NoVector

Is there some master database that all the state DMVs link to--like something the FBI or DHS would maintain? Just wondering if a FOIA request to the right agency would work. At least for the US cars anyway.

danglerb

Erkka wrote a script to send all the potential vin numbers to carfax for the free part where it says how many records are available for that vin, captured results and tabulated. Read through the full thread to get links to various branches of the research.

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...in-thread.html

frustrated

If I remember correctly Paul Anderson reckoned there were less than 1000 still registered in the uk.
Judging by his yard he's got nearly half of them

Whitesands

Mine will always be one of the 10,000 projects, lol.

bradartigue

I am new to 928's and Porsche but am not new to car restoration. One thing I noted when I ended up with this car and researched 928's is they are probably at the lowest point they'll ever reach. Cars are selling for $2k that run and drive; very nice cars are under $10; perfect cars are under $30k. The delta between the selling price of the car when new and the price now is huge, and for an exotic/sports car that's opportunity if you know how to do your own work.

The press is catching up to the 928s, and the value will follow. The 968s and 944s are having a bit of a renaissance right now, heck even the 924 and 914 are having resurgences. There is nothing holding the 928 back, it is well made, parts are aplenty and reasonable, and the early cars are dead easy in terms of mechanicals. You can't lose.

If you buy a running 928 for around $3k and put $4k into it you'd have a real nice car that is actually worth $7-8k. If you go "all the way" and do a decent paint job you're into the $12k range, for a car that you can probably sell for $12k. That indicates the cars are undervalued.

I doubt there are 10,000 project cars. I'd flip those numbers; 10k runners that look OK at 20 feet and a few hundred projects. I mean real projects, where the owner knows the transmission is in the back.

rgs944

Great post "bradartigue",,,, for a new guy. LOL I know the old guard around here might disagree but I also think they are on the upside. I got in my 928 last winter which I think might have been the low, with prices going up from here on. I have noticed a nice jump in value this last year. They will not increase in value fast but up steadily none the less. If you want to make money buy some stock. If you want to keep value in something and have a good time doing it, now is a great time to purchase any water cooled 80's Porsche. Do you homework, purchase smart, and be prepared to turn a few wrenches and everthing should be good.