F/s 1966 912

[Michel]

I'm not going to even bother to say no affiliation...

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydney-city/cars-vans-utes/1966-porsche-912-roller-no-engine-box-/1081658946

[PD Targa]

This will make a nice speedster project. If only I had the room.

[Michel]

You do have a sunny disposition

[griffiths_r]

ouch.

assuming they didn't realise what they were cutting up!

[Merv]

I aways think it is incredible what people will do, and how much they will spend, on a once original car. It bears almost no resemblance to what it once was.

[reedminor]

yes but what you forget was that 20 - 30 years ago they were cheap and expendable.

I've lost count of the number of small bumper cars I saw converted to guards red 3.3 Turbos in the late 70's / early 80's just in Sydney!

Or the stories of 934 flares being pop riveted onto 2.8RSR's to keep the car moderately competitive for another year!

[Merv]

True Justin, but what interests me is their motivation for the whole disguise thing. To make a 912 look like a Turbo ... I get the 'wannabe' aspect but it must have been quite expensive to do the modifications even then. This doesn't seem to happen to early Caymans and Boxters now - but maybe it does.

[Michel]

This may explain it

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0vXg_IywABc

[Michel]

True Justin, but what interests me is their motivation for the whole disguise thing. To make a 912 look like a Turbo ... I get the 'wannabe' aspect but it must have been quite expensive to do the modifications even then. This doesn't seem to happen to early Caymans and Boxters now - but maybe it does.

Was your mouth out Merv :p

[Merv]

Dreamin ...

[Fishcop]

Keeping it in perspective, it's no different to putting GTS badges onto base Kingswood or M badges onto a 320i

My second project car was a base HJ 1 tonner. Out came the 202 and traumatic and in went a 350 with Toyota Supra 5 speed. It also got a Statesman front and bucket seats... We laugh now, but it was the height of cool when I did it

I do find this car tempting (certainly as a speedster) and if it was close enough for me to go see I would. I have sufficient spare panels to resurrect it. A 200hp Type IV motor could make an excellent hillclimber out of it. It could also make an excellent 'father-son' project and be brought in under $20k with glass panels and a donor VW. All this presuming it has limited rust issues and purchase price under $10k.

[CS911E]

And I have a complete early roof clip with fully operational sunroof (and the hard to get early parts) plus headliner in excellent condition for anyone who may want to convert it back to a coupe!
Will post separately shortly; looking for what I paid for it about 2 years ago when I purchased it being $800 (which would be the cost of parts of the sunroof mechanism). Food for thought....

[9er]

I would drive over with the trailer for that Craig.

[CS911E]

I would drive over with the trailer for that Craig.

Yours for the taking Chris!

[CS911E]

Roof section sold to Chris pending payment!

Cheers