I'm considering going to see this car. Can anyone with some experience with these early model 911's help me out? How does this car look to you? What about the price? What should I check on? Does the 3.2 engine lower the value?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Look at the pictures, it's a beautiful car.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac...297265566.html

 

Am I on the wrong boards? Anybody?
Thanks

 

Linky no worky.

 

Appears the adv has expired, here are the details and a working link to the pictures.

http://picasaweb.google.com/BBeeson9...98458935491266

1972 Porsche 911 T
$39,000
2nd owner vehicle. I have owned and driven this car for 32 years. The car has extensive performance upgrades while maintaining a mostly stock appearance. I have receipts for all major upgrades done. Always garaged and meticulously maintained. The car has approximately 116k miles on the chassis but has received a new motor, transmission and suspension upgrades in recent years. Leak down test recently performed all cylinders compression was perfectat 170lbs compression. Car runs AMSOil Synthetic 20/50 changed every 3k miles. Brakes are in good condition. Newer tires 90 percent tread remaining. Paint is in good condition (received repainting 15 yrs ago). Interior redone including all rubber 15yrs ago and is in good condition. Many more photos available. Call BOB at 760-716-7208

Also, more pictures can be viewed at: http://picasaweb.google.com/BBeeson911/Porsche



Performance Upgrades:
• 3.2 Litre motor built by Volker Buckmann with 4k miles on it.
• 40mm Weber Carbs (modified for 3.2L), K&N air filters, Stainless heat exchangers, S Cams
• Newly rebuilt SC transmission with approx 2000 miles on it warranteed thru 12k miles or July 2009.
• Bursch Tuned Exhaust
• Koni Shocks
• Weltmeister adjustable spring plate with torsion bars 21mm front, 26mm rear.
• Front strut tower brace
Other Upgrades and Features:
• New Speedometer 170 mph (installed with transmission upgrade)
• Tires Michelin Pilot Exalto 205/55ZR with 16 inch Fuchs
• Rebuilt oil line reservoir and tank seals and lines
• RS front spoiler with custom bra
• New Interstate batteries
• New windshield wiper pump motor
• Hotwires performance spark plug wires
• New Clutch installed with motor upgrade
• New Oil and Gas Tank Sending Units

 

That's a very nice car. A couple of observations:

It's a "T" which is the least valuable of the early cars.

Rust is almost always an issue with these cars so be very cautious especially when the car has been repainted.

Nice engine swap increases the pleasure of owning and driving the car but most likely decreases the value of car in the eyes of a collector.

I think it's overpriced. Might be worth $25 if there's no rust under the paint and the rebuild was done right with all receipts. Of course it would cost you more than that to recreate this car but, sadly, that's how it works!

 

Looks like a nice, fun car, but I agree that it is over priced. A very similar car was offered in our area (Northern NJ) for sale in 2007 for $35k. The price was lowered to $30k....then $28k...then $25k and it finally sold for $20k in the spring of 2009.

 

Koni rear shocks + who knows what in front (probably worn out). SC trans + 3.2 motor without clutch cable/linkage upgrade - what a shame! That trans looks like it's already starting to leak/seep a little. Old brake system.

Some good ideas, some not so good.

 

Agree with Bob. It's a nice looking car (except for those ghastly speakers) but a car with an engine/transmission swap is a big unknown from the buyer's perspective. Was it done right or not. Who knows. I wouldn't be inclined to give the seller the benefit of the doubt. It certainly reduces the value of the car. Won't be easy to sell.
May be worth a bit more than 20 if the mechanical work was actually done right and the car is relatively rust free. 39? Heck no.
Just my 2 cents.

 

Not only that, but it's no longer a "'72". Hence, the value that's gone away with the original engine and trans has to be made up somewhere, and I'm not seeing that with this car. Maybe a closer look would change my mind, but...

 

way over-priced in my opinion...terrible original seats, no door boxes or map pockets which can easily cost up to 1000 dollars, wrong period radio and ancillaries and really wrong looking speakers front and rear. i doubt that it would command anywhere near that price when the longhood craze was at its peak a while back. it is a t and in a not so rare color!

 

Er - don't know how you guys will takes this - it is no longer a 1972 T, so many changes that in the UK this would be seen as a somewhat strange beast with a very limited market. We like to see originality in our early cars. The only sort of heavy modification seen as acceptable would be to convert a T to an RS but not to make up a bitsa like this. Guess things are different over there!

PJC

 

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