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post Aug 7 2019, 06:18 AM
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Guys this is not being represented correctly. Please be Careful as I know the car well. I put it together from a basket case for a guy with a very limited budget. The guy selling has owned it for a week.
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post Aug 7 2019, 07:28 AM
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Good heads-up Ben. And typical of most scammers the ad is written as if the seller is fairly illiterate or is 12 years old. I hope people take the time to research these cars before they buy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 7 2019, 08:49 AM
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Ben one can see that it is rough, but one cannot get much in a 911 these days for 32,000. Best thing is that if YOU did work on the car, we all know that it is right!!!!!!!!
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post Aug 7 2019, 08:55 AM
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Ben one can see that it is rough, but one cannot get much in a 911 these days for 32,000. Best thing is that if YOU did work on the car, we all know that it is right!!!!!!!!

At the risk of getting this wrong, I think what Ben is trying to say is the PO didn't pay to make it "right" but paid to get it together and running. Nothing more.

I know our shop has done the same thing (built to run, nothing more) but we don't put our name on it or call it a restoration.
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post Aug 7 2019, 02:09 PM
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Yes I would have bought it for 16k when offered a few weeks ago if its was we'll sorted.
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post Aug 7 2019, 03:11 PM
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Guys this is not being represented correctly. Please be Careful as I know the car well. I put it together from a basket case for a guy with a very limited budget. The guy selling has owned it for a week.


VIN shows that it's a 1974 911, not a Carrera, as well as the black fan shroud - US 74 Carrera's had a green one.
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post Aug 7 2019, 04:36 PM
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Guys this is not being represented correctly. Please be Careful as I know the car well. I put it together from a basket case for a guy with a very limited budget. The guy selling has owned it for a week.


VIN shows that it's a 1974 911, not a Carrera, as well as the black fan shroud - US 74 Carrera's had a green one.


74 is a weird year..non S small cams and intake ports...
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post Aug 8 2019, 07:08 AM
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74 is a weird year..non S small cams and intake ports...


'74's are a great changeover year. They used the same exhaust as the earlier cars (2 into 2).

The 2.7s "Achilles Heel" were the thermal reactors that showed up in '75. The already sketchy valve guide wear was accelerated by added heat. Pulled stud issues are well publicized.

Porsches "Federally Mandated" bumpers are also a better looking design than anything that came out of Detroit or anywhere else for that matter.

Give thanks to the late-great Tony Lapine.
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post Aug 8 2019, 08:24 AM
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Yes I would have bought it for 16k when offered a few weeks ago if its was we'll sorted.


You passed on this car for $16,000?
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post Aug 8 2019, 10:03 AM
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Yes pictures make it look way nicer and he asked I not flip it to sell and I am a man of my word so I didn't buy it.
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post Aug 8 2019, 10:22 AM
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Yes pictures make it look way nicer and he asked I not flip it to sell and I am a man of my word so I didn't buy it.

That makes sense, I've been in those situations.
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post Aug 8 2019, 02:05 PM
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Yes I would have bought it for 16k when offered a few weeks ago if its was we'll sorted.


You passed on this car for $16,000?

He was holding out for this one.
https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1967-po...ASAEEgLT5fD_BwE
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post Aug 8 2019, 03:18 PM
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Yes I would have bought it for 16k when offered a few weeks ago if its was we'll sorted.


You passed on this car for $16,000?

He was holding out for this one.
https://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1967-po...ASAEEgLT5fD_BwE

WOW! The original Fred Flintsone car!
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post Aug 8 2019, 06:28 PM
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Yes pictures make it look way nicer and he asked I not flip it to sell and I am a man of my word so I didn't buy it.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) If you aren't going to flip it, it's very hard to make money buying a car and restoring on spec. The same buyer who doesn't want to pay for a good deal on a finished shop car will often pay 2-5X as much, paying hourly out of pocket for a similar car that they commission a shop to build. It doesn't make sense but it's the way it is.

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post Aug 8 2019, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Aug 7 2019, 06:36 PM) *

74 is a weird year..non S small cams and intake ports...


'74's are a great changeover year. They used the same exhaust as the earlier cars (2 into 2).

The 2.7s "Achilles Heel" were the thermal reactors that showed up in '75. The already sketchy valve guide wear was accelerated by added heat. Pulled stud issues are well publicized.

Porsches "Federally Mandated" bumpers are also a better looking design than anything that came out of Detroit or anywhere else for that matter.

Give thanks to the late-great Tony Lapine.


yes but, black shroud ,,,not an S...

74 is a weird year..non S small cams and intake ports...
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post Aug 8 2019, 08:26 PM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Aug 7 2019, 06:36 PM) *

74 is a weird year..non S small cams and intake ports...


'74's are a great changeover year. They used the same exhaust as the earlier cars (2 into 2).

The 2.7s "Achilles Heel" were the thermal reactors that showed up in '75. The already sketchy valve guide wear was accelerated by added heat. Pulled stud issues are well publicized.

Porsches "Federally Mandated" bumpers are also a better looking design than anything that came out of Detroit or anywhere else for that matter.

Give thanks to the late-great Tony Lapine.


yes but, black shroud ,,,not an S...

74 is a weird year..non S small cams and intake ports...

When was the tea try introduced? Color me ignorant.
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post Aug 8 2019, 08:38 PM
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Good to shine some light. Whatever agreement you had with the prior seller is between you and him, and I know you are a stand up guy Ben.

That said, when someone sells something at a deal price to get it gone fast, why do people have a problem with someone selling it for fair market value and making something on the deal? Obviously a sketchy car is another story, but it seems to me there's a lot of hate for people who flip cars.

As long as the car isn't misrepresented and the new owner is happy, what's the rub? Because Joe Blow didn't get the deal, or because Frank Flipper made some money?
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post Aug 9 2019, 06:01 AM
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When was the tea try introduced? Color me ignorant.

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post Aug 9 2019, 08:02 AM
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Good to shine some light. Whatever agreement you had with the prior seller is between you and him, and I know you are a stand up guy Ben.

That said, when someone sells something at a deal price to get it gone fast, why do people have a problem with someone selling it for fair market value and making something on the deal? Obviously a sketchy car is another story, but it seems to me there's a lot of hate for people who flip cars.

As long as the car isn't misrepresented and the new owner is happy, what's the rub? Because Joe Blow didn't get the deal, or because Frank Flipper made some money?



Perry completly agree.. I have flipped a few cars myself.. My issue with the ad is it's a complete lie and that's what gets me..
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When was the tea try introduced? Color me ignorant.

1978 Turbo


If "tea try" is referring to the rear tail this car has, it was used on the 76/77 Turbos with the 3.0L engine.
1978 got a larger tail to cover the intercooler that was added in 78 with the 3.3L engine.

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