Birmingham, AL
1975 Porsche 914 1.8
1975 914, the cheap way into a mid-engine Porsche, and this one actually runs
The details
- Mileage
- 118,000 mi
- Transmission
- manual
- Drivetrain
- rwd
- Engine
- 1.8L flat-4, air-cooled
- Fuel
- gas
- Body
- Targa
- Title
- clean
- VIN
- 4752900004
Tags
From the seller
Mid-engine, two seats, and a roof panel that lifts off and lives in the trunk. This is the 1.8 rather than the 2.0, which is why it is this price - it is not fast, and nobody who owns one cares. Air-cooled flat four, so there is no timing belt and no radiator to worry about; valves adjusted and the fuel injection gone through at 112k, with receipts. The thing to check on any 914 is rust in the battery tray and in the sills under the doors - both checked on a lift last spring, both solid. Interior is good apart from the dashboard, which has the crack every single one of these has. Clutch is fine. The shift linkage feels vague until you get used to it, then it is fine. An honest car at an honest price. Photo credit: photo by Greg Gjerdingen (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons. They show a similar car, not this exact one. This is an example listing. Sources: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1975_Porsche_914_1.8_(14925434217).jpg
An independent read
The description is honest and specific in a way most listings aren't - it names the known weak spots, tells you it's the slower 1.8, and mentions receipts for the valve and injection work. But the only photo is credited as a similar car, not this one, so you are effectively buying a paragraph: no interior, no engine bay, no underside, no odometer, no proof the rust it says was checked actually is clean. On the model itself, 914s are known for rust in the battery tray, the sills and the suspension console area, and that's the kind of thing that turns a cheap car into a very expensive one. As a first car for a teenager I'd say no - it's a nearly fifty-year-old two-seater with no airbags, no modern crash structure, vague shift linkage, and parts and labour that need a specialist rather than a corner garage. If someone in the family wants a weekend project car, that's a different conversation and this one might be worth a look.
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