race911

The myth surpasses the reality. Especially given the cost today. Realistically speaking, who here (absent a serious collector for which this is a rounding error) will spend ratty 993 to decent 993 Turbo money on a car that is in today's world: 1. slow in its stock form, and 2. is challenging to drive even a couple of notches below the limit.

I am glad I enjoyed them when they were about as old as our 993s are now, and we didn't know any better.

CarreraX

If anyone is interested in an old 911 I have one that is 993TT money for sale. Although it isnt slow. WAY faster than my 993!

race911

Is it? Sure, easy enough to put a "big" engine in an early chassis. We've done that since there were dime-a-dozen 2.7 cores to make "RS" engines out of, mate to a '69 flywheel, and stuff in a short wheelbase chassis. But if you're still rollin' on 225's square, it's sure a challenge to do anything but gas it in 2nd and 3rd gear. (Fixed a 901 1st gear breakage from a big torque engine + aggressive start?) And I just don't like them at all at 130+. Then on track, took everything I had to run my '73S against the 964s that came out in quantity, starting in the late '90s. Best single thing to happen in the evolution of the 911 was rear fender flares............

My point in commenting on the above "60s" 911s is the waxing nostalgic about the short wheelbase cars. And if you're going that route in today's world, it would make sense to stay with the blue chip examples in stock form. And ~130HP (though you can fake it cosmetically with machining, etc. to even 3.2) isn't all that. Today.

For 993 Turbo money (and beyond), the blue chip calling out would be a '67-8 S.

MarkD

And it is a beautiful 911
Wish I could pull it off!

FisterD

Don't we need it for R&D? FDM business expense

race911

But it's not new, so you couldn't 179 it in a single year. Then, inevitably when you sell it at a higher price (what longhood will go down in value?), you've got all that gain. Which you'll report, right?

Anyway, there's been 40-odd years of been-there-done-that on torsion bar cars. Always great to see the effort put into them. Wish I had pictures of my ex-partner's '73, and the (in 1980 dollars) $10K paint he had on it. Black. Flawless. Car's still floating around somewhere if anyone knows of an RS clone with a 3.5L that ended up in Burk Franke's hands out of Flagstaff after Marty passed, and his daughter needed the cash.

lopro

inspiring. Motivating.

FisterD

It was a joke...you know, funny, ha,ha.

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MarkD

I don't get it

CarreraX

Thanks Darin and Mark!....and Ken......not sure what to say. But yes, it is faster than my 993. Never said it handled better or anything else. That said, I prefer my 993 for several reasons..... But believe me...it is faster...much...I know...you did this already back 40 years ago.