NZ951

Very tempting... needs full restoration work though.

Cyberpunky

could get exy real quick but apparently a lot of ppl rate there handling above same era 911 due to better balance. Tough call but unless you are a buddist, you only live once

NZ951

Not too worried about handling etc, as odd as that sounds, would just use it as a daily driver (with a bit of style).

lee101315

What year? The '76 or the earlier models?

If youre getting one of the early models, I just was restoring a 1970 911T and a lot of front body panels for the inner structure arent available from Porsche anymore...and what is available is outrageously expensive ( $1400 USD per fender )

Aside from that, they're a pleasure to drive and not as slow as you think.

KevinGross

Undervalued model, great buy when compared to the insane current prices for 911 models from that period. It's an old car, so think about what your expectations are in terms of "restoration."

Kevin
Catellus Engineering

V2Rocket

...if you put the 951 motor in it.

NZ951

Its a 1966. Im worried about the extent of the panel work (you want to get it perfect right), and missing parts as its not complete, so putting it back together will be hard, it needs an engine also.

lee101315

The engine shouldn't be too hard to get. Worst case scenario, cut the engine mounts away from the frame and weld in a regular 911 support...that way you'll have dozens of 911 engines to choose from.

As for the car itself, check the nose panel/tank area and see how much rust there is. You can get some of the floor parts, but the inner fender structure is NLA. I recently pulled a 1970 911T out of storage, and started restoring it. Unfortunately, years prior half of the nose was cut off and a newer 1975+ nose was grafted on.

No problem I thought, I'll just order all the inner structure from Porsche. Wrong. I checked with a few companies that backdate 911s, all their stuff is custom and not for sale. If you find a place that sells front end parts, please let me know

333pg333

If you did a proper restoration these things are climbing in value. Might make a nice little addition to your Superannuation package.

Speed Metal 951

Yes!

Iridium

It's a high bar ;-) :

"PVX" started as a 912...

NZ951

I actually like the idea of a narrow body version for some reason, just a cruiser...

Good points re the panels, I was thinking of just welding in plate etc for those not available, but thats very time consuming!

Made in Detroit

I would. There are a lot of things to consider. I'm restoring a 914 and I'm way over the value of the car...good thing I'm restoring it for me and not to sell.

If you get the car at a decent price and it's not a basket case then I think you will be good. I think the value of a resto 912 is much higher than a 914.

Of course things depend on what type of resto you are doing...original, some free lancing, or building a hot rod.

I like the narrow look for the 912 also. The body shop I had the 914 painted at was going to put flares on the 914 for the same price (me supplying parts) and I decided to leave the narrow look and not do the flares.