Equipment
Fuchs wheels, Falken tires, gold brightwork, Webers with K&N air cleaners, a few later VDO gauges, aftermarket CD stereo.
Condition
#3 Good
Runs and drives well. Flaws not noticeable to passersby. Most common condition.
Represented as a genuine matching numbers 914/6. Tidy but not immaculate engine bay. Good older paint with a handful of light scratches on the nose. A few light scuffs on the driver's seat but mostly very good interior. The gauges that are original to the car are a bit cloudy but not bad. Some paint coming off the wheels. Restored underneath. Full restoration of a genuine six-cylinder car. It has some notable shortcomings but would be a great driver.
Market commentary
Porsche made less than 3,500 six-cylinder versions of the 914 compared to well over 100,000 Volkswagen-engined cars. Seeing one is therefore a rare treat, and they are priced similarly to a comparable 911. The reported high bid here wasn't generous, but it might have been worth accepting after taking the costs and fees of another auction trip into account.