1975 US Carrera Value

[puddy]

Hey Guys, I bought a nice USA 911 last fall, its a 1975 India Red US Carrera #9115400029, however its far from original. Its a currently a 965 Replica with all turbo flares. It has a 1987 3.3 turbo motor and 915 trans. All suspension is upgraded.

Anyways i've seen the 74 & 75 Euro Carrera's selling for bananas money for numbers matching original cars. I'm curious if my car would have enough value to warrant switching it back to almost original. Unfortunately the original motor and trans are looong gone. So it'll never be numbers matching so maybe that ends the discussion right there. But it is a super clean almost rust free car. I'm wondering if it would be worth the time and effort to swap my drive train into a roller chassis and start backdating the 75 back to a Carrera? I do love the look of the impact bumper Carrera's but not sure I want to invest the time into making one.

Thanks.

[techweenie]

Leave it until you find the original engine & trans.

Only then will it be worth spending the money to restore.

[CountD]

1) Finding THE exact engine and trans to this specific car will be an impossible task probably.

BUT...

2) If it's a US '75 Carrera, ANY 2,7 US-Spec CIS motor will fit in there and is technically correct for the year and model so finding some tired or clean '75 2,7 running motor or core shouldn't be much of a problem. I don't see finding a '74 or '75 trans being an issue either. It will never be matching #s but they will be correct.

Be prepared to spend huge $$$ to bring it back to where it was by removing the panels and fenders, etc. However your turbo motor is valuable so that could add to the pot for the resto. Being #29 of the US Carrera production is now valuable, not three years ago where it would have been laughed at and left as-is.

If you have the stomach for it, the space, the money, and the overall patience it would definitely be worthwhile to put back to OEM. Finding the 2,7 CIS motor to go in there will be the least of your worries.

AND ALWAYS KEEP THIS IN MIND: The US '74 or '75, though special cars, will NEVER be a '74 or '75 Euro Carrera in desirability or value.

[maninblack]

Originally Posted by CountD

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AND ALWAYS KEEP THIS IN MIND: The US '74 or '75, though special cars, will NEVER be a '74 or '75 Euro Carrera in desirability or value.

AND...

The '75 cars will never be the '74 cars. The ducktail commands a significant premium.

[puddy]

Ok thAnks for the info guys. May not be worth the hassle at the moment with my schedule. There's probably many others who have to time and resource I don't. For now I'll just keep driving it for this season then see how I feel after a summer of DE events!