You are missing the point! Owner of the car wants to keep and drive it, his heirs are hoping for the matching engine. See if the heirs want to pony up or buy shares.Originally Posted by dporsche74
You are missing the point! Owner of the car wants to keep and drive it, his heirs are hoping for the matching engine. See if the heirs want to pony up or buy shares.
Mike Fitton # 2071
2018 911S Carrera White
2012 991 Platinum Silver ( Gone)
1971 911T Targa Bahia Red (Gone to France)
1995 911 Carrera Polar Silver (Gone)
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65 are very special now..... 30+ yrs sitting outside.. what a shame.. .... Porsche Karma at this point..
2K parts car turns into 40-50K cash .. then into a 150K matching lawn piece.
no brainer to me on either side with this one.....
Dimetri as much as you don't want to face the facts I appreciate your candor and think the engine seller is being a tad on the greedy side...that said turn the tables on him and offer the car up if it's an early '65 it's worth north of $250 K reunited with it's factory mechanicals.
why not let him see what it feels like maybe he'll come to his senses ,your the only person this case really means any thing too.
As a roller your car should get maybe 75-100k to the possessor of the OG engine see how he likes those apples? B
It's just a number on an engine. Get the car running and enjoy.
okay, sorry to drag the discussion back, but it sounds like the original ad was seeking a specific engine for a '65 and two engines have popped up.
one engine # was 303xxx which matched the chassis #. that seems odd to me.
the other engine # was 903XXX? although i'm no expert, the 903xxx sounds more like a correct engine. however, the price of the 903XXX is not clear to me.
do i have that right?
sorry for the interruption.
I think if you read through the thread you'll figure things out pretty quickly.
And apparently it's not even the right number... If it was me, I'd be wholly concerned with the fact that the case appears to have been re-stamped. That engine is not worth any more than the value of its internal parts if the numbers have been monkeyed with.
Jordan
rally-prepped '69 911T 3.0L
S Registry #1933
Vintage Parts & Restoration http://retro-sport.com
looks like your uncle wanted an upgrade in the engine compartment, at least they stamped the unnumbered case to match...Its History,
accept it as that's what the family did...for whatever reason..Its the cars history
Jeff H.
72 911
914-6 GT
The saga continues. I purchased a 2 liter solex long block to trade for the original motor in the UK. The deal went south. The UK says the engine is no longer for sale. Too much going on in my life to play games, so I gave up on trying to get it. The 2 liter I purchased arrived a few weeks ago. The owner told me it spins freely and appears to be a well preserved motor. My mechanic got around to looking at it last weekend. The motor is frozen. A half cup water and milk drained from pan. I spoke to the owner. He claims he didn't know and that I still got a good motor for the price and that I can sell it for 10k no problem. I got 9k into it right now. Whatever. That is not what I wanted to hear...more games. I am not sure what I should do at this point. Thinking of having my mechanic open it and documenting how far from a well preserved free spinning motor it is and trying to get some money back from the seller. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!
Sell Steve your roller... save the car for the world
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...911-no-reserve
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