Hi Guys,
Time to debute a recent Egad impulse buy.
Recently (Longbeach swapmeet) I sold my 72' Coupe so I could focus on restoring my 71'S. It wasn't long before I missed having a Porsche to drive and realized I wouldn't have another Porsche to drive for atleast another year.
So one evening I saw a 73' Targa on Egad that was advertised very poorly. Bad photos, little info etc. Two bits of info stuck out though. The car was from New Mexico (dry climate) and the motor in it was an 87' 3.2 Carrera motor. It showed a photo of a motor which had CIS induction. This led bidders to assume it was a 2.7CIS so the seller listed the serial number and it was indeed an 87' 3.2
So I decided to pull the trigger and bid fully expecting to get outbid. low and behold I was the winning bidder at $7300.
The car arrived last week from Kansas (It's home for the last two years)
I must say that the car has exceeded my expectations. It's a blast to drive. The chassis is tight as is the suspension. It has bigger torsion bars. Bilstein shocks. Front and rear factory sway bars. Gate shift. R134a AC. Viper alarm. Even the original toolkit and Orange bar hood badge.
I saw the rear flares in the ad and assumed they were SC flares but Jeremy at TRE informed me yesterday when I took the car by that they were RS flares
There is rust at the base of the headlight buckets and a couple of small superficial spots on the car but the chassis is an awesome terrific survivor. Suspension pan, floors, rockers, etc. are all rock solid. All the chrome trim is excellent. No pitting!!
Original color was Metallic Gold but has had one repaint in Black. Lots of stone chips in the front and little dings on the body so it's a little cosmetically challenged.
Did I forget to mention no collision damage?
So there you have it. I broke all the rules. My own included. Absolute impulse. No PPI. No email questions. No phone call.
I just threw the dice.
Should I be banished from Pelican for such foolhardy behavior?
