Not that valuable, unless its a long lost unmolested works race car with a
history
of winning LeMans or the Monte. John
Bud Krueger wrote:
> Nevin,
>
> Hang on a second. I seem to recall (having been there at the time) that
>a
> '64 911 is what one would have to call a 'first edition'. If it's an
> exceptionally low serial number car, and pristine, it's probably quite
>valuable.
>
> Bud Krueger
>
> dresden@tiac.net wrote:
>
> > Is that $100,000 American? Maybe in Canadian money, maybe.
> >
> > Off the cuff response, it sounds completely balls-out ridiculous, but I'm
> > not a collector. However, when you consider that the collectible market is
> > pretty soft right now, and that you can have a Ferrari 308/328 for prices
> > in the 30's or 40's, who's going to pay that much for a 911 of any year?
> >
> > What does an arbitrary date change have to do with the value of a car,
> > anyway? Does that mean my 92 Corolla is worth more because it will be last
> > century's technology soon?
> >
> > Nevin
> >
> > >Tom McLaughlin wrote:
> > >>I've always wanted an old 911
> > >
> > >Interesting. I drove my MG to a neighboring city today and decided to
> > >cool off in the mall. I was strapping myself to the MG when two elderly
> > >ladies approached me. They had a 1964 Porsche 911 they were trying to
> > >sell, and wanted to know if I was interested. I'm a 914 man, but I said
> > >I would have a look. Sure enough, they had an old Porsche sitting in
> > >the garage of a bed and breakfast.
> > >
> > >I asked the price after giving it a quick once-over. I nearly choked
> > >when she, with a very straight face, replied "$100,000".
> > >
> > >I admit, I know nothing about the value of a Porsche. She seemed to
> > >think that with the new millenium, the car was worth that much. (Anyone
> > >else sick of this Y2K crap?) 100K seems a bit steep to me.
> > >
> > >Thomas James Pokrefke, III
> > >1970 MGB
> > >no 1964 Porsche 911, but I can apply that money to about ten 914's
> > >pokrefke@netdoor.com
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