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Hello all.

I have just purchased this car and am new to the Porsche experience. I have a few questions.

1. Can someone recommend an auto shipping service, prefereably one that can move the car from Alaska to Colorado.

2. This car is in amazing shape. 85K miles, 100% original, minimal issues all around. How much effort do I put into correcting the issues while still keeping the car in "collectable" shape? Some of them are...

a) the leather (?) wrap on the steering wheel is loose.
b) the driver's seat shows considerable wear. My thought is to remove and safely store the original seats and install after market replacements.
c) the lower portion of the rear quarter panels have chipped away the paint due to rocks. But the metal underneath shows no rust.
d) one of the headlight bezels has a very small crease, 1/4" at most - and missing paint - due to a minor impact.

Thank you. I look forward to your input.

Amber Gramps

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I would think most traffic is heading to Alaska this time of year so it may be easy to find transport this direction.

Car looks great by the way. Welcome.

race911

A '77 is all about pulled engine studs. Everything else in good shape is a bonus.

JCP911S

First, have you had a Pre-Purchase Inspection (PPI) on the car?

That will tell you a lot.

As prior poster said, the major issue with these cars is pulled head-studs, and a leak-down should shed some light on this... but many of these cars have already had this condition addressed, so maybe you'll be ok.

The second issue is rust, as these cars had only partial rust-proofing, but eyeball says this car looks like a pretty solid body.

As far as preserving the originality, the best approach is to preserve the originality.

Frankly, the '77 is not an "A-list" collectible now, but that may be a good thing, as they are not commanding a lot of money, and have upside.

If the car has a major engine issue, then you have some difficult decisions to make... a major engine rebuild can easily exceed $12K, and put you under water. Major rust issues could do the same.

But if the car is basically solid, I would just keep it maintained in its existing condition, drive it, enjoy it, and probably, you will see it start to appreciate.

race911

I think it was the February EASY R Gruppe meet where a bunch of us wandered over to Fantasy Junction. Just arrived was a '77 Coupe, 50-60K original miles. Good looking car, and if it were a '78 there would have been a line out the door, past EASY, and over to Pixar for it. Spencer wasn't sure on price, but said mid-$30s. Saw it shortly after listed on their site for $35K. Went looking for it a couple of weeks later to show someone, and it was gone.

pu911rsr

Last really nice 77 I saw for sale sold for $70k in a few hours.
Phil

JCP911S

Car market's whacky right now, and super low mile, original cars of any spec can command significant premiums.

Whether they are worth it or not is in the eye of the beholder, but to some extent they are valued as "investments", rather than working cars, so they are really outliers... it's becoming like the art market.

Plus, there's a sneaking suspicion that the "collector car" market is entering another bubble, as less knowledgeable buyers chase B-C list cars looking for a bump... it's happened before, but who knows?

But, typically, a basic US Spec 2.7L car will sell for maybe 50-70% of an SC or later car in comparable condition, and I doubt whether that is likely to change much anytime soon.

Now if it is a euro-spec/Carrara, that's a different story... car market is international now, and dealers are arbitraging markets.

There are '77s and then there are '77s.

bhmkv

Nice car! Best of luck with it.