1974 Porsche 914 Limited Edition Can Am Bumblebee W/coa on 2040-cars

VIN: 4742914934 Year: 1974
Interior Color: Black
Make: Porsche
Number of Cylinders: 4
Model: 914
Trim: Base Coupe 2-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 73,940
Options: Targa Top, 10 disc trunk mount CD player, Center Console, CD Player, Convertible
Sub Model: Limited Edition Can Am Bumblebee
Exterior Color: Black

Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

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 work done 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 wiper blade
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.   

One other thing - I will be out of town 5/25-6/2 - Please keep this in mind when bidding.

Happy bidding!