of auction end. I can hold the car for 30 days from end of auction as well, if needed. Please ask any/all questions before end of auction. Happy bidding!