How rare is a Porsche 914 Limited Edition?
Several unofficial sources indicate that the 914 LE car production was limited to only 1000 cars, including the highly esteemed book Excellence was Expected, by Karl Ludvigsen. In a letter dated February 4, 1991 on Porsche factory letterhead, it is clear from this letter that factory records are not made available which verify the exact number of 914 Porsche Limited Editions produced. From the data available, it appears that the 914 Porsche LE cars were manufactured during a 7-week period from mid-February through late April of 1974. The VIN numbers and dates listed on the 914 Can Am Registry indicate there were about 2400 vehicles manufactured during those weeks, so nearly half of the 914 cars assembled in those few weeks were 914 Can Am cars. Thats a lot of U1V9 and U2V9 coming down the production line. We know there were ~118,000 total 914 cars produced from 1970-76, with 1000 914 LE cars built, so less than 1% of all 914 cars ever produced were 914 LE cars. Furthermore, with only 1
