'73 911E Hot Rod Feeler

[Matt-Man]

I posted this in the for sale without realizing I could not get thread replies there so,
Sorry to put this out as a feeler, but I am a little torn about selling and would like to get an idea of interest and value. The pictures are a few years old, except for the shop one that shows the fog lights I just took.
1973 911E Targa, the car shows 89,000 original miles but the odometer broke a few years and a few thousand miles ago. About 8 years ago it was stripped completely to bare metal, re-sprayed black on all surfaces in and out with PPG urethane, and cut & buffed to a nice finish. It was painted with the doors and fenders off. It had no rust to repair at that time and has none now. It has a 964 decklid with the retractable wing and it fully functions, I have the original decklid and all the other original parts also. It has Euro lenses, H1’s and Euro bumper over riders. The car has the original heart deep six Fuchs it came with and new BF Goodrich G-Force’s in 205/55 and 225/50. The car had fog lights originally also, although the actual lights were not on the car and I put these on. It has been lowered to Euro height and had the front spindles raised 19mm, has 21mm front torsion bar with an adjustable 22mm sway bar, turbo tie rod ends, a bump steer kit and has a strut brace also. Rear suspension has aluminum banana arms, adjustable spring plates, 26mm rear torsion bar and an 18mm adjustable sway bar. Has adjustable Koni’s all the way around.
Interior has vintage Recaro’s, RS door panels and rear seat delete carpet kit from AppBiz. Momo Corse steering wheel. Has a 10,000 rpm tach. Dash pad has been replaced with a late model pad. It had original AC that I never reinstalled but goes with the car. All new weather stripping , door and window gaskets and Targa top seals. The Targa top is original and in pretty good condition, no rips or tears.
Engine originally built by IMSA driver and mechanic Rusty Bond, is a 2.7 from a 2.4 and has a 7R case that has been Time-Cert and Helicoiled with 90mm Nikasil cylinders, camshafts are Web-Cams grind #104/102 that are similar to the Solex grind, Pressure fed tensioners with the upgraded chainwheel, heads ported to 36mm, PMO 40mm Webers. Has Turbo valve covers and a late model alternator and fan housing. Just did fresh rings and rebuilt heads. Heads were rebuilt by John Walker in Seattle. Bottom end has around 85,000 miles and it runs strong. It has an Electromotive crank fire ignition, SSI heat exchangers and a stainless GHL muffler. Has a Bosch rollercell fuel pump.
All the calipers were rebuilt and it has new stainless brake hoses, new master cylinder. Pedal cluster was rebuilt.
Magnesium 915 7.31 R/P transmission was just gone through by John Walker and shifts well. The shifter bushings were all replaced and it has a factory short shift kit.
I have the original suspension parts, seats and muffler. I’m sure I forgotten quite a bit but that’s most of it.
I have had the car for about 20 years, I just don’t drive it much and am looking to fund a vintage hot rod project. Car is in WA.
Thanks, Matt

[G450X]

I'm sure you know this, but to get max value, you need to put that car back to original condition (yes, even MFI). One reason nice correct early cars are so valuable is that it is rare to find a nice example inside & out with all the correct bits. The guys with deep pockets that have run the prices up on these early cars like this kind of stuff!

Your car (the E) has become quite collectible in the past few years. If you could include most of the original bits (engine case, MFI, some interior bits, etc.) it would add quite a bit of value to most people.

I erringly passed on a nice driver '71 911E coupe three years ago for around $22k - bad mistake (that car has probably doubled in price). During the next economic bust, I hope to have some cash to snap up a similar deal!

I checked the NADA vintage guide and it put an average car ('73 911E) at $28k and top retail at $40k. With most of the original parts included I'd say your car is in the $30k to $35k range (low end with no original bits included with sale). If it was all stock in good (but not great) condition, maybe $50k (I think the NADA guide has not kept up here). A mint show car, who knows ($75k+??)

If it was originally a "signal" color (viper/conda green comes to mind) you could probably add $5k+. It looks like a great driver for somebody, I hope it finds a nice home...

[Matt-Man]

Thanks for the feedback, sadly I sold the original engine including MFI with a bad crankshaft back in about '96 for not much money. I do have the seats, interior and all though.

[vracer]

Estimated hp & torque? Interesting car; you have certainly cut the size of your market, but for the right person - who knows?

[Matt-Man]

No idea power wise, as it is very close to an RS spec of that era I would guess similar numbers. Very strong though and with the GHL muffler it has a song that is unique to the smaller engines. Very quick and snappy rev's.

Matt