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1992 Porsche 911 Turbo in the 964 Hunt
I struggled with the 964 scavenger hunt to be honest, but this in turn taught me an invaluable lesson on the challenge of finding that just right Porsche. Perhaps owing to its longevity and continuous shape, the 911 is pretty much the ubiquitous sports car, and even for the relatively-educated model years and changes can blend together. I love Porsches, but being more of a BMW/VW guy, I’ll bashfully admit that sometimes I’ve lumped them together as “another 911.”
Late-model, black on black RWD 964s are apparently not just “another 911.” So this became an exciting scavenger hunt for me. The closest example I could find was a Turbo, which probably puts it in the “too much money” category, but it’s still worth a good look because this is a beautiful car. Low-mileage and pure early-90s Zuffenhausen sex, this is one of the best of the breed.
1992 Porsche 911 Turbo for sale on SF Craigslist
If Evan’s Lightweight 3.3 Turbo can go for ~$64k American, $48,800 for this immaculate 911 Turbo seems fairly reasonable. The interior is impeccable and the exterior looks flawless, a black-on-black beauty. It’s no bargain, but it’s not just another 911 either.
-NR
1990 Porsche 911 Carerra 4
Here’s an early, but relatively low mileage example of the 964 chassis 911, which is becoming more of a collectors item as time passes. This example has also undergone a recent comprehensive service, which, no doubt, is of great value to potential buyers.
1990 Porsche 911 Carerra 4
The seller states:
This 1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 is in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition. It is a 2-Owner Carfax Certified vehicle with zero accident history. It has always been a local car and was recently brought to us and needed some attention. Our expert 30 year Porsche Mechanics have compltety gone through this car and brought everything it needed up to date. We have adjusted the vavles, replaced the plugs and caps, rotors, brakes, air filters, replaced all belts, replaced the chain cover seals, replaced the battery and cleaned and degreased the motor. The electronics have been sorted and are in excellent working order and the front fender was repainted due to a large dent it obtained while in storage. In addition we have the former owners file on this car that contains mostly dealer service records over the years.
$20k is about spot on for values of 964 Carreras. I personally would prefer the two wheel drive version but for those living in colder climates, it could be a bonus.
-Paul
1991 Porsche 964 lightweight 3.3 Turbo
You are going to see several Porsche 964s this week as we all went out on a scavenger hunt for a reader/client request and I thought these would be worthy of posting.
My pick for this challenge hails from the United Kingdom. If money was no option you obviously go with the best you can afford. This 1991 964 isn’t the best money can buy, but at a £31,850 ask price it is getting up there. The car holds a resale value well as despite being in the U.K. it is left hand drive. This particular model is a lightweight version ready for track day with a cage, suspension work, and harnesses. It is a 3.3 turbo with 3.8 RS look body.
The vehicle appears to show some use, (is that rust around the engine compartment?), but the seller does not give mileage.
The seller, http://www.seanlockyear.co.uk, looks to specialize in some unique Porsches so I would bet it has been well sorted. There are plenty of cheaper 964s out there, but I like that the seller describes this one as “Hang on it’ll be a wild ride!” I concur.
http://www.seanlockyear.co.uk/vehicledetails.php?VehicleID=22
~Evan
Porsche 1973 911: When Honesty is the Best Policy
Here is a neat 1973 Porsche 911 that has been altered a great deal. As the seller states this is not a car for the purist, it is a driver’s car.
“If you value originality, you probably don’t want this car.
If you are looking for a concourse car to show, you probably don’t want this car.
If you want a powerful sound system with huge subwoofers, this car isn’t for you.
If you want a comfy, quiet ride, and convenient cup holders, this car will disappoint.”
1973 Porsche 911 Coupe:
Some further details on the car -
“1973 911 no-sunroof coupe, powered by a 3.2 liter engine.
-Fresh tranny, with 7:31 ring & pinion, Quaife limited slip.
-23mm front, 31mm rear hollow torsion bars.
-SSI heat exchangers, Triad West dual-in dual-out sport muffler
-Body is stock, except for Carrera flares and 935-style mirrors.
-OMP race seats, with 5-point harnesses.
-16 x 7 & 16 x 9 Fuchs wheels
-Also have an “S”-type front bumper, waiting for prep, paint and installationWhat it isn’t:
-No Radio
-No Cruise Control
-No power windows or locks
-No A/C
-No PS
-No PB
-No BSJust a hot-rodded early 911 that spends too much time just sitting under a cover in the corner of my garage.”
