1973 Porsche 914/4 1.7 Targa
- Engine
- 1.7L flat-four
A Volkswagen-Porsche 914 registered as CCA 823M, originally built with a fuel-injected 1.7-litre air-cooled flat-four engine and Targa roof, imported to the United Kingdom from the United States in 2015. Acquired in early 2021 as a restoration project, the car subsequently underwent a comprehensive bare-metal rebuild costing approximately £22,000, encompassing bodywork, repainting in original factory black, a full interior retrim, engine and gearbox overhaul, new wiring harness, and suspension rebuild.
Ownership
- 2023-02-24Auction saleSold £22,500 (≈ $28K)
- → 2015Previous US-based owner or ownersnone documentation
Car was based in the United States prior to being imported to the UK in 2015; no further detail is given about this period of ownership.
- 2015 → 2021-02-01Acquisition unknownUK importer or interim ownernone documentation
The car was brought into the UK in 2015 and subsequently passed to the vendor in February 2021; no details are provided about who handled the importation or held the car in the intervening period.
- 2021-02-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Purchased as a restoration project during the pandemic lockdown period; commissioned a full nut-and-bolt rebuild spending approximately £22,000 beyond the purchase price.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2021BodyworkDan Wearing
Car stripped to bare metal revealing deteriorated floor sections; placed on a jig and replacement panels sourced from the Netherlands. All damaged metalwork cut out and replaced with fresh steel, then etch-primed and refinished in solid black matching the original factory colour. Bodywork and paint alone cost approximately £12,000.
Workshop located in Stourport; vendor specified the specialists to be used.
- 2021RestorationStitch Perfect
Full interior retrim including seat covers, door cards, carpets, and dashboard top, at a cost of approximately £3,500.
Workshop located in Droitwich.
- 2021Engine rebuildVW Heritage
Engine fully rebuilt and gearbox stripped and inspected to confirm serviceability.
- 2021MechanicalBig Red
Complete suspension rebuild with all bushes replaced; brake calipers overhauled; entire wiring loom replaced with a new harness.
Caliper rebuild carried out by Big Red of Worcester; suspension and wiring work attribution not separately specified.
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