Can you imagine vacating a property and leaving your project car behind? Personally, no, I cannot; then again, I have never despised a car enough or been leaving for such a compelling opportunity that I simply had to travel light. Whatever the story is, this 1973 Porsche 914 here on eBay was left on a property after its ownership changed hands, and it sounds like the current seller just wants it gone. It’s located in Delaware County, New York, with a Buy-It-Now price of $4,650.

As you would expect, the current owner doesn’t know much about the car. The interior doesn’t look half bad in this photo, aside from the unusual and quite rudimentary gauge cluster. Perhaps the originals quit working? The original radio also appears to be present. One of the nice surprises you’ll find inside the cabin are the remnants of the key, of which half remains broken off in the ignition.

Wherever this car sat, I’m guessing some trees were nearby. Or, alternatively, a few families of mice have been routinely spending their winters in the 914’s engine bay. Next to nothing is known about the P-car’s mechanical health, other than it was driven to where it sat for the last few years, so it ran at one point. Assume you’re starting from scratch with this one, and that any fuel in the system has turned to varnish.

The car sits quite low in the rear (or is it sitting high in the front?), so hopefully that’s just a case of blown-out shocks and not rusted-out towers. Something odd is going on with the rear end, which was either crudely painted or is sporting some wavy body work. The vacated trunk lock hole is also worrisome, and might explain why vermin found it so easy to nest here. A worthy project car? Perhaps, but not at that price. Would you ever leave a project car behind?