im looking at buying a 1973 porsche 911 for $19,000 never rotted, all original needs a little work what do you think i could turn around and resell it for?
2007-09-06 15:34:25 · 8 answers · asked by fender_0828 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Porsche
Old 911s are expensive to maintain and your not going to get any sort of profit trying to sell it off after you fix it up. Unless your a 911 fan don't buy it. Let someone else who will likely keep it and enjoy it buy it instead. It's meant for a Porsche enthusiast; not for someone who wants to turn a quick buck.
To the poster below me:
No, the 1975 911 was the worst year of production. Aside from the Turbo Carrera the 911S and 912 variant were plagued with problems; especially the California versions with the added emmision controls which lowered the HP rating to only 158BPH for the 911S.
2007-09-06 21:13:17 · answer #1 · answered by mrhan1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 1973 Carrera is a very rare car! To be clear, in 1973, the Carrera name was only applied to the 911RS - these cars change hands on occassion, with most recent sale prices being in the $100-200k price range (depending on if it is a factory lightweight, if the engine has matching ID, and other specific history that could set it apart from other Carreras).
Now, if we are simply referring to a 1973 911, which I am guessing we are given the $19k reference point... there are three different models that will each cover a different price range.
The 911S would be the most valuable, with current market running in the ~$40-50k range for a good example. The 911E is next, and is a model that seems to becoming nearly as rare as the early S... however it's values are still short of the S, and a good example will most like fetch somewhere in the $30k range. The most common 911 of this era is the 911T; a good example of this model will get in the mid $20k range.
Undocumented work (including repaints or such) will hurt the value, as will non-factory upgrades. As some of the 911S parts were available as options on the other models, upgrades of 911S parts to the other models generally do not have a negitive impact on price.
If the car you are talking about is a 911T, and is all original and well documented, then it's possible that you could make a few thousand dollars... however, be warned that cars of this era may have rust problems and needing a "little work" could wind up becoming very expensive as you search for replacement parts to maintain originality. If this is a 911E or 911S, then $19k would provide a large budget to restore the car and still make a profit in resale (though in any case, you would still want a knowledgable Porsche mechanic to do a prepurchase inspectation due to the issues of rust or possible cost of engine rebuilds).
EDIT - just to add, the 1973 is considered MUCH more desirable by collectors and enthusiasts than the 1974 version of the 911S or Carrera, which are among the least expensive and least desirable of the older 911s (not bad cars, but many potential issues, and lacking in performance compared to those that came just before and just after).
2007-09-07 05:13:57 · answer #2 · answered by Paul S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Porsche Carrera Price Range
2016-12-14 06:55:31 · answer #3 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you calling a "Carrera"? The only Carrera was the RS in 1973, and that is extremely valuable. That will have a VIN number starting 9113600001.
The "normal" 911s are 911350 or 351, or 310 or 311 or 320 and 321....only the RS has 360.
If it's a real RS, even shabby it would have to be worth $75,000.
2007-09-10 10:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the late 60's and early 70's are worth a lot more now and are gaining value. The only thing is if you buy a car for 19k your going to have to put at least $20,000 into it to make it worth buying for someone else. Either restore it which would be a lot of cash or convert it to maybe an engine from the 80's and do an rs replica. Besides that your going to end up losing money.
2007-09-07 09:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by richardmckee7 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Totally depends. Most likely nothing for a profit. 911s of that age go for between 10k (very rough condition) to about 25k for one in EXCELLENT condition. Obviously special editions and such are far more (ie: a 73 2.7RS is well over 100 grand).
Its a car to keep, not one to try to resell for a profit. Parts are just too expensive for to buy, fix and resell.
2007-09-06 16:18:35 · answer #6 · answered by Kyle M 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
10000 tops as I had a 1974 911 s which at time was fastest production car and sold for 10
2007-09-06 17:46:58 · answer #7 · answered by 12pleze 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is not cosidered a classic car it is considered OLD!
wont have alot of miles
maybe 9,000-17,000
2007-09-07 14:22:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