[StreakofMisery]

Like with many of you, an air cooled Porsche has been a dream car of mine for a long time. My dream has always been to find a really bad example (neglected, rusty, non running but complete) take it down to the tub, media blast and do a full nut and bolt restoration. I’m aware that this would take years and probably be more expensive than buying a driver but as a mechanical engineer by trade and a lifelong tinkerer I’d enjoy the restoration process as much as I would driving it in the end. Not to mention it’d be easier to buy a “cheap” project car and pour money into it over years than it would to spend all the money at once on a nice example.

It seems like what I’m looking for won’t be found in the classifieds. It’s probably under a cover with tubs piled on top of it in some old dude’s garage somewhere. And he’ll tell me that he plans on restoring it and that he won’t sell but if I persist he might give in. Or in a fantasy land: he isn’t aware of the value of what he has and sells it to me at a fraction of what it’s worth bc it’s in bad shape and he’s happy to get it out of his garage.

That being said, I was wondering if any of y’all had any tips for tracking one down? Any specific areas that I should be driving through? Types of neighbourhoods? Times of the year I should be looking in? Any other resources I should know about? Or does it all really come down to dumb luck? I’m sure I’m far from being the only one who dreams of coming across a barn find Porsche which means the competition is stiff but might also mean that there are people with tips on where to look.

For additional context I’d ideally be looking for a pre 964 car (from what I’ve gathered they’re “cheaper” and I like the early Porsche styling better anyway). Not to mention the older it is the more likely I am to find it neglected somewhere.

Any tips/info would be greatly appreciated!