[Thomas Wilkinson]

Hello guys,

Thanks Paul for the nice compliment!
Thought I'd seen that car before.

I've wanted to comment on the "value" debate before and decided to jump in on this one.
I'd agree with Jack on the value vs. buyer.
The guy who wants a perfect, all original show car will limit his search to those cars meeting that criteria. A guy who wants a track car would benefit (financially) by selecting a well sorted out example vs. trying to build it from scratch. Same goes for a hot rod street car.
If I were to sell either of my cars I would not target those obsessed with 100% original cars. Nor would I market them to someone looking to race.
They are properly built, well documented hot rod street cars. The guy that knows what it would take to replicate them, and wants what I've got, would be the prime buyer to offer top dollar. I personally love well maintained early cars that have been driven. I've driven Pauls' 72S and it is the closest I'll ever come to going back to 1972 and enjoying a brand new 911S. I've seen some cars that have been driven well and still kept in nice condition. The mothballed obsession with low odometer readings serving as the mark of desirability is rather sad to me. Those cars will likely move about in the circles of owner/investers who value that over anything. Some also love the cars, others I dare say would clear out their garage in a heartbeat if the "investment" market dropped off.

I took on the projects I have out of a desire to enjoy the cars, improve aspects of their performance, maintain a period correct balance and feel, and respect the potential value of the car balanced with all of the above. Both have seen some rain, a few DE events for the 911, pampering care, and redline use.
For someone looking for the type of cars I've got, I believe they would bring a good price. But I've been able to enjoy them too.
Ultimately I did it my way and have no regrets.

Not sure if that answered the original post or not.

Tom Wilkinson
R Gruppe #130
1970 914-6 2.5LS
1973 911 2.7RS spec. motor