[kilodawg]

Mark,

Sorry if I did not make myself clear. This has nothing to do with "negativity" or caring what somebody pays for ANY car. It has to do with understanding what these cars are and why they fetch the prices that they do.

The status of the '73 Carrera is well known. The euro '74 Carrera with the same 911/83 motor can rightly lay claim to close ties with the '73 car and as such would IMHO warrant prices that escalate at a rate tied to the value of the '73 cars.

However, the '74 US Carrera is a completely different animal. It does not share the 210bhp 911/83 MFI motor of it's euro counterpart. It has the same motor as the US version 911S (175bhp if I recall correctly). In fact it is simply a slightly upgraded version of the US 911S.

Also note that a '74 911S is not valued any where near what a '73 911S is today and you can see that model designations alone don't determine values.

Now as long as prospective buyers and enthusiasts understand these things and still want to pay top dollar and beyond for a low mileage clean example that's fine by me. My concern is that newbies might not understand the differences and think they are buying and getting something that in fact they are not.

914agogos comments strike me more as based on pride in his car which again is fine but is not based on the practicality of what makes these cars collectible. Limited numbers is one thing but there is far more to it than that....

Hope that clears my position up....