I posted this for the description as much as the car itself. You have to admit the car buying/selling process is pretty ridiculous at times. On one hand you have the seller trying to squeeze out as much as they can from their car, this becomes very tricky if the seller is heavily emotionally and/or fiscally invested in the car. On the other you have the buyer that is always trying to get maximum value for the lowest price. I would have to think an honest description would go a long way towards weeding out those who may not be interested in this sort of car.
The car itself looks well done, for all the honesty in the description the ad could use more pictures to complete the story. If the mechanics checked out and the car is cosmetically up to par I think the asking price is a good start for negotiation.
~Aaron.
Superbly restored 1965 Porsche 911
This well cared for, 74,000 mile, Porsche received engine and transmission overhaul work back in 1982 and more recently had a full cosmetic restoration. It really looks nice in black with white racing stripes. The owner says that the car has a custom exhaust and new radio amongst some upgrades. The bare metal respray cost $12,000 and there is $50,000 in total receipts. The car sits on 14″ Fuchs.
This is a real nice looker and from the description it sounds like the drive is great as well. It is currently bid up to $22,500, reserve not met, with several days left. The seller offers plenty of opportunity to visit the car in person and seems perfectly legit, but does have low eBay feedback numbers.
~Evan
1972 Porsche 911 934.5 935 Widebody rolling chassis
This is a bit of an oddity. Someone spent a lot of time putting together a race/street 911 widebody, but either ran out of money or got bored before finding it an engine and transmission. Not much more to say, I don’t like seller’s who write their ads in all caps and underlined so I didn’t read much of the description. If you can make it through the visually stupefying description let us know what you think of this. I see it is quite the widebody and comes with 5 points and a roll cage. The opening ask price is $9500, no reserve, buy-it-now is at $25,000 (now way it will sell for that). If you want a project and like bright Dodge Challenger “sublime green” paint take a look at this.
~Evan
2007 Porsche 911 Turbo GMG World Challenge
This Porsche is a straight up streetable race car. Global Motorsports Group Racing builds Porsche Cup cars and ultimate street fighters. Here you have their technology built into a car you can park in your garage or in the race paddock. This model only has 7000 miles and the appropriate brilliant silver paint looks great.
Several things set this apart from a stock Turbo, but unless you were enthusiast you may not notice what is lurking under the bodywork. For starters upgraded turbos, intercooler, and exhaust bump horsepower up to 650, on pump gas no less. Gigantic Brembo brakes and a Moton Club Sport suspension keep the power on the road. One of the coolest upgrades though has to be the sequential manual kit for the transmission so you really can feel like you are on the track even if you are just running an errand. Note the LED gear position indicator mounted on the top of the steering column.
All told the GMG upgrades add $90,000 to the original sticker price of the Porsche. With a $112,500 ask price for this car, which had an original sticker of $128,980 without any upgrades, you’ll be saving some cash.
~Evan
Rare 1987 Porsche M491 Targa on Pelican
While I love the classic shape of the 911 I have never been a fan of the targa cars. The black removable top is a nice way to transform a vehicle into a open air tourer but it also has an adverse impact on the styling of the the car. The top, especially on non-black cars draws the eye to the roof line and away from some of the more curvaceous lines of the car. Which is a shame because the 911 has some of the most amazing lines I have ever seen.
The most pleasing are those are the turbo bodied cars, with those hips to accommodate the wider rear tires to keep all that power planted on the ground. For those who did not want or need the price point or performance of a turbo car Porsche offered the 911 with a turbo look option known as M491. This was essentially a turbo bodied car with a normally aspirated engine. This was a popular option that was produced in very limited quantities. The gross majority of these cars were of the fixed roof variety which makes this 1987 M491 targa a very rare car.
1987 M491 Targa for Sale:
From the seller’s post -
“1987 Porsche 911 Factory Wide Body Targa White\Burgandy(1 of 4 per PCNA, others say a few may have been produced). 44,000 miles. Pristine condition. Complete documentation from new including sales order, window sticker and all service records. Fully sorted mechanically; no issues. Factory options include turbo look (M491), leather/ flannel interior, limited slip differential, automatic heating control, full power right seat, full power left seat, automatic speed control, central locking system, rear window wiper, alarm system, radio “Reno” and steering wheel with raised hub. 16″ Fuchs (7′s & 9′s) just professionally refinished and have never been driven on since. New Fuzion ZRi tires. Includes stock radio, owners manual, wheel locks, multiple original keys for ignition, alarm and hood release. The turbo look option (M491) includes front and rear spoilers (the rear spoiler known as the ‘tea tray” for it’s lipped edge is exclusive to the turbo look cars), front and rear flared fenders, turbo front hubs, rear suspension arms and torsion bar tube, the entire turbo brake system and the turbo’s wheels and tires. And of course given that it’s a 1987 model, comes with the famous, reliable and smooth shifting G-50 transmission. Open to any PPI or personal viewing. Call/email for additional pictures and info.
