I have to admit, I don’t quite know what’s going on here. This 1972 Porsche 911 Targa is described – well, poorly, but it seems as if the seller intended for this car to become an art installation versus a running, driving project. The 911 has been coated in either house paint or several layers of tape, or something, that gives it a roughshod appearance. Regardless, it’s clearly a car that someone rightfully considered worthless at one point before early 911s took off price-wise. Find it here on eBay with bids to $3,250 and no reserve.
At first I thought this 911 was just completely rotten to its core, with whatever was plaguing the bodywork just barely disguised beneath a crude paint job. The temptation to turn a vehicle into an “art car” usually happens when it’s so far gone that you really can’t find any reason to deem it worth saving. For that to happen to an air-cooled Porsche really does indicate there’s no chance of it returning to the road, so you better hope you can put a fist through every panel before you call it terminal.
This is definitely a “thing,” now, to cover bad or poorly repaired bodywork with stickers or some other nonsense. It’s sort of like buying a t-shirt on the premise that it hides your beer belly. Why bother fixing the problem, when you can just ignore it with some thinly-veiled distraction? That’s all I see here, along with someone who made the poor decision to further trash an air-cooled 911 that could absolutely bring a buck or two at auction, especially with what looks like an engine block included (that may even be matching, for all we know!) What do you think this trashed “art car conversion” should sell for?
Something not right here. The fuel filler is on the right (the cover is missing on this one).
That is the oil filler which was only on 72 models.
Euromoto, the missing door under the passenger side quarter window is the oil filler cover. It’s a 1 year only thing. 1972 only. Prior to, and after, you checked the oil, filled the oil tank, from under the hood.
The 72 911 Porsches have been desirable for just that reason.
My thoughts are pointing towards a car that went through a fire. I’m probably wrong. I’m just looking at the pics and see a couple of possible cues. 🤷♂️
Not enough information to even call this junk but it sure looks like it.
Come on that is fresh out of a junk yard. There is yellow paint on the trailer. The body is a mess and the passenger side is all wonkered and my guess is the front fender is so wrinkled they put the fabric on it. The deck lid looks like it was folded and bent back. Are people that desperate to own a Porsche? The sad part people are bidding on this. Used rear window and maybe a windshield.
Where is it located? Can it be inspected?
Art project? Is that what they called it so the city wouldn’t make them haul it off? I don’t even see $3000 in usable parts.
I thought the budgetbuildz was bad https://youtu.be/S1nEFQIb3Aw
Wish I could see what’s under that paint? (Just for curiosity). Maybe this car was a fire-damage car? Can’t figure what could give all the body panels such a rough and beat up texture?? However, I give the owner extra credit for figuring how to convert 2 Harbor Freight cheapie rollers into a car lift-roller!! (back right corner).
Just asking… are you a side shifter?
In the movie “Johnny Dangerously”, Johnny escaped from prison in a model A that went from black to white to blue with little “duckies and bunnies” all over it. His wife said “I love shelf paper!”
Obviously, she isn’t the only one.
There’s trouble under that disguise. Probably a lot.
But some Porscheophile is negotiating for it as I type, if it isn’t already on a trailer.
I thought it looked terrible until I saw the interior picture.
ooof ……….