Thread: Bat - ‘76 930
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Oh well I'll go out on a limb and give my take. This car is a more desirable year, color and options than the 77 silver / black turbo Carrera with less miles recently sold on BAT ( although it was not anyway near this car condition). So unless there is a new mindset of a new buyer(s) It may not even get the amount the other one sold for ( $129K ). ie; one family owned less miles is the force with the BAT buyers when selling with pictures. My guess I made was it selling for $130K and it sold for $129K along with 2 earlier guesses on 930s that were also very close. I hate to destroy my peanut gallery current streak with a guess on what this will bring. All I know that it will not get anyway near on BAT what it would get in prime time @ a major event @ Monterey or Scottsdale. I think it is a $200K car to the right buyer once a few things are returned to 1976 build for those who need it that way. Also, I have a very nice unrestored 77 ice green ( part of my permanent 930 collection) also well known to PCA as it was previously owned by the Gilmore museum family,( headquarters of the Classic car club of America) so I'm interested in the outcome from BAT but will not mark the result as much of a benchmark.


Mine also suffers from the upper area of the whale tail being somewhat faded and the right rear rubber bumper bottom was slightly warped from excessive heat ( I since replaced the rubber bumper guard with a perfect original) but am leaving the paint original as is, similar to the decision made on the 76 being discussed. This leading to criticism from some that are are not familiar with the US delivered turbo carrera cars, that the car had paint repair. That usually happens ( unless you drive it like grandma in her Chevy 4 door) from the poor original exhaust system and thermo reactors overheating also causing engine failure by breaking the head studs.
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