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Originally Posted by davidbir
Playing the Devil's advocate here: The difference between a US and a ROW 74-5-6 Carrera is in the engine right? supposing we just upgrade the engine to Euro specs? MFI, proper cams, pistons etc-if the car needs an engine overhaul it isn't a huge financial burden... I know, the market says it isn't real but, do you want a to pay another 30 grand or do we want to experience the thrill of driving?
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Ok, I'll take the bait. Doing what you want to do with the engine is going to cost you another 10-15K, putting you into the car for $25,000-35,000 depending on what it ends up costing you to buy the car to start with. And this assumes that the body (not on this Ebay car), brakes, suspension, transmission and everything else are up to snuff.
If you want to experience the thrill of driving why not just grab someone else's $20,000 (or less) mid-year car (assuming that you have a thing for this particular look and that's what you want) with a 3.0 or 3.2l swap in it and get the same thrill? I guess where I am going with that question is to see what's your motivation in getting a 74-75 USDM Carrera? Do you want something to drive that you think will be collectible long term? Is it the particular look? What steers you towards this group of cars in the first place.
I personally have a "woody" for the '74 IROC cars as well as the 934's. I think what they did with those racecars before it got ridiculous with the 935's and K3's and Moby Dick and whatnot are some of the most gorqeous cars Porsche ever did.
Ferg's brown '74 US Carrera (#391) is in my opinion one of the prettiest P-cars in Colorado.
