Best way to sell old motors?

[mwg968]

Hello there,

I'm a new member who is beginning the restoration of my very first 911 a 69 Tangerine 911T Coupe. I purchased the vehicle with two additional motors, an extra transmission, and a good number of misc. parts. I was planning on selling them to help me finance a bit of the restoration.

One motor is a complete 69 911T motor with a 69 trans bolted to it. I had a leakdown performed and the cylinders are all between 8% and 20%. The shop said they could have likely gotten the numbers lower if they spent more time cleaning it.

The other is a strange motor # 3280689 that I cannot decode. Both motors have Webers.

When I asked some people more knowledgeable they gave me conflicting advice. Some said I should "break down" the motors and sell the blocks and carburetors separately while others said to sell them as complete as possible. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. I appreciate your time and hope this was not covered in a thread I missed!

[cairo94507]

Hello - People over on 914world.com are always looking for the smaller displacement 911 motors for their 914's. I would go place an ad in their classified parts section and be sure to list your price. But if the motors are complete and just not running I would think $7,500 to $8K should get it done.

[Dave Awesome]

Certainly one of the best places to post '69 parts for sale is right here in this forum. Take some photos and post what you want for it. The people here are certain to tell you what you have, and the market will tell you what it is worth. I'm sure you know there are other similar engines for sale right now on the forum to give you a good idea of price.

Breaking it down into ten's or more transactions seems like a lot of work for not too much financial gain, if any at all, but to each his or her own. Personally I think there is a lot of value having all the right bits and pieces (especially if correct) together.

.. and two cents couldn't buy you a cup of coffee.

[Unobtanium-inc]

Do not break the motors down, you run the risk of selling some but not all of the pieces, which defeats the purpose. Clean them up, take pictures and price them fairly, they should move easily.

---Adam

[davep]

I agree with Adam. A friend had 5 911 engines, all broken down into parts. I was considering making a purchase, but since he had died there was no easy way to find all the pieces to put one engine back together again. Besides that, buying an engine piecemeal is crazy expensive and time consuming. I understand that a case can warp a little if it is not solidly bolted together.
3280689 is a 1968 type 901/14 911 normal engine with a Mg case and 130 PS (the 68/69 911T engine is only 110 PS) PS is somewhat equivalent to HP

[Unobtanium-inc]

I agree with Adam. A friend had 5 911 engines, all broken down into parts. I was considering making a purchase, but since he had died there was no easy way to find all the pieces to put one engine back together again. Besides that, buying an engine piecemeal is crazy expensive and time consuming. I understand that a case can warp a little if it is not solidly bolted together.
3280689 is a 1968 type 901/14 911 normal engine with a Mg case and 130 PS (the 68/69 911T engine is only 110 PS) PS is somewhat equivalent to HP

When people ask me what sells easier, I show them two pics, guess which sells easier...

---Adam

[mwg968]

Thank you Dave for helping me ID the motor and to Adam and everyone who shared their advice. Also really cool to see Unobtanium helping with advice as well as sharing dream barn finds on Instagram for us to dream over! Cheers

[joegt3cup]

I suggest you also list them in the Lost and Found thread.