What to do w/'75 Carrera Targa?

[topgub]

I'm considering converting my 2.7 CIS to MFI, (I know big $$), or swapping to a '78 3.0 I've got. Which way to go to make it a more desirable car? Slightly tweaking the originality of the 2.7 but keeping original #'s or go w/the simpler solution,the superior 3.0 w/CIS? Although it is a Targa, it's still the rarest of the '74/'75's only 173 built and it was also owned (documented) by a former Cal/NFL QB, which might make it desired in my area. It also was a custom color which was shot at the factory and now needs repainting. Any thoughts?

[nota]

if you think the former owner and low number built/ color
is the main value KEEP THE CAR STOCK

looks like you have other cars to play with anyway

[racer]

More desirable to whom?

If resale and investment are important to you, then leave it bone stock.

If its just for ****s/giggles, stuff in the SC motor, but keep the original matching 2.7 for future resale.

While it would be nice to have an MFI motor, (it will be $$$$), it doesn't seem as simple as putting in a 3.0 that you have available and an MFI motor isn't "correct" for the car anyway.

[930Turbolader]

I remember a 75 Targa Carrera about 20 plus years ago that I rode in that belonged to a NFL player in the Bay Area. I dont remember who it was though and I wonder if its the same car. Its seems to me the name may have been Plunkett or Stabler. I think the latter. I remember riding in the car down in San Jose and seeing the name on the original Manuel that came with the car.

[topgub]

It was Steve Bartkowski's car. I've owned it since '85.

[930Turbolader]

Thats right.....Steve B's name is the one. We took it out for a test drive when it was for sale at Alex's Porsche House in Campbell, Ca. We ended up buying a brand new SC instead. I dont remember the color of it anymore.....was actually in 1978 when we drove it. I do remember that it was a pretty nice car back at the time. I would keep that car as close to stock as possible. You could run the 3.0 in it and keep the 2.7 ready if you ever sell it.

[topgub]

It's a light metallic blue, as close as I can figure it's a '74 VW color because the paint code doesn't come back to anything, which meant it was a custom color done at the factory.

[930Turbolader]

Yup....light blue. Its coming to me now. Wow, amazing that is still around after all these years. That was almost 30 years ago I saw your car. You still have records dating back that far?

[topgub]

I've just got the owners manuel with his signature in it. All of the maintenance records start with me. I bought it from a guy in Sonoma, who'd sucked a valve. It had been sitting in a barn for over a year, the engine & trans were out. I took a bit of a chance buying it like that but I already had a new set of P's & C's and everything except for that one head was o.k.

[Ricardo morales]

Now in San mateo