turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 Bet you can't guess what this is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilH Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 A $300,000 "Special" at Duttons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James P Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 930 turbo in need of rescue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXELEVEN Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 A dusty old Porsche? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 A lot of work, rust and moolah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 A $300,000 "Special" at Duttons?930 turbo in need of rescueA dusty old Porsche?A lot of work, rust and moolahstrangely you are all kind of correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James P Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 Well then??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 its a 3.0l black on black LHD (converted) 77 turbo (US import)A very rare car. Amazing what you can find in in outback QLD. Not in Duttons (yet) but will be interesting to see if this appears on the market in the near future. Shame it has been converted, but mint this is a $300,000 - $400,000 Car. Clearly this isn't mint, but would have been fun to own and bring back to life. My holy grail car for sureMakes you want to give it all in and become a Picker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByronBayChris Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 So you didn't find it then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 So you didn't find it then ?Not that smart. The smart chappy I know missed out by a few hours. It seems there are individuals hunting for this stuff every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 I bet I can guess the VIN and engine number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 I bet I can guess the VIN and engine numberIf you know the colour code aswell you probably have a 1 in 50 chance of guessing right, but then maybe you know a bit more about this particular beast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 yes but no cigarmissed it by 'that much' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claywong Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 What an amazing car found in such a place...!I saw a 75 930 Aussie Guards Red in my mechanics shop the other day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 What an amazing car found in such a place...!I saw a 75 930 Aussie Guards Red in my mechanics shop the other day That would be the twin of the car Magnus Walker nabbed from us. (Which Mechanic?? (shhhh - pm me :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 Big payoff to re-convert back to LHD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 30September, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 'My' other black 3.0l Big payoff to re-convert back to LHDinteresting question. Do you recon? If we look at everything that has recently sold all original early cars sell quickly, but modify in anyway and they sit. This one is rare and the conversion would surely hurt any future value. A convertion back will/would not make a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert930 Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 Well here is a correct steering wheel on ebay to get the new owner started on that road to factory originality....slippery slope that it is.... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PORSCHE-911-turbo-930-STEERING-WHEEL-/252107452536?hash=item3ab2c67078 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 Much bigger market for LHD cars than RHD cars. The originality is already spoiled by first conversion. Putting it back to LHD as per factory / build specs is restoration work. A lot of the patina can be kept, and well sourced period parts instead of new parts would fit in. Most of the work in conversion is under carpets anyway.A converted car will always suffer in the overall market, because there's always a non-converted car to buy somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-Kay Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 yes but no cigarmissed it by 'that much'I wanna know how you guys get a sniff of these things?!!!Better luck next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELSPORTO Posted 30September, 2015 Report Share Posted 30September, 2015 This is one of 4 barn finds in the last 2 weeks.There's a whole world of off-line Porsche trading going on at a quarter of the price that you guys are ruminating on this forum.Just saying ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 1October, 2015 Report Share Posted 1October, 2015 ^ of course....this is mainly a discussion of internet retail prices. The real money and real action is made on the wholesale side of things. 'Twas ever thus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT Posted 1October, 2015 Report Share Posted 1October, 2015 Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 1October, 2015 Author Report Share Posted 1October, 2015 Much bigger market for LHD cars than RHD cars. The originality is already spoiled by first conversion. Putting it back to LHD as per factory / build specs is restoration work. A lot of the patina can be kept, and well sourced period parts instead of new parts would fit in. Most of the work in conversion is under carpets anyway.A converted car will always suffer in the overall market, because there's always a non-converted car to buy somewhere.not many of these though ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 1October, 2015 Report Share Posted 1October, 2015 Well, I got the phone all today to tell me my "warehouse find" is now a running and driving car. Based on the state of the fuel tank, lines and injectors we reckon it's at least 10 years since it last ran or saw a road. Going for a roadworthy next week if I can source a new set of tyres to replace the 26 year old ones it's wearing at the moment.There are 2 Porsche specialists within a km of where I found my car, neither knew it was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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