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Originally Posted by jjrowe
The 1975 carrera really isn't a collectible and in that condition it needs some obvious TLC.
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5 years ago I would have agreed with you. However the US Carreras have started to pick up value in the last couple of years. They aren't into long hood territory, but they are worth way more than other mid-year 2.7l cars and long term I fully expect them to be worth more than 911scs and 3.2l Carreras.
They just aren't making any more of these old cars. Most anything with limited production is going to have value long term. There's a small group of guys who have been quietly collecting the really nice '75 and 75 Carreras and a few of them have made a pretty penny on the appreciation they've seen in the last 36 months.
As for the car in question? It looks pretty rough. I don't think it's worth what the seller thinks it's worth. That's a $12-15K car as it sits. It needs $5-8k worth of work to make it right and make it worth $20K+
I suggest you call the shop and see if they'll talk to you about the car. Their name is clearly visible in the pictures. They're a good shop and a customer of mine. I would expect them to be honest with you, if they are willing to talk to you. If they don't want to talk about the car, or only talk about the good things, assume it's worse than it looks in the pictures. At the very least it can't hurt to call them.