$ 37,000 US.”
The car looks to be in wonderful shape and I always like to see a seller open to a PPI, this tells me they have a high level of confidence that the car is mechanically sound. While the price is high I can see how the seller would think that the rare nature of this vehicle could merit that price. However, for my money I would hold out for a fixed roof M491 car that would not only look a ton better but cost several thousand dollars less.
~Aaron.
Snow White 1988 Porsche 911 G50
It always puts a smile on my face when I find a clean and well cared for 911. I’m just happy to know that when the time comes I’ll be able to pick up an unmolested example of this great model. This particular 1988 Carrera 3.2 adds to the allure by having only seen 62,000 miles from factory and being dressed in beautiful Grand Prix White. It also comes with the sought after G50 gearbox which was introduced in 87’ that uses Borg-Warner syncromesh to help improve the shift quality and gear changes over the stock Porsche unit.
The owner says he has all the records since its purchase; which should be a lot seeing the work it’s seen. $33k was spent in the last 15k miles/4 years to bring this 3.2 up to snuff, including a “S Car Go” engine rebuild which includes SSI heat exchangers, 964RS cams, M&K muffler, porting and polishing and a Steve Wong chip.
In addition to the above, Snow White also has received the following modifications:
- Lowered with Bilstein sports, aligned and corner weighted by Roger Kraus Racing
- Turbo tie rods
- Elephant poly bronze spring plate bushings
- 16″ 7″ and 8″ color coded fuchs with polished lips and color crests
- Bridgestone Potenza RE050 tires
- Drilled rotors
- New ring gear, starter, release and pilot bearings
- Real HID headlamps with H4′s
- 930S steering wheel with color crest
- RUF pedals
- Front surfaces repainted to remove road rash by Brooks Motor Cars
- Alpine CD with iPod hookup
Clean Cut 1988 G50 Porsche 3.2
I love the purple-themed engine bay. I love the white body with matching white Fuchs. I love the go-fast parts. The only problem that I have with this 911 is the price tag…and that’s just because it’s way out of my budget!
-Ben
1994 Porsche Turbo Speedster Converison for Sale
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I love Speedsters, something about that sloped roof line speaks to me. Combine that with the hips of the turbo look rear fenders and you have a gorgeous automobile. I have never seen anything other than normally aspirated Speedsters in the past, factory or otherwsie. On eBay a 964 Speedster has surfaced that has been converted to a turbo by the owner. The car was finished some time ago and had covered less than 8k miles since then. Why someone would build such a car and not drive it is beyond me, but I am not here to judge.
From the seller’s ad -
“Stored for over 13 years. I’ve driven this car a total of two times a year since then. I have the Letter or Authenticity and a copy of the MSO. Plus files full of receipts. I have all the rare speedster manuals for this car.
The second owner shipped this car to LA in 1997 where the car was stolen. Recorded miles 6800. I bought the car in 1999 after the car had been sitting for over a year. Not knowing the miles I recorded the wrong mileage. Missouri will fix it but this will take some paper work. Then Autocheck will fix their records. Carfax will follow.
I’ve driven the car may be 500 miles if that since 1998. That’s the lowest you’ll see. I ride sport bikes every day since 2001 so I didn’t drive the car. Autocheck and Carfax will show the car hasn’t been registered since 1997.
The car was built by me in 1999. Rare parts were collected and installed over the years. This car was equipped with few options from the factory. Limited slip, a/c, mats, color crested wheels and that’s it.
This turbo conversion is the finest you’ll ever see. All OEM parts properly installed. The tail is aftermarket. The paint is flawless; it has a Factory OEM finish. It’s as hard as glass. Vehicle has no road wear, no chips, no paint imperfections, no touch ups.
A/C has always been disconnected. I’ll update this web page when I’ve corrected the A/C. Passenger’s seat headrest does not have a matching crest. Airbag system is turned off. Other than that I’ve stored the car for 13 years for the next owner.”
This is a tough car to place a value on, higher mile 964 Speedsters will fetch $45k. This car with the benefit of the turbo conversion and with the low miles would easily exceed that price point. The question becomes how much to you deduct for the branded title? At this point there have been 26 bids and it currently sits at $40k. If there was any concern about the legitimacy of this car it is not evident in the amount of auction activity. Is $60k out of the question, it would take far more if you were to set out and build this car from scratch. Regardless of the price, if you are into Speedsters this car has to grab your attention.
~Aaron.
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