FS: @Gooding - '73 911S SELLS for 195k

[RC70SCoupe]

The ivory and green leather/green houndstooth
1973 911S sunroof coupe at the Gooding auction SOLD last night
for 195K, PLUS commission

Lots of names from this Board were involved, TLG, Eric Linden, etc, helped with this
car.

Congrats to ALL

[popowitz]

My '73S is not in the same league as this car but I'm hoping that high tide floats all boats.

[ibmiked]

Anybody have a link to pictures? I'd love to see the car itself...

Thanks,
M

[Richardnew]

And a lot of people made fun of the recent article in Pano. Ok, Prescott Kelly was wrong on the long hood values. It seems he was too low.

Richard Newton

[NorthernThrux]

My '73S is not in the same league as this car but I'm hoping that high tide floats all boats.

You and me both !!! I would appreciate any commentary on why this S went for so much so I can learn some of the subtle details of valuation. I have the same paint code and am off by just about 100 VINs. I must be half way there

Ravi

[lyonman]

You and me both !!! I would appreciate any commentary on why this S went for so much so I can learn some of the subtle details of valuation. I have the same paint code and am off by just about 100 VINs. I must be half way there

Ravi

A good friend who is a dealer looked at this car for me and thought it was the nicest early 911 he had ever seen. It had a great Cali history, won several shows there last year and had owners known to those in Cali. Auction estimate was 120-140. Stalled momentarily at 140 before driving relentlessly to 195 plus the 10% premium. Doesn't mean all 73 S's are now 150k cars, but does mean they are up in value significantly.

BTW, there is a green one in the Worldwide Auction in Indiana coming up, anyone know anything about it?

[Mr9146]

You and me both !!! I would appreciate any commentary on why this S went for so much so I can learn some of the subtle details of valuation. I have the same paint code and am off by just about 100 VINs. I must be half way there

Ravi

"It is believed that the Porsche’s first owner, a resident of Southern California, kept the car until the late 1990s, when renowned Porsche authority Bill Perrone of Huntington Beach, California, acquired the car. The car is said to have been in very original condition at the time, still with its original interior in place and most of the factory-applied ivory paint intact. Mr. Perrone kept the car until 2004, when Palos Verdes resident Charley Eddy purchased the 911 S. Mr. Eddy embarked on a restoration of the aging Porsche and began a careful disassembly. The body was stripped and repainted in its original ivory color, and the sub-components were sent out to various Southern California specialized restoration shops for refurbishment. About halfway through the project, Mr. Eddy sold the car to the current owner, a Southern California enthusiastwithatasteforgreatPorsches.He finished the 911 S with help from Porsche specialists TLG in North Hollywood, and had a fresh interior installed by Autobahn Interiors in San Diego. The quality of the work became evident with the accolades that followed on the Southern California exhibition circuit. In 2009, both the Dana Point Concours d’Elegance and the Palos Verdes Concours d’Elegance awarded the car Second in Class. A year later, after some minor corrections, both venues awarded the car a First in Class. This recognition was followed by a First in Class at three different Los Angeles-area PCA events, including a Best in Show and yet another First in Class at the 2011 San Marino Motor Classic. Accompanied by a tool kit and owner’s manual, as well as a Certificate of Authenticity from Porsche, this matching-numbers 911 S is a decorated example..."

The above was cut and pasted from the Anamera site.

I'd say it's because this car has a known history, a documented restoration, and numerous show wins. Additionally - and maybe more importantly - there were two people in the room that wanted the same car.

[NorthernThrux]

Yeah, known provenance and lots of awards, but the interior ain't original. The COA didn't show sport seats or a (presumably correct) trombone oil cooler. I can see the oil lines under the sill. It is gorgeous, no question, and I'm happy, but really ? Really ?

[Mr9146]

Yeah, known provenance and lots of awards, but the interior ain't original. The COA didn't show sport seats or a (presumably correct) trombone oil cooler. I can see the oil lines under the sill. It is gorgeous, no question, and I'm happy, but really ? Really ?

I don't trust a COA as far as I can throw it...Kardex or nothing. But I've been blowing that whistle for far too long.

[50/50]

If series 2 and 3 RS's are $250 -350K, is it such a stretch that this one went for what it did? Or you could get a new GT3 RS and drive it sparingly and in a few years it would be a another used Porsche. The biggest thing that you could ding this 73 on is a non original and stunning interior. Works for me.