Author Topic: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??  (Read 11860 times)

66andBlue

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Alfred
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2013, 21:17:00 »
I would be willing to pay around $45K for this, max. But I guess there's many who would pay about three times that much. Go figure.
Cees Klumper
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2013, 21:30:32 »
It is very nice.  Very basic and honest car....but too much $

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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2013, 21:52:09 »
Is she included in the deal? :D

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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2013, 22:57:04 »
Yes, but only imaginary!   ::)
Cees Klumper
1969 Mercedes 280 SL automatic
1968 Ford Mustang 302 V8
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupe 1600
1962 FIAT 1500S OSCA convertible
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #5 on: June 29, 2013, 01:38:14 »
Same seller who had the 230SL "rebadged" as a 280SL a while back.
Rick Bogart
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2013, 03:03:15 »
I would be willing to pay around $45K for this, max. But I guess there's many who would pay about three times that much. Go figure.
Hi Cees,
if this were a regular 911 I could see your point. But consider that soft window Targas were only made for about 2 years and many of them (half?) were later converted to a Targa with a solid glass rear window and you'll see that the supply is really very small. What would you pay for an original 5-speed 230SL (not 280SL!) ? My guess is that they are probably as rare.
Nevertheless the asking price for this car is astounding.
Alfred
1964 230SL manual 4-speed 568H signal red
1966 230SL automatic 334G light blue (sold)
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2013, 07:25:45 »
It's a short wheelbase S - they only made ~35 of those in Right Hand Drive and so they are rare in their own right

Yes, they'll have made more LHD but as noted above, the Targa - let alone soft window - was made in much smaller numbers than the coupes. And if this is as original as suggested....

By way of comparison...http://www.outwoodcars.com/vehicle.asp?ID=256

and this went for $50k a few months back... http://classicinvest.com/1967-porsche-911s#!prettyPhoto
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2013, 10:28:21 »
Wow, I had no idea about these prices.

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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #9 on: June 29, 2013, 22:24:46 »
I have a friend living nearby who has a 1969 912 Targa. Hard window on this one.

 I have one of those 5 speed 230SL's. I think the 5 speed option was introduced in 1966 so there wouldn't be many of them around. Anyone know how many cars were made in each model?
1966 230SL 5 speed, LSD, header pipes, 300SE distributor, ported, polished and balanced, AKA  ''The Red Rocket ''
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Re: Porsche targa - soft window - $145K is not enough??
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2013, 04:33:23 »
I have a friend with one of these.  The car that is!