other 1974 Tii on ebay with BIN of $ 35,000 Orange California

[deschodt]

Perhaps in defense of your point, grade 2+ 912s have been regularly selling in the 60s for nearly the past year, generally following the lift in the 911 market.

I don't wanna Hijack this towards 912 valuations, I just used it as a comparable car example...  I have 2x 912s in great to excellent condition but not concours, 100% rust free, yet I don't think they are worth anywhere near that. I guess that depends on the interpretation of 2+ - lots of leeway there... 

And my 73 (EFI) will annihilate both in most metrics ;-) It's more powerful, roomier, more economical, cheaper to fix, makes people smiler more... " About time the 2002 went up"  is all I'm saying ;-) 

Edited January 29, 2015 by deschodt

[bitbckt]

I don't wanna Hijack this towards 912 valuations, I just used it as a comparable car example...  I have 2x 912s in great to excellent condition but not concours, 100% rust free, yet I don't think they are worth anywhere near that. I guess that depends on the interpretation of 2+ - lots of leeway there... 

And my 73 (EFI) will annihilate both in most metrics ;-) It's more powerful, roomier, more economical, cheaper to fix, makes people smiler more... " About time the 2002 went up"  is all I'm saying ;-) 

 

The market disagrees with your perception of 912 values, lately. There's plenty of discussion on other forums - anything better than a driver is no longer a 30K car.

 

On topic, I completely agree with "about time." Only more time will show us whether these values are sustained, or simply short-term effects. 

[Conserv]

I guess that eliminates my car from the "most valuable example" category. I have the common dent on top of the air cleaner and the "how did that get there" dent on the radiator top tank. These happened in the 17 years prior to my purchase of the car. I've learned to accept them as battle scars administered by slovenly mechanics and DIY hacks...

....I still want to know what that SportsCarDigest car sold for.

Ditto, ditto ('73), ditto ('73 and '76), ditto (41 years prior for '73 and during MY ownership for '76 - oops!), ditto...

And ditto!

It seems to me that tii airboxes, even more so than the carburetor airboxes, have led generally miserable lives! I envision frustrated mechanics banging these things with a socket wrench, saying, "D**n fuel injection!" The upper flange/leading edge of the firewall/air plenum seems to be yet another common target of slovenly mechanics and DIY hacks... I've seen some beauties recently!

Regards,

Steve

Edited January 30, 2015 by Conserv