ADDED 924 Turbo to stable!, New Restoration Project Options

[Gatornapper]

Dear 914 friends -

At 76, I think I've got one more project in me. My Porsche genius friend Rick found me this in Cleveland:

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lake...7387301032.html

And I have a contract on it for less than asking price. Friends in Cleveland looked at it closely on Wed. nite, sent me 7 close-up videos of it and gave it a huge thumbs up. Engine did run for few seconds with starter fluid, started immediately and sounded like new. Almost no rust, interior immaculate.

This is a very rare Special Edition with custom interior, wheels and two-tone paint.

Looking for a great source of info on 924's but can't find much. Nothing like 914 world.

Any pointers for a resource like 914world would be appreciated - tho I'm sure there is none.

NO - not selling the 914! My garage has room for both cars.

TIA,

GN

[wonkipop]

@Gatornapper .

don't forget 20K aud = 14.5K usd.
generally prices for porsches are lower in the USA than aus.
i think also the 924 turbo is a lot rarer in aus than in the USA - they tend to be worth a bit - i think - as most were/are well maintained.

bog ordinary 924s here have been driven into the ground.
most are beaters every bit as bad as a poor condition usa car.
i see them go for 1.5 - 2 K aud.

as to the other one with the asking price of 40+, well i guess its possibly an exceptional car.

if i get a bit of spare time and the 20K car doesn't sell in the meantime, i might just go take a look at it as i am curious about what it is. be strange if someone has converted a USA turbo to RHD. but a lot of 911s did come in during the late 80s and 90s and were converted to RHD so its possible that is the story with the 924 turbo. one thing its got going for it is the interior looks intact. most 924s exploded inside because of the sun down here.

i did miss out on a 924S a little while back. and my memory might be wrong but i think it ended up selling for 13K which i think was a bargain. but it was a uk car so it might have been dodgy under the make-up?

have fun.

[Gatornapper]

Wonki -

I cannot imaging the cost of converting a LHD car to RHD. Hard to believe. Very strange about bumper.

Seems like a super-clean car and worth checking out. A drive in it should settle a decision.......I myself have never driven any 924, let alone a Turbo. But then I had never driven a 914 before buying mine, and when I got it on the road, had to be one of the most pleasant and joyful surprises of my life! And not only was the 914 a joy to drive, it is extremely comfortable and great ride on highways at 70+ mph.....as all 914'ers know.

Will the 924 be such a surprise? I doubt it. But I know I'll like it if at all like my friend Rick's 944.

924 Turbos are indeed very rare here. I've never seen one nor have my Porsche friends. But seems I've infected others as well as you - for some are now looking. I hope they don't find. I got mine a lot because of its rarity - and would like to be the only one in central Virginia......pretty selfish of me, huh? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif)

GN

@Gatornapper .

don't forget 20K aud = 14.5K usd.
generally prices for porsches are lower in the USA than aus.
i think also the 924 turbo is a lot rarer in aus than in the USA - they tend to be worth a bit - i think - as most were/are well maintained.

bog ordinary 924s here have been driven into the ground.
most are beaters every bit as bad as a poor condition usa car.
i see them go for 1.5 - 2 K aud.

as to the other one with the asking price of 40+, well i guess its possibly an exceptional car.

if i get a bit of spare time and the 20K car doesn't sell in the meantime, i might just go take a look at it as i am curious about what it is. be strange if someone has converted a USA turbo to RHD. but a lot of 911s did come in during the late 80s and 90s and were converted to RHD so its possible that is the story with the 924 turbo. one thing its got going for it is the interior looks intact. most 924s exploded inside because of the sun down here.

i did miss out on a 924S a little while back. and my memory might be wrong but i think it ended up selling for 13K which i think was a bargain. but it was a uk car so it might have been dodgy under the make-up?

have fun.