[Ecrowell671]

Full transparency, I bid on and won 2 lots in the collection. A rebuilt transmission and a project 911

I will say that the listings were incredibly vague and there wasn’t very much information that was specific to each lot. The car was described as “white” instead of presenting it with its factory color name of Ivory White. There was very little description of the condition, I don’t know if the motor spins or what. They described a “brown box” of parts that go with the car but did not include any photos. It only was reported that it had a title when another bidder asked about it. Admittedly I spent a little more than I wanted but the photos were convincing that the car was at least rust free. And seeing as I had won the transmission already and I have a motor for the car at home, it wasn’t a big deal.

The transmission is more of the same. I only know the gear ratios and final drive because the tag that David had installed on it following the rebuild.

I think that the haphazard nature of listing the parts specifically contributed to some lower sales then I would have guessed and to be honest I don’t know if an auction like that was the best format to sell the parts. From what I could tell, most of the people bidding against me were Motorsport shops.

The engines went for insane money, IMHO, especially without any verification of their condition and an unknown build sheet. I guess folks are just happy to have a power plant touched by the man himself.

All in all it definitely felt like a weird auction, but I’m happy with my purchases