24 cars blue sky: Junkyard Find: 1974 Porsche 914

09 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin There was a time, maybe a decade ago, when you saw Porsche 914s and Fiat 124 Sport Spiders in about equal numbers in self-service wrecking yards. I still find the Fiats these days, but junked 914s have become quite rare. That makes today's Junkyard Find something a bit special.
02 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin This one, which I spotted a few weeks back in a San Francisco Bay Area yard, seems fairly complete, and the interior isn't so bad.
05 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin The engine is there, all accessories still intact.
15 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Holy cow, it even has the factory exhaust system!
12 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Since the body is pretty well bashed up and it has an impressive coating of dust, my guess is that it got into a multi-car fender-bender many years ago, then sat outdoors while its owner dithered about fixing it.
03 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Given that non-perfect 914s aren't worth much nowadays, this car is worth more in parts than as a complete vehicle.
08 - 1974 Porsche 914 Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin Let's hope that other Northern California 914s benefit from the demise of this one.