Sold for: $ 19,950

This lovely 914 has been in the care of only three, desert-state domiciled owners since new. Finished in its original color scheme of Scarlet Red (color code L31M) over black vinyl, the penultimate owner of the car—a dedicated Porsche enthusiast—took great care to ensure that this well-loved car remained as original as possible. Showing fewer than 50,000 miles, which are believed to be from new, the paint and plastic exterior light lenses were said to have been a bit faded, so the decision was made to carefully repaint the car while retaining as much of the original interior and trim as possible. During the vigilant prep-work for the paint job, the car was found to be a good, dry example with no apparent rust, as one would expect from a car that enjoyed a life in the desert. A receipt on file shows that repaint and additional related work cost about $14,000. Nicely presented today, the lovely, newer paint matches well with the interior that has been well preserved and is understood to be largely original. Still fitted with its original engine and 5-speed manual transmission, it reported by the owner to drive well. 914s are very enjoyable machines and offer excellent bang-for- the-buck, and this gorgeous example is worth close examination