Ferrari California Showing

When I arrived there was this Ferrari p4/5 prototype. It's based off of a Enzo. I think there is only one and it cost an additional 3 million dollars on top of the 1 million for the Enzo. Pretty crazy man!





Here's a model of the new Ferrari California that they are going make for about four years.
Here's the private showing of the car at Quail Lodge, Carmel.
Here's the tent that held the event.

Palo Alto Concorso de Elegance

Some pictures from the show!

2007 Monterey Concorso Italiano

The crowds of people!

























Well, I'm finally getting around to publishing some pictures of this years Concorso Italiano. It took me long enough!

For sale: Green 1970 914/6 on eBay: Sold for US $24,100.00

Winning bid: US $24,100.00
Year: 1970
VIN Number: 9140432104
Interior: Black

There's a pretty nice 914/6 on eBay right now here.

Looks pretty original except for a couple of things I notice which are:

1) Incorrect rear valance.
2) Incorrect rear bumper.
3) Not original steering wheel.
4) In the front trunk it's missing the charcoal cannister.

A few other things like it looks too have been repainted, there is no tool kit, the dash has been recovered, missing the passenger window crank, the fog light grills have been painted black, and the front bumper cover looks a little rusty.

Looks like there is a factory front sway bar or something interesting there anyway.
Heat exchangers look nice.
Looks like the tranny was converted to side shifter.



The interesting thing about this photo is that there are no "vent" holes at the front of the trunk. This is usually the case and I can't see any holes. My car is exactly the same so I'm guessing that this is on some cars but not others.


Here are more photos by the owner.


So if you wanted to get a correct rear bumper and valance that could cost about $1000.00 or so for a nice set.

Other that that it looks like a nice car based on just the photos that have been published.

Hopefully, it goes for the "Buy it Now" or more!

2007 San Jose International Auto Show

I have my car along with six other cars in the San Jose International Auto show where we are featuring the Porsche 914 Enthusiasts Group.

It's pretty exciting having the car there.

Here are all the cars lined up.

All the cars from the rear.

Here's my car.

My car again.

Here's Felix and Ken. Felix organized the whole thing (Thanks Felix!) and Ken made the super awesome boards displaying our car and telling a little story about them. Thanks Ken!

Felix's Neo914. He doing a very cool custom 914 with a big bi-turbo engine.

Tom's Subaru Turbo conversion car.

Ken's very nice 914-6.


This is the day before the show where all the cars were being set up. Should be fun.
Ends Monday.

Golden Gate Lotus Club Event

Track day at Laguna Seca yesterday Jan 02/07 was standing around talking when I heard a SCREEEECH BANG! This was the result.










Pretty fun overall. That was the only accident. Apparently it was a dealer car that someone took for a test drive. The driver vannished after the accident and abandoned the car. A total write off BTW.

I dindn't drive my car but I was a passenger in a Caymen S and a 911 RS American, what a blast! I don't think I'll be as good a driver as Ken or Joe that's for sure.

I'm going again though!

FS: 914-6 Yellow asking $30,000.00

VIN: 9140432038


Looks like a pretty clean car in general except for what looks like paint problems on the front hood and other places. I wonder if the engine/clutch/he are nice.

Non original steering wheel is no big deal. Some aluminum shields on the door is interesting. Looks like it has the original smog stuff still there, the hoses are on the carbs anyway.

I'd like to see more pics of the underneath of the car to see how well preserved it is.

I'd sure like to go and take a look at this car to see how original it really is.

Looks good so far.

eBay Auction

Car on their website

1972 Porsche 916 For Sale: $325,000!

Factory Porsche 916 for sale for $325,000.

Whoa, that's a lot of cash. I wonder if someone would pay that kind of money for this car.

It was featured in the February 2007 issue of Excellence magazine and the article was pretty good.













Description from the ad:


We will consider interesting trades as part of a transaction.

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY.

