Need help selling a 1974 911 2.7
03-04-2015, 02:24 AM
#17
03-04-2015, 03:17 AM
#19
RL Technical Advisor
74's are THE most desirable of all the mid-year cars due to zero smog equipment and far less incidences of engine problems (besides airboxes).
Thats a $50-60K car if it checks out.
Thats a $50-60K car if it checks out.
03-04-2015, 11:15 AM
#22
Nordschleife Master
77 had smog pump and thermal reactors. Also '74 is collector status in states like CA and CO where emissions is still a concern. I've been watching for a '74 roller for a whole because it wouldn't need smog and I could hot rod it.
03-04-2015, 11:31 AM
#23
RL Technical Advisor
Same here in OR,.....'74 cars are smog-exempt.
'74 cars are as light as 73's, too. Starting in '75, they began to take on weight.
Regarding galvanization, its really only good for 10 years so beyond that, its not anywhere near as critical as condition.
'74 cars are as light as 73's, too. Starting in '75, they began to take on weight.
Regarding galvanization, its really only good for 10 years so beyond that, its not anywhere near as critical as condition.
03-04-2015, 12:28 PM
#25
Rennlist Member
Now you've got me remembering the 911/83 engined '74 Carrera I let get away............. (It was a pretty beat car, and wasn't worth what the guy was asking.)
03-04-2015, 05:37 PM
#27
I take a slightly different approach than most of the internet in these "what's it worth?" thread. I assume the seller or seller's "friend" is innocent until proven guilty. I don't expect them to prove themselves when asking for our help.
Plus those seats and that dash are immaculate. I will give him the benefit of the doubt on initial appearances in a thread.
Any serious buyer is going to do their own homework. Doing the things you suggest will make the car easier to sell and help it command top dollar. It is a buyer beware market these days.
As for your $20K number? I think you might need to get out more. Just last week, a '74 that had been parked for years in a barn for more than a decade sold for $5k on CL in under an hour. A dealer grabbed it and sold it, not running with no changes in condition, for $15k same day. Middies have come into their own, and '74s are the most desireable after the Carrera variants.
EDIT: Here's the CL ad. IT was even the maligned targa.
http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/4906121397.html
Plus those seats and that dash are immaculate. I will give him the benefit of the doubt on initial appearances in a thread.
Any serious buyer is going to do their own homework. Doing the things you suggest will make the car easier to sell and help it command top dollar. It is a buyer beware market these days.
As for your $20K number? I think you might need to get out more. Just last week, a '74 that had been parked for years in a barn for more than a decade sold for $5k on CL in under an hour. A dealer grabbed it and sold it, not running with no changes in condition, for $15k same day. Middies have come into their own, and '74s are the most desireable after the Carrera variants.
EDIT: Here's the CL ad. IT was even the maligned targa.
http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/4906121397.html
I set the top at $60K, with credible documentation, which is higher than your valuation, but I also set a high bar of documentation.
Anybody on the internet can ask or say anything they want and I do not pre-judge anyone. Unless you have personally inspected the car yourself, you don't know what the car is, and how do you know that the "immaculate" dash and seats actually belong to the same car?
Frankly, 15K original miles on a 1974 raises more questions than it answers, but I'm simply saying answer the questions.
But if the seller truly has what he presents, letting the "buyer" do the due diligence is probably going to cost him $5K or more on the sale price. My only advice was that if the car is what he claims, commissioning it himself may give him a 4 to 1 payback.
As for buying a "KLassik Porsh" on CL for $5K and flipping it to a Greater Fool for $15K in mere hours does not constitute a market benchmark.
Do you know the buyer and seller personally? Do you know if it is a legitimate transaction? Ever hear of a 'shill". Could just be parting it out,
03-04-2015, 08:03 PM
#28
Nordschleife Master
As for buying a "KLassik Porsh" on CL for $5K and flipping it to a Greater Fool for $15K in mere hours does not constitute a market benchmark.
Do you know the buyer and seller personally? Do you know if it is a legitimate transaction? Ever hear of a 'shill". Could just be parting it out,
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...-deal-day.html
That's just one example. You present me an actual '74 driver for under $15k than results in me buying it and I'll kick you $1000.
Here's the car I consider the one that I let get away. Should have bought it half a dozen years ago. I obviously wasn't looking very aggressively (and bought 3 other Porsches of different generations during the lifespan of that thread) but it gives one a bit of an idea of the progression of the middie market over the last decade.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...974-911-a.html
03-04-2015, 09:52 PM
#29
Three Wheelin'
I think in todays market if it was brought back to 100% original and correct (not much: correct finish 15x6, radio, concours level detail, current on service, not sitting issues, etc) that someone would pay north of $60k for that car. We can debate all day long about the relative merits of the mid-years (or lack thereof, I personally like them...) but the market doesn't care. The market prizes original, low mileage cars in interesting colors. That is this car.
I would also agree the 74 is by far the most desirable due to least weight, smog exempt in many big markets, no original smog equipment, small rear bumpers, etc.
03-05-2015, 04:30 PM
#30
Drifting
