Sold: $125,000
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Jesus Martha!!! Who knew?
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I took it into Dinan for some reason, can't remember. Steve said he was impressed with the layout.
Yeah, Paul, it was a hoot. Not bad for a little push rod engine.
A common comment from passengers was something like, "Oh my God!" and "What IS this thing?"
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This one was my second one...first one was red, but not the 8221 chassis. I ran an off ramp too hot and hit a street lamp post head on. It didn't budge.
Only knee bruises...and some personal beat up. I was a damn fool when younger...trying to be somebody, I guess.
Kept a car cover on it in the garage...couldn't look at it.
Sold it to a guy (don't remember his name) in NY for $6k.
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BTW, I think I sold this black one more than 20 years ago...bad memory.
I had some aftermarket wheels on it...gave the OEM's to the Dr. with the car.
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Unreal auction. Amazing. Boo hoo. :(
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Don't think twice.

There were folks on this board that opined that SC's would never increase in value: "Too many". When I bought my 964 I was told I'd never get my money back.

Sure.

On and on. I have never lost money on a specialty car after driving them, a lot.

YOU drove it, Don, that is all that matters.

All looking for a place to hide it. Sometimes feels like the hobby is passing me by, because I'll be damned if I see the value in what many cars are selling for.

Saving for a Veyron? ;)

And CRASHED one!

+1. Except all the time, not sometimes...

Wow- who would have thought that was actually your car! You know I post them every few months to tease you- so this time struck gold. Hard to imagine they're up to $125K. I remember they were pricey at around $20-30K. Unique car- that's for sure. I bought and sold a regular one in the mid-80's for $900. It was okay- soft and goofy.

Can I join the club? I bought and sold a '69 Z28 that was in great condition, except it might have had a hot-rodded 283 in it. Or I decoded the numbers wrong. That 283 was super fast though- kept up with a friend's '70 350 w/4.11 gears. I had 3.73s.

what a cool thread and even cooler car

Closest I'll ever come to owning a Turbo2 was when I owned a 1.1 poverty spec R5, could get 85mph downhill with the wind behind me and it felt like it was only a few degree's from tipping over when cornered hard.

Accidentally set it on fire, 1ft tall towering inferno coming up from the carb while the engine was running. A couple of saucepan's of water eventually put it out,

Woeful car, never ran quite right after that, probably did myself a favour torching it :D

We just have to lower our standards a little. Instead of a really expensive sports car like a Porsche 911, we can still have fun with a lower performance car that is still cheap, like a VW van for example ;)

Typo?

$125,000 doesn't seem out of place to me. These are far rarer than almost any 911 that sells in this $$ range.

I saw one race in 1982. Unfortunately, it DNF'd early on but it sure was fun to see and hear it buzzing around town in the snow before the rally started. Jean Paul Luc brought it over from France and did POR and the Reno International.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1534296530.JPG

I'm thinking..................(Uh oh...look out).............
A good lesson for us all.........to be in the present moment as much as we are willing.
Time moves on, those precious moments move along with time...we have no vote in the matter...
and what we are left with is the memories.
Sweet memories...and memories can only be a faint representation of what was once actual...real.
So, the lesson is to take a moment, be still, look around, and say to self, "I'm here. I'm alive right now. This is IT."
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OK, gents, as you were.

SmileWavy
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Thanks for the photo and post, Curt.
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Edit: I remember now, I sold my red R5T2 to a gent in NY named Gary Fink...if anyone knows him.

Cute. :)

Yep. '69.

You mean like to.... a lawn mower?

My favorite Renault 5 Turbo pic :cool:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1534337015.jpg

I was looking at 911s and R5 Turbo's when I was tiring of my Fiat in the late 1980s. Ended up with a SC. R5 Turbo sure would have been fun.

Until you wanted parts or tired of the poor design of parts like the door handles.

That looks sexual. :D