1972 Porsche 916.
Blue with full original Cork leather interior.
The happy few who managed to secure 1 of the 11 prototypes of the Porsche 916 can be assured of having one of the most exclusive cars in the world.
The first 5 built went to the Porsche family.
This car is 1 of 7 remaining.
To accommodate the running gear, the fenders were widened making it wider than the 914.
A newly designed fornt air dam combatted front end lift at hight speeds.
The engine was the most powerful available from Porsche at the time.
It has four ventilated 911 S disc brakes and Bilstein dampers were used throught and anti-roll bars were provided front and rear. This car was at its best in a succession of fast curves.
Very orignal car.
Serious Inquiry's only.
Thank you.
Clarifications and new information from past owners and others familiar with this car 1) Engine is still in its original configuration. 2 years ago it was complete disassembled, inspected and resealed and has not been modified.
2) Regarding the color, the second owner who also owned 916 #0019 and sold it for to buy 916 #0018.
He recounted that the 1st owner had the color changed to the present color very early on by Porsche as he did not like the dark blue colour.

916 ad

They also ran a ebay auction here that went up to $200,000.00.

That seems to be a fair price.

I should go have a look at the car they are in San Fran!



Cars Dawydiak
Vespa SF
1450 Franklin St
SF CA, 94109
415.928.2277

Dealer Sold: White 1970 914-6 $25,000

Pretty clean car. Missing original rear bumper, rear valance. Has a rear spoiler integrated into it. It was converted to a side shifter. Otherwise judging by the pictures, it look ok.


White 1970 914-6

eBay: Green 1970 Porsche : 914 914-6 Sold for $21,600.00

Bidding ended: Oct-29-06 11:15:00 PST VIN:
9140430592

Text Of Auction:

Here is a rare opportunity to own a Original 1970 Porsche 914-6. The car has been very well taken care of over the years.

Vin # 9140430592

Motor # 6404347

The Porsche has a Certificate of Authenticity for Porsche verifing this particular 914-6. The certificate verifys the Vin # and motor # , the transmission # was not recorded, color Irish Green 1510.

The Porsche 914-6 runs and drives very well, original FUCHS mounted on 195/60R/14s

The exterior of the car is very nice , there are a few minor chips. The car has been resprayed the original color. The front trunk area is very strong and no rust issues. The rear trunk area is also in very good condition. The headlights and exterior lights all work. The targa top is in very good condition. The gauges all work and the interior dash is very nice. The interior (originally black) of the car is tan and does show some wear on the bottom part of the seats. The pans (see pictures) are in good shape . The car shifts very well and the clutch is also performing properly.

The motor on the car runs very well and performs as it should. On 8-19-2004 when the miles were 97858 the compression readings were 165-170 according to the work order sheet. Also at that time the plugs were replaced, scoped engine,syncronized carbs and linkage. The targa top attaches at all four points and the latches work properly.

For the most part this 914-6 in this condition are few and far between. The Porsche 914-6s are slowly becoming one rare car to find .

The mileage on the car is right at 99989. The car is 36 years old so the miles will be exempt due to the age of the car. All manuals and paperwork will go with the Porsche.The new owner will be given all the proper paperwork, title, drive away permit etc. Nevada residents will be responsible for sales tax.

The car is sold AS-IS, no warrenties expressed or implied. Do your dudilegence and inspect the car or have a mechanic inspect the car for you. I can refer you to the top Porsche shop here in Las Vegas if need be.

I will be posting as many pictures as possible. If you would like a certain area please email me and I will send you what you need. Also I will be shooting a video of the car running and driving for those who are very far away or cannot inspect in person. This will allow you to hear the car running and driving.

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Looks like a great car. Just from the pics I can't see anything to do to it except enjoy it if you want it to remain stock. Just the original rear valance is missing and replace with a short one. This was a pretty common thing to do as it is thought the original valance contributes to heating up the engine.

Also, there is no tool kit. Those things are rare.