Ha-ha hee-hee, you and everyone else..............

Talk to Steve Rasso if you want a project car based on a long hood. He has a couple that are shells and ready to go..........

If you want an original car, I may know of a RHD 1973 911E in SI, but you are looking at $120-140K.

I also know of a RHD 73 911E converted into an RSR with genuine flairs and a 993 3.6 engine, also circa $120K.

Otherwise there are project cars on TM for circa $40K.

All equations for a nice car are around $80-120K - there are dozens in Aussie that you could have landed for circa $120K and this may be your best bet...?

You need to be more specific on what you are after (project car, hot rod or all original, matching numbers)

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/...14561972&Cr=17

This car looks good value with a engine rebuild and resto, the colour combo is beautiful. I has been converted from LHD to RHD, but at around $80K kiwi, is appropriately discounted, and you could reconvert to LHD in time for say $20K and increase the value of the car accordingly..........

 

At this point hoping by the 16th. Shippers, MAF & Customs don't value transparency too much & the entry certifier shops are either week-lead time or not accepting new cars at the moment.

Fingers crossed!

 

Some of NZ is still on vacation. Yesterday, I went past a compliance place in Penrose - cars everywhere. It looked like cars has been building up over the break.

Good luck in the meantime.

 

Thanks for your comments to date , I am looking for a driver quality car ,Dean is not likely to see any time soon from last time I talked with him . I don't see them at $120k , some thing will come up , until then I have my 3.8 RS to run about in .

 

Hello all! My name is Stuart and you can probably all guess what kind of 911 I drive. We have recently welcomed to our family collection a 993 Targa previously owned by Bob who I see is a member here. As Bob mentioned my father has built up a small collection of classic cars and I finally managed to convince him that 993s count as classics already and we really need a 911 on the squad. It is the second youngest of the classics we have but it certainly has that classic car feel. We'll be keeping it stock and mainly trying to keep it somewhere near the condition Bob kept it in, although I don't know if we can keep the underside that clean!

Haven't had much seat time with it yet, out of town anyway, however it is quickly becoming one of my favourites. I can't even really describe why I like driving it but it just feels very right somehow. I imagine this is the air-cooled feeling many people talk about. Can't wait to get it out of town on some road trips soon, hopefully the weather will stay good for a while.

I see many of you are going on the South Island Track Tour, I got the email from Playday when that came out but sadly I will be on my honeymoon at that time so I missed out! Sounds like an amazing trip.

 

I share your view on values, unfortunately long hood owners think they are gold dust.............

If anything, I see good ones doubling in value and being $200K cars within the next 10 years.............

Can you post a pic of your RS (964 or 993??)

 

Welcome Stuart. Wel done securing the 993 Targa and so glad to see that it is going to be driven and looked after. How about joining John, Chris and I for the Cape Reinga run in mid-March? Search this thread for "Reinga" to find the details a few pages back.

 

Welcome along Stuart, always good to get new members.

I have driven your 993 in the past and can attest it is a far better than average example. And I am not just talking condition, your car is much faster than a typical 993 example. The throttle response and acceleration is not typical of the examples I have driven to date. Bob and I are not sure why, but it would be nice to know (so I can replicate......)

 

Nice stuff, you certainly covered a few miles. In early December I discovered the b-road between just before Pauanui through to Waihi which is very nice, for future reference.

 

Chris and I have just finished rummaging through piles of second hand race tyres. Chris picked up two sets of Bridgestone RE11S, and I got a set of Z221s. All wheels are 18". Cost per set is less than one new tyre. They also have GT3 bumpers etc. The guys are happy to have others rummage through the piles.

 

So this is the last look I get for 6 weeks while it hopefully makes its journey across the sea. Chris M has me worried now about the hold ups at this end... just got to be done in time for the SITT!!

 

So much to look forward to. Is there a Plan B for you Pete? Is the race car road registered? I can lend you a set of ear muffs. :-P

 

Very very nice. Looks like a Playday car to me....

 

John. Sounds like cheap rubber alright. Whats wrong with the tyres? heat cycled out or just age hardened? Why do people take off tyres that are only 40% worn?

Are you putting Z221 on the turbo?

 

Yes, Z221 going on a set of ugly rims I bought.

Tyres are there for various reasons. There's a set of never used Yokohamas, which he told us were $150 each. Chris bought hard RE11s which the racers didn't like, because they were a second off their previous times. One set is new and the other is one meet used. My Z221s are C70 compound and feel fine, certainly sticky. Ultimately you know it's never going to be like new, but I now have a set of rims and Z221s for $1,200. In fact Shaun asked if I was after rims, pads etc. Once used, they are if little value to the racers.