old people was it this hard to buy a RS in 1973 ?
02-15-2016, 09:14 AM
#46
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In 1973 I was 3 years and my father was driving a 1967 911 Targa - two of his friends got a RS from our local OPC. They were regular customers and paid list price. (I asked my father yesterday about that)
Maybe something interesting for you:
I bought my 964 RS with 1.000 Km for 89.000 DM in 1995 from the same OPC under list price (145.500 DM) - the car was standing around for 2 years and nobody was interested in these cars - at the same time I could have bought a new speedyellow 993 RS Clubsport for under list price out of the showroom, but I took the 964.
Years later the crazy prices came...
Blueflame
Maybe something interesting for you:
I bought my 964 RS with 1.000 Km for 89.000 DM in 1995 from the same OPC under list price (145.500 DM) - the car was standing around for 2 years and nobody was interested in these cars - at the same time I could have bought a new speedyellow 993 RS Clubsport for under list price out of the showroom, but I took the 964.
Years later the crazy prices came...
Blueflame
02-15-2016, 09:41 AM
#47
This is one of the reasons that Porsche doesn't want RS models to sit unsold in showrooms. Happened with 964rs/993rs/996rs.
Don't think a 991rs @ MSRP would sit in a showroom for more than 5sec toady. 😃😃😃
Don't think a 991rs @ MSRP would sit in a showroom for more than 5sec toady. 😃😃😃
02-15-2016, 10:16 AM
#48
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02-15-2016, 10:38 AM
#49
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02-15-2016, 11:15 AM
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02-15-2016, 11:48 AM
#53
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its probably worth it just to be able to see the uniqueness of real custom manufacturing, remember in the old days it was letters and translation to German, no internet, kind of like a secret menu existed and Porsche was more of a cult than the mainstream operation/disney it is now
02-15-2016, 12:12 PM
#54
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Well whipper snappers... Let's do some math. Let's say you are doing well and decide you want that fancy Porsche back in 73. Well, that probably puts you about mid 30s early 40s. I'm generalizing of course... But assuming Porsche owner ages were what they are now.... So 73 was 43 years ago. Mid 30s puts age of these first buyers around 80 years old. I'm not sure what rennlist demographics are but this might be outside that. And if I'm 80 and still ticking I'm defiantly not hanging out on rennlist I'm down at the bar getting me some ladies.
Now, get the fock off my lawn!!!
Now, get the fock off my lawn!!!
02-15-2016, 12:48 PM
#55
Hhaha im only 22, need time to save up for a really cheap stick and learn how to properly drive it. I've done it before with some friends cars but not enough to get an expensive car that's manual!
which color is your 964RS?
02-15-2016, 02:24 PM
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02-15-2016, 03:05 PM
#59
E46 M3. Very good complement to GT3 and you get a back seat completely free. If that's too slow, E90 M3 is getting cheaper. Or a Miata, except a Miata gives unreal expectations about manual shifting.
02-15-2016, 05:29 PM
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I was 25 years old when I bought my 2.8 Carrera RS race car in 1973. Not sure if it qualifies as an RS car discussed here. It was serial # 911 360 0557 bought new at Art Bunker Porsche, in Overland Park Kansas. I raced it in five IMSA races before moving into a 3.0 RSR for the '74 IMSA season. Sorry, I don't have any photos of it.
If anyone is interested in more info on the car or early IMSA racing, let me know.
G Dyer
If anyone is interested in more info on the car or early IMSA racing, let me know.
G Dyer
http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com...p?uniqid=12970
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