WTB: 1976 Carrera with 2.7 Mechanical Inj

[Orbit]

Looking for a complete car, prefer numbers matching car but let me know what you have. If possible please send me an email.

Thank you

Rodger@orbitracing.com

[rynoshark]

These are pretty rare. Non-production "sondermodell" with 113 originally built, only distributed within Germany, with the RS-spec 911/83 210bhp engine, Bilsteins, and LSD from the factory. There are 10 known to be in the US (plus one on the way). This was the last mechanically fuel injected car built by Porsche and the fastest normally aspirated 911 produced from 1976 until the 1988 Clubsport. Partly due to the rarity and partly due to the sporty standard equipment the '76 carries a decent premium over the '74 and '75 standard production Carrera 2.7 MFI models. My guess at an estimated price this days would be $200k+ for a decent driver example with some needs.

More info can be found at http://carreramfi.com/

[orange911]

were these cars not 3.0?

[andyjboy]

were these cars not 3.0?

Different car: the '76/'77 3.0 Carrera had a CIS engine - the '76 2.7 Euro Carrera was (as pointed out above) equipped with the last of the mfi engines.

[kouwenhoven]

And some more info here...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...7-carrera.html

Erik

[Mr9146]

Magnus has one. Maybe he'll sell it to you...

[fryardds]

Hope he didn't add any louvers to it. Hehe.....

Ryan,

I always thought these cars should have had a price premium over the '74 and 75 Carreras. Didn't realize 'the market' was finally recognizing this difference. Thanks for sharing that.

[kouwenhoven]

One of the best parts of the 2.7 Carrera is in my opinion the chassisnummer and the fact that this is a car where no bodyshoot was added to save weight (this makes the '76 different cars than the '74 and '75 Carrera's.

The VIN numbers of the Carrera 2.7 from 1976 are special too. They begin with 911660, followed by a 9 and then three more digits. The only two other series with this combination ever built are the pure race-purpose built 3.0 RS and the RSR's. So in total only 275 Porsches ever.

Erik

[rynoshark]

I always thought these cars should have had a price premium over the '74 and 75 Carreras. Didn't realize 'the market' was finally recognizing this difference. Thanks for sharing that.

They have carried a slight premium for a few years, due to the rarity and homologation story (which I don't believe), but they are so thinly traded and the early 911 and Carrera MFI market moved so quickly that it is a bit challenging to determine exactly what the premium is. Surprisingly, eleven of the 113 have traded hands in the last 2 years (9033, 9034, 9043, 9050, 9054, 9076, 9084, 9105, 9107, 9119, 9121). One or two more were offered for sale, but I don't know if they had a new owner. There seems to be a larger percentage of these that surface in decent condition as compared to the earlier '74-'75...I suspect the galvanized bodies have helped them last quite a bit longer.

Ryan