73 RS sells for $506k in Fort Worth(pelican technical thread)....

enzo1 · 05-02-2013, 12:41 PM

gtc · gtc's Garage

yep

livi · 05-02-2013, 12:55 PM

Excellent daily driver.

enzo1 · 05-02-2013, 12:59 PM

page 2.... owner says:.... I"m the person who bought the 1973 RS. It was by far the best car there and other than that one tag (which I will get to the bottom of and figure out if I should redo it or no), the car is perfect. It is literally one of those very rare "best of the best" cars. The crappy yellow RS with non-original motor went for $550k at Amelia and the talk was that this would be $650k or so. I did some strategic bidding, caught folks off guard, and landed it for a good price.

It is my first air cooled 911 and I'm very excited to have it.

pwd72s · 05-02-2013, 01:03 PM

enzo1 · 05-02-2013, 01:24 PM

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this better?

herr_oberst · 05-02-2013, 02:00 PM

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Now Paul knows how the rest of us feel every time he feels the need to put yet another picture of a domestic snoozemobile on a Porsche website.

speeder · 05-02-2013, 02:14 PM

I have a friend who recently bought one for about the same price. Top notch car. That's the market these days.

He also has a '58 VW 23 window bus that someone wants to buy for $130k. It's a crazy world out there, wish I had a crystal ball.

pwd72s · 05-02-2013, 03:28 PM

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Now Paul knows how the rest of us feel every time he feels the need to put yet another picture of a domestic snoozemobile on a Porsche website.

I get bored with the world of those who know the price of everything & the value of nothing. Probably because I once hung with this set...got disgusted...found my solution.

Now driving something fun istead of having people asking me "what's it worth?" Then making offers..So, just for you...a pic.

herr_oberst · 05-02-2013, 03:40 PM

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I get bored with the world of those who know the price of everything & the value of nothing. Probably because I once hung with this set...got disgusted...found my solution.

You disrespected a man who posted a thread about the value of an iconic Porsche on a Porsche site.
You contribute nothing, other than insights into your two conversational topics - shooting pool and a god damn Ford mustang. (I'll disregard your frequent contributions to the PARF echo-chamber. Nothing to see there.)

You once promised to go away. If this site bores you then take yourself up on that offer.

pwd72s · 05-02-2013, 04:52 PM

Be careful what you wish for, Boys... Icons can be false Gods

As far as "disrespect"...you may consider looking in the mirror...

herr_oberst · 05-02-2013, 05:04 PM

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As far as "disrespect"...you may consider looking in the mirror...

Got me there, pops. But then again, it's been a long time since I've had any reason to respect you, considering the content or the quality of your posts.

So, I guess I'll show you a little less respect and caption your latest rustang photo:

onewhippedpuppy · 05-02-2013, 05:09 PM

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I get bored with the world of those who know the price of everything & the value of nothing. Probably because I once hung with this set...got disgusted...found my solution.

Now driving something fun istead of having people asking me "what's it worth?" Then making offers..So, just for you...a pic.

My grandfather died as the owner of a Beechcraft Bonanza that he probably hadn't flew for 5 years due to medical issues that he didn't disclose to the family. When I discussed it with some pilot friends, they brought up the fact that when drinking coffee with his pilot buddies, it was probably better to be known as "Chuck that owns a nice V35" than "Chuck that used to own a nice V35". I think I now understand why my grandfather never sold the airplane that he wasn't healthy enough to fly.

Paul, I sincerely hope you can someday get past your insecurity of being a former Porsche owner and contribute something more to this site than Google images of a garden variety Ford Mustang.

sc_rufctr · 05-02-2013, 05:14 PM

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I get bored with the world of those who know the price of everything & the value of nothing. Probably because I once hung with this set...got disgusted...found my solution.

Now driving something fun istead of having people asking me "what's it worth?" Then making offers..So, just for you...a pic.

Is this your car?

Zeke · 05-02-2013, 05:28 PM

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I have a friend who recently bought one for about the same price. Top notch car. That's the market these days.

He also has a '58 VW 23 window bus that someone wants to buy for $130k. It's a crazy world out there, wish I had a crystal ball.

I don't think you need a crystal ball. Sought after cars are hot, hot, hot.

But I've not understood the allure of the '73 RS when the '73 S is as rare. Sure, it was ONLY a 2.4 and didn't have the flares, but that and the S's before it are somewhat scarce. Like E's.

So, was this RS one of the first 500?

Reg · 05-02-2013, 05:34 PM

Price is kinda rich though. Don't you all think and at least agree on that?

ZLP · ZLP's Garage

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Paul, I sincerely hope you can someday get past your insecurity of being a former Porsche owner and contribute something more to this site than Google images of a garden variety Ford Mustang.

The higher the values go the more bitter he gets. He cashed out at the WRONG time....

sc_rufctr · 05-02-2013, 05:54 PM

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Price is kinda rich though. Don't you all think and at least agree on that?

Definitely "rich"... But someone paid that for it so that's what it's worth.

herr_oberst · 05-02-2013, 06:00 PM

As to the half million for the RS, frankly, it was inevitable. There's a buttload of dough-re-me burning holes in rich folks' pockets - witness Barrett-Jackson et al. Prices of iconic cars are meaningless to me, because I couldn't afford a genuine RS hood strut, let alone consider buying the whole car.

(And, Matt, that was great. I'll remember my dad fondly as a T-Craft owner. Not as impressive as the Bonanza, but very much just as real to him.)

pwd72s · 05-02-2013, 06:13 PM

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The higher the values go the more bitter he gets. He cashed out at the WRONG time....

You couldn't be more wrong...I fully understood that I was giving Evren a half price sale. I had my reasons, none of which many here would understand....