Question on Valuations, Value difference: high end 914/6 conversion vs same on original 914/6 chassis? Options

[Rufus]

Hi Guys - I'm at a major crossroads with my project and need to brainstorm with others in the 914 community.

As a baseline, this very nice conversion sold recently for $72.5k. Here's a link:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=343405

If *everything* else was the same, except the chassis was an original 1970 914/6 chassis (not originally a 914/4), and also that the original drivetrain is long gone, how would the market value differ? Please consider in both cases what fair market value is, and ignore the possibility this recent sale was a smokin' deal.

Looking forward to your opinions ...

Thanks,
Bob

[eric9144]

@Rufus there are a LOT of factors at play in your question and it's kind of going to depend on what you want in the end.

There was a real 6 in Signal Orange that was in the same price bracket and was in amazing condition with steel flares and a 2.4 as well as the original engine.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=341050&hl=

I did not want a real 6, too stressful for me as I'd feel I had an obligation to keep it at a certain level which would ultimately prevent me from driving the $Hit out of it...and the enjoyment I get out of the 914 is in that experience.

The $72,5k car was at the far end of the conversion spectrum, not something you typically see either, having a 993 3.8 RS spec engine etc. I bought that car and it's way more than I'd have thought I'd have spent on a conversion car prior to having bought it, I was hoping for something decent in the $40-55k range. But prices being what they are, the sum of the parts and provenance of the build, it was still a a good buy (or at least I tell myself it was (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif))

A "real" 6 GT, sky's the limit, there's very few, no real baseline and recently have gone for huge money at auction.

It was different when you could get decent 911 engines for $5-8k in running condition and components like wheels etc were also much more affordable. As the classic Porsche market took off all that stuff went sky high. Pricing on a conversion car now is going to come down to the components used, the way the stuff was put on and assembled and what still needs to be done or wasn't done at all.