We'll see. 5 years in "stasis" doesn't bode well.
BTW; a BMW (not just a) bike sold for $488,000 this weekend.
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20469/lot/440/
An internationally known MOA member and big time collector paid $167,800 for this:
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20469/lot/442/
Not too shabby for 2 wheels. Can store more in a small place and values
continue to trend upward. (Like I care)
Tom
Early S Registry #235
rgruppe #111
Took a quick look at the pics: the car has a non SWB engine lid, 70-71 five bar engine lid grill, 68L rocker decos, LWB engine fan housing with wrong coil, etc. I heard the paint was really nice so I guess the shop that restored the car knew how to prep and paint, but not much about how a MY 67S is supposed to look. The front and rear Amco accessory ram bars make me think of my aunt's 912, but really, a shop that would agree to put a drive-in paint job on the calipers of a 67S and spray bomb them in cherry red should be closed down. Hmm, alot of non-original parts in the rear...wonder why?
Last edited by Flunder; 01-13-2013 at 11:02 AM.
Early 911S Registry
Looking for engine 960 168
Looking for gear box 103 165
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1972 911S Targa Paint to Sample Cocoa/Tan Leather (# 0836)
Other Early:
1974 Carrera SR Coupe (USA) GP White/Tan Shetland Cloth/Gold "Carrera" Stripes
1971 911T Coupe Tangerine/Black (Destroyed in fire at Porsche Shop )
1968 912 Coupe Irish Green/Black
When In the "Dark" Side:
1988 944 Turbo S Alpine White/Gray (1 of 481 Turbo S's Imported into USA)
1991 928GT Guards Red/Spec Order Gray (1 of 85 GT's Imported into USA for 1991)
Current Daily Driver: 2007 Shelby GT Mustang
Wow that run down was amazing!!! I think that I found the right place to enjoy going for one of these beauty's Thanks for the interesting heads up
Mark
am I better off with an all original regular 911 targa or a restored 911S targa like that one?
I’d say original, original, original.*
As time progresses, there will be more and more restored cars and fewer original cars on the market. You can’t bring originality back, but a restoration with various repro parts is relatively easy.
*the only exception to this are the 0.001% of 911’s restored to perfection by private enthusiasts with 100% NOS parts. These cars don’t change hands very often and when they do, you won’t see them on the market…
IMO tasteful mods are much better than an assortment of wrong parts
One man's "tasteful mods..."
Well, from what I've observed, in the vintage 911 crowd's general wisdom, if the factory ever did it on any car before the date of the subject car -- or within a few years after -- the mod is "tasteful." Mods done 'in the spirit of the Factory' (like drilled door handles or louvered rear panels) are a gray area...
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