nice looking 912 on the bird

[berettafan]

no affiliation but the single pic posted surely looks nice.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=457921

[karlusmagnus]

was originally irish green, per ebay ad
quote from ad " ONE OF A KIND CALIFORNIA [ TITLED IN WASHINGTON STATE ] SUNROOF CAR, ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES I HAVE SEEN IN YEARS....HERE ARE A FEW DETAILS .............WAS ORIGINALLY IRISH GREEN 6806 WITH OUTSTANDING COLOR CHANGE AND PAINT JOB.... NO TRACE OF PREVIOUS COLOR. ORIGINAL MATCHING NUMBERS ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.......PANS ARE PERFECT ABSOLUTELY NO RUST ANYWHERE.............TOP END WAS REBUILT IN 2003 ALONG WITH CLUTCH.. WEBBER CARBS, 86MM PISTONS AND CYLINDERS ,050 DISTRIBUTOR ,BURSCH EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALL SUSPENSION IS REDONE. HAS AMERICAN SUNROOF WITH ALL THE PROPER DRAIN HOLES [ LOOK AT ENGINE PICTURES]. SUNROOF HAS MOTOR WHICH IS NOT WORKING BUT HAS MANUAL CRANK THAT FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY. FUCHS WHEELS ARE 14 BY 51/2 AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF WEAR...TIRES HAVE LESS THE 20 MILES ON THEM.ALL FRESH BODY SEALS ...... GLASS IS GERMAN WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. KEYS ARE ALL ORIGINAL AND ONE KEY WORKS EVERYTHING.... I HAVE FOG LIGHT HOLE COVERS [ NOT SHOWN IN PICTURES ]CAR DRIVES AND SHIFTS THROUGH ALL GEARS AS IT SHOULD, NEEDS NOTHING.A CAR OF THIS CALIBER DOES NOT COME ALONG OFTEN... SO DO NOT LET THIS ON GET AWAY..HAVE SOLD MANY COLLECTOR VEHICLES ON EBAY AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME
STEVEN 818 703 6584"
BIN $14,9k

[Homemade 911]

The BIN seems reasonable - assuming this car is everything as represented, I'm betting it's gone by the weekend...

Looks very nice.

R/Thom

[Alan B]

I wish it were a factory sunroof, although I remember American as being a very good company for added sunroofs.

Alan

[jaudette3]

I'm in touch with a '67 912 with a factory sunroof. Pretty decent car actually. What premium would you assign for the s/r?

Thanks,
JohnA

[Jeff Trask]

The same premium as a 911 with a sunroof vs not.

[jaudette3]

The same premium as a 911 with a sunroof vs not.

Which is...?

- ja

[Longballa]

I would pay more for a non sunroof than with one. I didn't think you'd pay more for a sunroof. Maybe on 912's it's more rare to have one?

[Jeff Trask]

Sorry, John. They are fairly rare on the 912's. About 300 made in each year of production as best I can figure. So, since they made about 8000 912's a year in 66 - 68, I'd say they were pretty rare. Until recently, 912 were ignored by the community and therefore many more of them went back to dust compared to the beloved 356 and 911. I my view, I'd say that makes the 912 sunroof pretty rare and maybe more so than the 911 sunroof.

As to dollar amounts...I'd pay way more for a sunroof car. Maybe $5-8,000 or maybe more for a car in near perfect trim. This is my humble opinion and assumes that I know what I'm talking about and it is a factory installed sunroof.

[jaudette3]

Thanks, Jeff.

OK, the car that I'm looking at is a '67 912 with factory sunroof. Owned by the original owner's son. Spent most of its time in NorCal, been in the son's garage in Oregon for the past 8 years. Originally white, repainted silver. No accidents, minimal rust. Mechanics good. All records since new. Not doted on, but not molested. Could be outstanding for not too much $$ with elbow grease, paint, some interior work, etc., probably $10K of work (plus the elbow grease). Figure I can buy it for $8,500. Good deal?

Thanks,
JohnA