Under $1,900 could bring this Porsche 911 home, provided you’re OK with owning a rough project that’s been the victim of a hacksaw more than once. This was originally a 1977 hard top coupe that received both a drop top and a widebody rear end, with both conversion attempts left unfinished. Find it here on eBay in a classifieds listing.
The widebody conversion focused on the rear fenders only, near as I can figure as the front track still looks too narrow. No engine or transmission is included, and the center light garnish is from a 964 car. The work looks somewhat crudely done, especially as it concerns the rear bumper bar.
Usually, on a hacked apart car like this, you hope for some upside, like a perfect interior. That’s not the case here, so forget any potential parts value coming from within the cabin. The dash and steering wheel are both trashed and all door panels are missing. Gauges have been yanked out, etc. – do you think someone preemptively parted it before throwing up what was already a lost cause on eBay?
Here’s where I’m always a sucker: that yellow paint (no matter how spray-bombed it is) and those black Fuchs – well, that’s just the way a Porsche should look. To be fair to the seller, this is one of the first cases of a realistic sale price for a 911 that needs a ton of work, and although the chopped roof gives me some pause, there’s an outside chance an enthusiast that can do their own bodywork could make this project make financial sense.
Money + pit = this car
As with most of the Porsche projects, body work seems straightforward.
Even shoring up poorly or half done body sections is worth it being the end value..
However it’s sourcing and sorting the mechanical that brings even the experienced to there knees. I’m always tempted to throw in a beetle engine and join the ranks of the fiero “Lamborghini” crowd, lol. I digress.
I always wonder why so many Porsche 911 projects always loose there mills at some point.. Shame.
The best hack job; the front of a Karmann Ghia ‘glued’ to the back end of a 914 2.0.
The two wrecked donor cars became one of the most sought out cars to challenge. It too was painted yellow, and it’s exhaust bark only led to a vicious bite. A lot of 911’s fell by the wayside trying to keep up on the “clover leaf races” with this lil’ monster. Seeing a new 911 with dealer plates sitting in the outfield of a clover leaf is priceless. Seeing one in the infield was hilarious.
The car was KC based and I’ve lost track of it. It was still active 10 years ago.
Ok, now I see it: A Factory Five chassis front engine/rear drive and widened just a tad at the front fenders.
Boy am I slow in my advanced age.
SPEND SOME REEEEALLL MONEY!!
I simply LOVE the “PORSCHE” rear trim panel artfully propped up on top of the rear bumper…..Mark it as a Porsche people gotta have it…MOVE the car and it falls off and breaks..but it’s a PORSCHE….
Yeah..OK with my VW background and a tool box that weighs more than my car, I would, if priced reasonably, have a 1976 912E. The rest of them? ALL YOURS…
At first glance I though they had hacksawed the steering wheel as well.
The lack of Rust makes this one look kinda solid. If you had a rust bucket with all the guts in it. This body might be the parts fix you need. That is not beyond a reasonable idea at the current price.
Too far gone. Parts only.
Someone loved it. It’s gone…
Looked like a great deal for parts! ! !