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Originally Posted by 914agogo
what may I ask are these great differences between a Euro and a US Carrera other than the engine???
the few Euro Carreras that are different are for race, production cars were essentially the same except the motor.(911/83)
So what in your expertise makes a car collectible????
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You are correct the car I saw was race prepped and had upgrades related to that. I am not an expert on these cars.
Collectible "one man's trash...one man's treasure" is my rule of thumb.
Middies are great values; but of all the 911 models they tend to be the car that is viewed as being a model to avoid. Engine and rust issues characterize most of the cars of this vintage. Easy fixes but difficult to recoup the invested dollars. Again, I refer to the black US car that has been for sale September 2007. I think that car is a steal at $50,000. The motor alone is worth at least $20,000. There is a motor for sale right now. If it was a 73 w/ that motor it could be worth at least $70,000. There was a Early S registry thread earlier this week w/ a 73S with a 74 2.7 in it and "reportedly" the seller turned down $70,000. Ironically it was the same seller as the yellow carrera that started this thread.
http://www.early911sregistry.org/forum/showthread.php?t=20848