Early car hunt

Thanks for the feedback all. I definitely would not attempt to restore a car like this back to its original state. I would love to have an excellent original S at some stage, but now is not the time. If I ever do get one It will not be a project car.

I am waiting on engine number info from the seller to find out what is in there. If the car is rustfree & the engine mechanically sound I figure that it would be around an $8,000 car if it were a 'T'? I know a stock S is worth alot more than a stock T, but is there a point where a car becomes modified so much that the T, E, S VIN no longer figures in price, especially when the engine has been changed out?

If the engine turns out to be based on the original case is that a good thing or a bad thing? I'm guessing the 7r case is stronger & better suited to the 2.7l displacement- is a 2.7 RS engine even possible based on a 2.2 case?

TIA

"...she looks kind of rough, doesn't she?"

Internet pics are usually kind to the real thing, but I see nothing obvious that indicates it's "rough". Perhaps no floor mats (yet floor pan looks complete from here). Even the late model dash doesn't show the usual crack (from here). Perhaps a little detail work on the engine, wheels and nice paint would help the presentation. I see it around perhaps $20,000 in good shape to the right party, but start at around $8-10k and see what he says. A PPI should provide more leverage for him or you.

RE: engine size. Yes, you can build a 2.7 out of anything 2 liters and up. A build sheet would be nice to know what's inside.

Sherwood

on the subject of S VIN numbers:
http://adcache.collectorcartraderonl...6/78279416.htm

Isn't that price crazy? Would anyone pay that?

Yowwwwwwwwwww.... :eek:
Not me...not in this lifetime.

"increases in value about 20% per year" ???

That means that in 10 years the seller expects this 'car' to be worth ~$80,000 !

They might as well ask 20K if that establishes market value. I thought current value is based on what somebody actually paid for it.

Sherwood

To me the car looks pretty nice. Not stock, but it just depends on what you want. If you are looking for a stock type car maybe you should just keep looking, don't buy something just on price unless you'd just resell it. Always try to buy what you really want. They will turn up.
Of course if you are looking for a nice driver, this one looks OK and should provide alot of fun.
Tom

Guys,
Maybe I'm way off but to get an early 911S (even a none numbers matching car) that isn't rusty and appears to be in the conditon of this car for $8,000 would be a total steal. You can't even get a decent 911T for that price. I'd say if you care about getting an early "S" find out what the owner wants and work it out. I think anything $15k or less would be a good buy (and it's probably worth more in this market) as long as the car isn't rusty and as long as it's a real "S". If you don't really care if it's an "S" and just want an early car I'd pass on this car and look for a decent 911T or E for less money. Remember, all the cars, T's, E's & S's are great cars...but the "S" has the pedigree and will always be worth more than the others...my opinion.
Rich
'67S
'73S

ok- I will keep everyone posted if anything comes from this. It sounds like from what TRE noted about the MFI that there is a chance this engine was rebuilt from the 2.2S case. I'm not very hopeful about getting a build sheet however, although the seller does know that the engine has E cams "for driveability".

If I had this car I'm not sure if I would complete the Carrera RS look (with carrera decals & fuchs) or not. It seems like thats what most people would do, but given the 901 transmission, different mirror style & probably tons of other details that the much-wiser-enthusaists-than-me can spot its never really going to fool anyone.

If ya don't buy the thing, let us all know here as I'm sure there's more than one kicking around that would dive into it head first...hehe. :D