resale value of non original engine

[Tomdeg]

I posted a question in another post but I figured I would start a new post.

So if the car I was looking to purchase turns out not to have the original case, how would that impact value?

Thanks.

[Bill Simmeth]

Boy, lots of variables here. You'll need to supply more specifics to attempt to quantify an answer. Of course the general answer is "negatively". How much depends on ...

[Macroni]

actually this is a great question... bit of a puzzler.... currently there is a very strong asking on a 1974 Euro carrera w/ a non-matching Case. In this case the seller, IMO, is offering no discount.

[beh911]

I'll bite.

Assume everything is absolutely correct except the number stamped on the case - 10%.

If 'car I was looking to purchase' is actually a rare, collectible variation, then 15-20%.

[72targa]

Depends on how bad one wants the car...

[super9064]

Depends on if you are the buyer or the seller ;-)

Personally I think matching numbers values are way over blown. Big deal, unless you have a serious collector car, like a very original S or RS. It really should not matter, if your Driver T has a matching number only.

That said, beh911 is about right:

"I'll bite.

Assume everything is absolutely correct except the number stamped on the case - 10%.

If 'car I was looking to purchase' is actually a rare, collectible variation, then 15-20%.

[tomkirkcis]

Depends on car model. Some on a T, a ton on a RS

[Jules Dielen]

another opinion to ponder would be if the car you are interested is a 911T and the engine is a non matching S. That would most likely positively impact the value, no?

Case in point - my friend found a '67 912 coupe in Texas. Pretty rough car that had been parked for years. He was all over it for $7k. I did not understand why - IMO it was a 2500 dollar car - until after he picked it up and showed me the 2.7RS in the engine bay. Engine 663 somethingrather. THEN I figured it out Not the matching numbers engine but oh boy was he happy with that purchase!

[LongRanger]

Consider this vehicle . . .

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for....-22-900-SoCal

. . . then turn the question around.

What could a vehicle like this be worth with its original engine?

[curtisaa]

Lets see the rest of the car ?????