Auto Trader Porsche classifieds from the 90's....
 

Going through some of my "saved" documents, I found this 2 page collection of Auto Trader ads that I cut out and pasted on notebook paper adding a few comments along the way. I think I sent it to a girl I was dating at the time....hence the remarks that reflect.

I ended up buying my first 911 from just such an Auto Trader ad in 1998. An '81 SC Targa, located in Miami for $10.5K. Buddy of mine drove me down there to do the transaction and I drove her home.

No PPI.....just looked at the ad, called and talked to the seller, and that's it.

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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1701195692.jpg

Autotrader is where my 73.5 was found in 1988, about 1 1/2 hours away. I paid 6,000. I came back a 4 days later and with a U-Haul trailer.
It was original and ran well. It did have a bit of rust in the suspension pan and rockers, but looked good. All original except the radio and speakers.

I remember:
"Every 911 is a $20,000 911."

Buy a nice one for 20
Buy at 15, it will cost 5 to make right.
Bargain fixer for 10, it will cost another 10.

There has been a LOT more dollars printed since then.

Very true as I ended up replacing the cylinder head studs on mine and some other stuff while the engine was out.

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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1701203699.jpg

Loved the Auto Traders from back in the day. Every blue color break room had a few on the table.

The best part was that nothing was in any particular order, so browsing through let you find a car you might not have had on your radar. Not like today with “laser” focused searches. Although I did feel like I was reliving the old days when I did a search on Craigslist with manual transmission as my search word a few weeks ago.

Baz, that a yellow Interceptor I see on the right?

Practically all of them

Yes, Tob.....good eye!

That was my first one. I still have it, but hasn't run in a long time. Currently under restoration....;)

Love the Auto Trader, I remember going every Thursday, started at 13 to pick it up and looked through it for days dreaming of my first car..

That was 46 years ago 😀

This is awesome.
I wish I kept all my old AutoTraders from back in the day.

I didn’t become a porsche owner until 2003 but I always dreamed of having one and started getting more serious about buying one in the late 90’s. I remember walking across a grocery store parking lot, seeing a mid 70’s 911 drive by and telling my wife I could pick one of those up for about $7k. Another couple was within ear shot and I overheard them comment, “he thinks he can buy a porsche for $7k!”

Sitting on the throne has never been the same without an Autotrader.

Whatever happened to Recycler magazine? It seems to have been replaced by Craigslist.