I've said before on this forum that there are plenty of early 911 owners who do not visit web forums like this and have no clue what their cars are suddenly worth. The flipper's wet dream is to find these individuals and buy their cars for 2008's price, or less.
I just came from a social gathering where I was surprised to see some real sweet metal in the lot, mostly music people and wasn't expecting any gear heads. First I see my buddy's 340 6-pack Challenger, (drummer for DKs), and then a 1970 440 6-pack GTX in really nice restored condition. Always cool to see these beasts being driven as weekend rides.
With all of the bright colors and racing stripes, I almost missed the little red 911 nestled between other parked cars. Walked over to find a nice '69 911E coupe, nearly a perfect twin to the '70 I once owned. Looked very original and clean.
Met the owner when we were leaving at the same time and struck up a conversation. Turns out that he bought it at the Pomona swap meet 20 years ago for $5k. Really nice guy but by his own admission, "not a gear head". The car was, and still is original down to the hydro-pneumatic front struts and 14" Fuchs. Nice slight patina on original looking paint, looked like it would polish to near showroom condition. Most likely matching #s with original MFI and running great.
When he told me what he paid for it, I told him that "they've gone up a little since then." Lol. Asked him if he had any clue or guess what it's worth today...because I tipped my hand that they've appreciated, he guessed: "twenty grand?"
I'm sending him the link to the Hagarty value guide for his car. I think it's a #2 car and worth about $80k, maybe more.
I felt like I did my good deed for the day.
