It is getting increasingly difficult to find reasonable values on the air-cooled 911 market and in some cases that requires we stretch our meaning of the term reasonable. Many would probably say we are long past the time when reasonable value could be found. When viewed strictly from a straight line performance standpoint there is some truth to that, but driving always has been about more than horsepower so I think we can still find options that connect and exhilarate. For many the appeal of open-top motoring only enhances the joy of driving so even though much of the country is rapidly slipping into the winter months we should still give a good Cabriolet our due consideration. I don’t know whether this one will end up as a reasonable value; at its current bidding it certainly qualifies as one, but as we saw last week asking prices have begun to get a little crazy for the 3.2 Carrera. But the mileage here isn’t ultra low so perhaps everything will come together nicely for what looks to be a good example of an early 911 Cabriolet. Here we have a Grand Prix White 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, located in Michigan, with Burgundy interior and around 75K miles on it.
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Year: 1987
Model: 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Engine: 3.2 liter flat-6
Transmission: 5-speed manual
Mileage: 75,000 mi
Price: Reserve Auction
1987 911 Cab. 75k miles. Grand prix white, Burgundy interior, Burgundy top and boot. This car has been meticulously cared for and maintained. I have additional pics to provide. New times over the past 3 years:
Tires
Full front suspension rebuild. Shocks, control arm bushings, sway bar bushings, strut bushings, Turbo Tie rods
Ignition wires, cap, rotor,
AlternatorInterior is a 9 out of 10
Exterior is 9 out of 10Happy to answer any questions. Please email me.
One of the aspects holding back this auction is its lack of information and pictures. The seller states that other pictures are available, but generally it’s pretty helpful if we don’t have to make such requests. We do get a few good shots of the interior and everything looks well cared for and we can hope that care has been extended to the rest of the car. But we don’t know. That shouldn’t dissuade an interested buyer too much and it could certainly be the case that everything will check out and the scant attention may even result in a better price. With bidding currently sitting at only $26,300 that’s the current direction things are headed, but I assume we’ll see this Cabriolet pop up again for another round or two. It should still be worth monitoring and when the weather does warm back up should provide a lot more enjoyable miles.
-Rob
Need some underneath photos and a ppi.