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Personally I have on more than one occasion come out against the trend to try and link early US Carrera values to those of the Euro cars. The engine of the euro car is the driving force behind it's value and the US Carrera's never got it.

I don't buy the limited numbers argument either but hey there is no denying that there is a market for them at elevated prices. Key to justification for the price has to be originality. There is nothing magical about a VIN number when key components have changed.

Now the car in question is beautiful and has great street presence but if the factor driving it's price is that it started out as a US Carrera.....well.... good luck, perhaps somebody will bite....

I would also counter that for $45K there are a lot of other Porsche options on the table. Ones with more of the "special" car factor that this one has and with originality and performance that tops it as well.

For under $30K it becomes a more attractive option IMHO....