Early warning; hot rod 73 Targa

[techweenie]

Not quite ready to officially list it, but for the early birds and kibitzers, I'll be helping a pal sell his metallic blue 73.5 Targa with '89 3.2 engine.

It's one of those cars that you hesitate to call a project, because the heavy lifting is done, and the few cosmetic flaws it has can be dealt with or just ignored.

It's very fast, as you'd imagine. The engine is stock (even has the cat on it) and starts and runs very well. We believe it's the original 7:31 transmission which would explain why it feels like a rocket ship. Gaps are good, the paint color is pretty rare. Chassis is rust free. Aluminum S calipers in the front...

Only a couple issues: some chips in the paint, some missing minor trim pieces, later seats; and the tires are just a bit big for the wheels.

Thinking $44K. Chew away.

[Reddy Kilowatt]

Wow!

[techweenie]

The happy place.

[COLB]

Color reminds me of Triumph Mallard Blue.

Sweet car.

[Matt Monson]

Great color.

[techweenie]

There are lots of places on the car that seem to have the original paint and it appears to match. It was rarer than Gemini Blue Metallic, but there was a color in 73 simply called Blue Metallic. Paint tag is not on the car, however.

[christiandk]

Good looking car. Awesome combo....stock look with 3.2.

Would buy it for 25k...hands down.

[Matt Monson]

Would buy it for 25k...hands down.

No you wouldn't because the seller would just laugh at you. The roller without the 3.2 is worth more than that.

[christiandk]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

No you wouldn't because the seller would just laugh at you. The roller without the 3.2 is worth more than that.

Even better...I love getting laughed at for free

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

No you wouldn't because the seller would just laugh at you. The roller without the 3.2 is worth more than that.

No it's not. I guess we could argue all day about what a '73 targa roller is worth but trust me, it's a lot less than $25k. Three or four years ago, that car would have been $12k and the roller about $3-4k. I don't think they have gone up quite that much.

At any rate, if that car is worth $44k, the one I'm trying to buy must be worth about $65k, so that's good news. If the deal goes through, it will be for considerably less.

[Matt Monson]

I don't trust your opinion on values. I think we have previously established that. I do trust that Techweenie wouldn't offer up a shafted out turd. I trust that the interior and chassis on this car will check out in accordance with his reputation. Your opinions are 2-3 years behind the actual market and you've confused your connections and buddy pricing you get offered with the open market.
You've mentioned half a dozen cars you are trying to buy in recent weeks. How many of those deals you close? Maybe you aren't offering enough.

[techweenie]

I do have a '72 sunroof coupe roller available for $37K if anyone is interested.

;-)

[stevebmd]

almost looks like petrel blue..

[techweenie]

Originally Posted by stevebmd

almost looks like petrel blue..

In person, it looks less like Petrol Blue, but on the screen, yes.

[COLB]

No it's not. I guess we could argue all day about what a '73 targa roller is worth but trust me, it's a lot less than $25k. Three or four years ago, that car would have been $12k and the roller about $3-4k. I don't think they have gone up quite that much.

Nice paint & body, sound chassis, no rust, good interior -- even without a matching numbers engine these are selling over $40k for the average dude looking to buy one.

Complete, running T motors seem to be selling way south of $10k.

What's it cost to drop a running 2.4 into a roller in the condition of the one above?

If you can buy them fir a lot less than $25k, sounds like an easy living.

[MrBonus]

Originally Posted by speeder

No it's not. I guess we could argue all day about what a '73 targa roller is worth but trust me, it's a lot less than $25k. Three or four years ago, that car would have been $12k and the roller about $3-4k. I don't think they have gone up quite that much.

At any rate, if that car is worth $44k, the one I'm trying to buy must be worth about $65k, so that's good news. If the deal goes through, it will be for considerably less.

Hmmmmm...

[Matt Monson]

Yep. I wouldn't assume TW would put this out there if it wasn't at least condition 2. Take away the 3.2 engine, worth $6-8k and you've got my value of the roller. I don't just pull my opinions out of my bunghole.

[pors1968]

40-45k is the braket.The way to see it is Rust free roller and decent paint 25k + trans 915 +2k plus 3.2 engine with evrething dme fuel pump harness flywhell clucth 8-10k +S caloper and wheels 2k + interior fonct 1k and 4k labor to put all together it 40-45k car.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Matt Monson

Yep. I wouldn't assume TW would put this out there if it wasn't at least condition 2. Take away the 3.2 engine, worth $6-8k and you've got my value of the roller. I don't just pull my opinions out of my bunghole.

You obviously have no idea what a #2 car is. A condition 2 car is absolutely mint and original, one step below a concours winning #1 car. This car is nowhere near a #2 car.

That does not mean that it's a POS or not worth buying. Au contraire. It's a driver and he describes it as such. Yes, he's an honest seller but if you think that he only sells #2 and above cars, you just don't understand this whole condition thing.

[speeder]

And Bonus, that chart is for a numbers matching 911E. They made a "T", an "E" and an "S" back in those days. Totally different values today.