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

[72targa]

Sending my youngest off to college shortly. Finally gonna have some time to tinker with mine and maybe even DRIVE it!

[911scfanatic]

In my opinion, that is an absolutely fantastic color combo. Great looking car! Would love to see more photos. Congrats to all involved in its restoration. Wish I could have seen it in person.

[erick72pors]

Yes I really like Ivory, but from the Gooding description its says that the COA states that the car originally had a black interior. I think that the decision to change the color of the interior to green was a very tasteful upgrade and in fact had lots to do with the the increased interest level. It's such a small cost difference (in fact none at all if you are redoing the whole interior anyways). If you think about it, all what it needed to do a color change on an early 911 interior is change the seat upholstery, door panels and center dash vinyl and waalaa you have a different interior color! This dark green is a period correct interior color offered for the early 911 and also other German cars. I know of several Mercedes 300SLs offered with this same dark green interior. In fact there was a black gullwing that sold at RM last weekend with that same color interior and it brought $1.2mil. A black 300SL roadster with green interior sold for $1mil at Amelia this Spring. SO there you have it, interesting colors ALWAYS increases a cars' desirability, therefore increasing the price!

[ferry58]

The color to me looks to be light ivory which was a standard color. Ivory was special order and has a lot more yellow in it.

[NorthernThrux]

It is light ivory. Same as mine. 131 code on the paint plate. 131-9-2 for this car.

[RSTarga]

So pop a green interior in that puppy and you are good to go!
We make such a big deal here about originality and COA options. Here was a car that from what i've seen was restored, with an interior color that is nice but never offered in 1973 and it goes for an enormous amount of money. Eye appeal is still important.

[sithot]

Eye appeal is still important.

Ask any Plastic Surgeon.

Tom

[sithot]

My impression is that the PB car was a better exectution and the Ivory is Ivory where the Gemini Blue "was close" but no cigar.

[curtisaa]

this car is very nice, and the ex-owner has a great eye for what is sexy on Porsches', ie: the green interior. However, it took 2 passionate consumers with their checkbooks out and the duel begins....
' gotta love the wild,wild, West" !!

[69Sman]

OK, so WHO DID buy it? Who WERE the 'duelling bidders?' I mean, it would've needed to be 2 enthusiasts who really WANTED the car, because at this price, with commissions etc., they're obviously not out for a quick flip-buck....

So, the question begs: who owns the car now???