mfenster

I have a chance to purchase a 1979 928. The car is guards red with tan interior and only has 24,000 original miles. It is in pristine condition.

What would a car like this be worth?

bronto

Hard to say with the bare information you've provided. A really nice one can go 6-10k, but most will be less than that. Museum quality - sky's the limit. Be suspicious of low mileage claims - odometer gears break easily. Post some pictures... the experts here will tear it apart.

bigmac

There are lots of knowlegable 928 fans in the greater Detroit / Ann Arbor area who would be more than willing to help. AO, Chaadster, Brian spring to mind.

Good luck. Mac (I'am not so knowlegable)

IcemanG17

Post some pics...or a link with pics if you are brave...it does appear the market for OB's (Old buggers or Original Body) is somewhat weaker than for S4+ 928's.....granted it all depends on the car and the buyer...but S4+ is nearly 10 years newer too...

Without pics (to rip apart)....I say not more than $10k....."if" it is super nice.....maybe a shade more....but thats a big "IF"......my rule of thumb works like this......If I think it can beat my 928 in a concours....then it should be worth more than mine!! :>)

mfenster

The car is sitting in a warehouse and appears to be all original and very clean. The interior and rubber is not cracked or dried out. It appears to be a "time capsule" car.

bronto

If it's been sitting for a while, it will probably need to have all the rubber, hoses & fluids replaced. That's going to cost you quite a bit for a mechanic who knows what they're doing on a 928 to do. Porsches are made to be driven, and ones that aren't usually need sorting out... But once that's done, you'll probably have a good car. You better get a PPI on it before you even think about price.

bronto

I'll add that when I joined the Porsche "fraternity", I was surprised to learn that those who know these cars are not impressed with cars that haven't been driven regularly, or that have low miles. There's a reason.

Mike Frye

Tough to say. Really no way of knowing from what you said. On the other hand, Looks Like a really interesting car.

Big Dave

mfenster:

If you'd like one of us local Detroiters to look at it with you, let us know. I'm in Royal Oak.

dr bob

The Big Danger with a non-driven CIS car is, well, the CIS system. The system itself is OK but they are very sensitive to dirt and debris. Old gas varnishes the works, the little seals and o-rings (lots of them) dry out and either stick or leak. So the warning abot cars that haven't been driven is stuff like that.

All that said, a well-preserved low-miles example is a godsend in my opinion. I know how to refurb stuff that's deteriorated solely because of age. Worn out stuff risks the wear plus the age deterioration, so an older driver is only worth more if there's a continuous and complete maintenance program associated with it. Many older cars are driven by non-enthusiasts who drive them until something breaks, get them fixed at the corner garage, go back to it 'until it breaks' again. At some point they come to market because they are too expensive to keep going. You inherit a car that has one major thing that's failed, plus a laundry list of just-about-to-fail stuff that you only learn about later. Did I mention how much I'd rather have a low-miles car?