TwoHeadsTas Posted 21February, 2020 Report Share Posted 21February, 2020 Spied a small part of something interesting in the background of a photo I was looking at during the week with Tullochs Auctions in Launceston, so I wandered in today to check it out. Surprised that it wasn't one of the 2 x 930s I have heard will be auctioned by them at some stage, but instead what I had seen was the front guard and wheel of a 993 Targa, and lo and behold there was also a 993 Cab and a 97 or 98 Boxster (under a cover but I could see the orange of the front indicator and feel the air intake in the side). They are claiming the Targa is super rare but I have no idea on that front, but it looks very much unloved and would need a heap of rubbers and seals replacing, and a repaint job (lots of peeling paint patches). They aren't ready for listing yet, but I am happy to check back in over the coming weeks to take photos and check out other details of either car for anyone that is interested. Sorry, was also in a rush to get to another appointment and didn't even take note of whether they were manual or tip, although the Targa did look to be a wide body..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBox Posted 1March, 2020 Report Share Posted 1March, 2020 Sounds interesting. Keep me up to date, looking for a project to build up from full disassembly and back to metal for a full rebuild, older 911 air cooled. These could be of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Man Posted 1March, 2020 Report Share Posted 1March, 2020 Wouldn't classify a 993 Targa as "Super rare", however definitely not common. It is essentially a cab with a roof built by Webasto. Complex and expensive should anything go wrong. I would imagine prices should sit between a cab and a coupe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 1March, 2020 Author Report Share Posted 1March, 2020 3 hours ago, T-Man said: Wouldn't classify a 993 Targa as "Super rare", however definitely not common. It is essentially a cab with a roof built by Webasto. Complex and expensive should anything go wrong. I would imagine prices should sit between a cab and a coupe. Looks similar to the 996 Targa mechanism, so presume the potential problems are similar and expensive to fix. Even if they are rare, doesn't mean they should automatically have a price premium - refer discussions on 996.1 GT3 Comfort v Clubsport - 13 vs 77 imported to oz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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