Home  |  Forums  |  914 Info  |  Blogs
 
914World.com - The fastest growing online 914 community!
 
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way.
Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
 

Welcome Guest ( Log In | Register )

2 Pages V  1 2 >  
 Reply to this topicStart new topic
> OT: Would you save it or part it?, Early 65 912 estate auction find
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:30 AM
Post #1


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
I picked this car up on Saturday at an estate auction for $500 also got a pre A motor for $55 !! Needs pans, rockers, and a left front fender,which i have minus the rockers. It's mostly there and I just can't make up my mind on what to do with it. It is a early 65 sn# 451585 which would put it at the 1585th 912 built. I dont think it's rusted beyond hope but I dont look at SWB 911/912 everyday either,she is gonna take a fair share of metal work to be right.


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:32 AM
Post #2


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
more


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:33 AM
Post #3


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
pics are to big for one post.....


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:35 AM
Post #4


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
more


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:37 AM
Post #5


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
I know Andy is gonna ream me for being computer-tarded


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:38 AM
Post #6


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
.......


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Eric_Shea
post Mar 8 2010, 10:41 AM
Post #7


PMB Performance
***************

Group: Admin
Posts: 19,275
Joined: 3-September 03
From: Salt Lake City, UT
Member No.: 1,110
Region Association: Rocky Mountains
That car needs to be saved. Looks fairly complete (in the eyes of a restorer) and not much if any "tampering"

I'd love to have one of those.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:42 AM
Post #8


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
I have only seen the green interiors in 356s ??


Attached thumbnail(s)
Attached Image Attached Image
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
70_914
post Mar 8 2010, 10:44 AM
Post #9


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 395
Joined: 4-December 09
From: Roy, WA
Member No.: 11,096
Region Association: Pacific Northwest
You should scrap it...

Better yet, let me scrap it for you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Seriously, though, I looked at buying one of these a few years ago (probably 8) and it was not worth putting back on the road at that time. Values have come up since it is not considered a NARP any more, so it would be worth getting back together IMO.

Trade my $400 914 for your $500 912?

User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
jonferns
post Mar 8 2010, 10:44 AM
Post #10


Advanced Member
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,081
Joined: 29-March 07
From: New Jersey
Member No.: 7,631
Region Association: North East States
Nice find! It needs to be saved. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
dr914@autoatlanta.com
post Mar 8 2010, 10:46 AM
Post #11


914 Guru
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 7,866
Joined: 3-January 07
From: atlanta georgia
Member No.: 7,418
Region Association: None
vacuum and blow it out and put it on e bay. Some european will pay great money for it and weld it back together with cheap eastern european labor. Then put the pre a engine on e bay and score.
Don't waste a minute of your time doing anything but a little cleanup for sale. There is too much money to be made in the sale and way to much to be lost in the restoration.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
FourBlades
post Mar 8 2010, 10:48 AM
Post #12


From Wreck to Rockin
****

Group: Members
Posts: 2,054
Joined: 3-December 07
From: Brevard, FL
Member No.: 8,414
Region Association: South East States

Save it yourself or only sell it to someone else who will.

I think they stopped making more of these a while back. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Good project for someone who is retired and can do it without worrying about
getting their money back.

John
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
agentblr
post Mar 8 2010, 10:56 AM
Post #13


Member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 303
Joined: 23-January 04
From: Lee's Summit MO
Member No.: 1,595
Thanks for the positive comments, there were camera crews at the auction check this out http://www.kmbc.com/news/22764002/detail.html
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
BigD9146gt
post Mar 8 2010, 11:23 AM
Post #14


OCD member
**

Group: Members
Posts: 376
Joined: 24-January 05
From: Sydney, Australia
Member No.: 3,502
Region Association: Australia and New Zealand
I agree with George 100%... That is unless, your as insane as us who love restoring cars with no care in the world for how much time it will take. Quality means everything to a project like that, if you do decide to do it yourself, my hats off to you!
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
KaptKaos
post Mar 8 2010, 11:32 AM
Post #15


Family
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,009
Joined: 23-April 03
From: Near Wausau
Member No.: 607
Region Association: Upper MidWest
I'd save it, but then again, I want to make a 912 Hot Rod (Renegade in their parlance). =)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
EdwardBlume
post Mar 8 2010, 11:47 AM
Post #16


914 Wizard
**********

Group: Members
Posts: 12,338
Joined: 2-January 03
From: SLO
Member No.: 81
Region Association: Central California
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Save it. You know you want to...
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Michael N
post Mar 8 2010, 11:53 AM
Post #17


Certifiable
***

Group: Members
Posts: 1,426
Joined: 6-June 04
From: San Jose, Ca
Member No.: 2,164
Region Association: Northern California
QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Mar 8 2010, 08:46 AM) *

vacuum and blow it out and put it on e bay. Some european will pay great money for it and weld it back together with cheap eastern european labor. Then put the pre a engine on e bay and score.
Don't waste a minute of your time doing anything but a little cleanup for sale. There is too much money to be made in the sale and way to much to be lost in the restoration.


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
KELTY360
post Mar 8 2010, 12:01 PM
Post #18


914 Neferati
*****

Group: Members
Posts: 5,031
Joined: 31-December 05
From: Pt. Townsend, WA
Member No.: 5,344
Region Association: Pacific Northwest
Check your priorities. Do you want to perform a heroic save or would you like a quick ROI. Is it a car you love or did it conveniently fall in your lap? Were you looking for this particular car? If you had your druthers (which you do), what car would you like to have? Do you have the skills to save it? Time? You've made a nice find that's worth some $$ to someone. There's a lot to be said for a good story where you find a treasure and pass it on to someone who really wants to spend $$ on it. Good luck.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
Katmanken
post Mar 8 2010, 12:36 PM
Post #19


You haven't seen me if anybody asks...
****

Group: Members
Posts: 4,738
Joined: 14-June 03
From: USA
Member No.: 819
Region Association: Upper MidWest
That's a cool find.

It needs to be saved. The question is: Do you want the car bad enough to save it?

If you want to drive it, then by all means fix it and enjoy.

If you don't want to do that, then sell it to somebody who wants to fix it.

Don't part it out.
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
SirAndy
post Mar 8 2010, 12:41 PM
Post #20


Resident German
*************************

Group: Admin
Posts: 41,642
Joined: 21-January 03
From: Oakland, Kalifornia
Member No.: 179
Region Association: Northern California
QUOTE(Michael N @ Mar 8 2010, 09:53 AM) *

QUOTE(dr914@autoatlanta.com @ Mar 8 2010, 08:46 AM) *

Vacuum and blow it out and put it on e bay. Some European will pay great money for it and weld it back together with cheap eastern European labor. Then put the pre a engine on e bay and score.
Don't waste a minute of your time doing anything but a little cleanup for sale. There is too much money to be made in the sale and way to much to be lost in the restoration.


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif)
User is offlineProfile CardPM
Go to the top of the page
+Quote Post
« Next Oldest · 914World Garage · Next Newest »
 

2 Pages V  1 2 >
Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 

Display Mode: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Switch to: Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum

- Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 18th May 2024 - 10:21 AM
Invision Power Board v9.1.4 © 2024  IPS, Inc.
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community!
We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ...