1974 Porsche 914 2.0 with 26,500 miles, original paint and numbers-matching drivetrain
Low-mile, mostly original-paint 2.0 914 bidding far below sold comps; reserve auction, bids will climb.
Sold Why we picked it
This is a California-delivered 1974 914 2.0 in Saturn Yellow over tan, with the fuel-injected 2.0-liter four and 5-speed. The seller says it has about 26,500 original miles, original paint except one resprayed fender, original interior and carpets, a numbers-matching engine and gearbox, and annual Porsche-specialist service with records. It has the Appearance Group console gauges and 4-bolt Fuchs, and comes with the manual, toolkit, spare and a second set of wheels.
The $7,750 bid on Oct 25 is far under what clean original 914/4s have sold for lately ($16,500 to $30,000). It is a reserve auction with four days left, so expect the bidding to climb a lot. Even so, a well-kept low-mile 2.0 is worth watching if the reserve is sensible.
The value check
When we found it, the bid was $15,500. Comparable cars in the same condition have sold for $16,500–$30,000, so the middle of the market is about $23,250. That put this car 33% under.
Original, low-to-moderate-mile 1971-75 914/4s sold for $16,500 to $30,000 on BaT and Mecum in Aug-Oct 2026. The current $7,750 bid is about 67% under the $23,250 midpoint.
- 1974 914/4, 58k mi, sold $30,000 (BaT, Aug 2026)
- 1974 914/4, 8k mi, sold $26,750 (BaT, Sep 2026)
- 1975 914/4, 28k mi, sold $17,000 (BaT, Sep 2026)
- 1974 914/4, 70k mi, sold $16,500 (Mecum, Sep 2026)
- CLASSIC.COM 914/4 sold results
What to check
- Reserve auction; the page does not say if the reserve has been met, and bids usually climb near the end.
- The listing says nothing about rust. Check the battery tray, the hell hole under it, the longitudinals, jack points and floor pans in person or with a PPI.
- The end time shows as Oct 29, 6:52 PM with no time zone (ends_at here assumes UTC); check the live page.
- Aftermarket radio and replacement exhaust, though the seller calls it completely stock.
- Look at the Bosch D-Jetronic injection, fuel lines and the 914 shift linkage bushings.
Making it drive like new
For a low-mile original 914 like this, the best upgrades are reversible ones: refresh the fuel lines and injection hoses, rebuild the shift linkage with modern bushings, fit better shocks and modern tires on the Fuchs, and add a discreet electronic ignition. Keep the original paint and interior as they are.
How it ended
It sold for $39,750 on Oct 29, 2026, against a market value of about $23,250 when we found it.
What Porsche 914 2.0 cars sell for
| Condition | Sales | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collector | 1 | $39,750 | $39,750 | $39,750 |
