actually...was referring to EuroColletibles..not JPM
Yeah kids..
What I was getting at was in reference to the 69 Sunroof S Burgundy listed here in Classifieds for months now.
I tried to buy the car as a keeper but the car was close to be under a purchase contract with buyer.
My loss- ok.
However- this buyer was reseller -fine ...but
I could have bought the car at 45k, it is now for sale for 64500...which is fine.
Thing is that price basically takes it out of most our hands- puts 20k for the house there- and most likely it will go abroad, thanks to a weak dollar.
Simple Free Trade I suppose...
Doesnt mean we should like it.
Sell to the highest bidder - yeah... but remember we are dealing in a scarce commodity item.
Eventually if it continues- we my find our pond out of fish.
1968 911S (not a typo) on eBay
I figured at first that this had to be a typo, or the seller had misidentified an L or was just hyping a std coupe. But no, it's a euro-spec 1968 S:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...spagenameZWDVW
You sure don't see these around here very often. I sure wish there wasn't an entire continent between it and me, and I had the space, and the spare $$$, and... :o
I found a 69S. What's it worth?
I found a pretty nice (in my opinion) 1969 911S. It shows 98K on odo, which seems true, but no records. Leakdown tests are all good and no oil. Looks like engine may have been rebuilt but the numbers seem to match. It has been sitting for 12 years but passed emissions here in Utah.
The car needs new badges, the paint is good but there is a small bubble on the hood and it seems a shade off of the factory color. The fit of the panels is OK, but the driver's door needs to be rehung and the fenders need slight adjustment for better gaps. The dash has typical crack just past gages on the right and the steering wheel leather is hanging on, needs re wrap. The door panels are ok but the pockets are trashed, the carpet is the cheap aftermarket stuff and the front clip has some fiberglass that looks to be an attempt to fill in rust from battery. It needs chanbe back to dual batteries, the floor pans look pretty good, no visible rust around the body. Transmission needs 1st gear synchro, cold start needs reconnecting/rebuild, needs new shifter couplers, rear wheel could use new bearings.
I was thinking about dumping $3K into mechanical issues and about $3K into cosmetics (RS door panels, new badges, steering wheel, dash, carpet) any suggestions on where money is best spent will be welcome as well.
Now the real test:
VIN 119300954
Motor 6391344
Color 6852-L ?
I have a Porsche guy here trying to buy it from me. I have been buying these cars for 2 years and admit that I do not know everything. You guys seem to know the market very well. If anyone can help me put a value to the car or are interested in purchasing it, email me and I'll send photos
tkjbarlows@msn.com