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Florida Garage Find: 1974 Porsche 911

One of my favorite color combinations is black with red – and I mean red, from the seats to the carpet to the door panels. I plan to own something in the way of a daily driver with that combination someday, but a slightly tatty 911 like this 1974 example on eBay would suffice as well. Said to wear just one older repaint and otherwise be in original condition, the 911 was recently removed from storage still wearing its old-school Florida license plates. Find it here on eBay with a $49,500 Buy-It-Now.

That is slightly ambitious money for a 911, but it is a long-hood example and emits a pleasing vibe of some period modifications that speak to the era in which the car was sold. The duckbill spoiler, Carrera script stickers and polished Fuchs alloy wheels all speak to a previous owner who knew how to tastefully tweak his 911 in the OEM+ fashion. Does that make it a $50K car? No, but I’d throw $40K at it all day long. The seller doesn’t offer much in the way of details but does reveal there are some rust bubbles on the spoiler.

Inside, the seats are tired and the steering wheel needs to be recovered; there also appears to be a solitary crack in the dash by the speaker housing. The red carpets are a treat and not often seen, and the interior looks mostly stock with the exception of an aftermarket radio. Red door panels still present well with good color, and the gauges aren’t cloudy and present no evidence of cracks. The seats will need to be redone but are tolerable for now. While the repaint is a bummer, there’s at least no evidence of overspray on the door jamb hardware.

The seller says the 911 runs and drives well, and recent service is limited to brakes and suspension. Though the 911 is a Florida car, it’s now located in West Islip, New York. With the mention of rust on the spoiler and also along the lower front pan and one of the fenders, the tropical storage history would demand a closer examination of just how crusty this 911 is – and how well the repaint was executed. While I still dig the vibe, the price could use an adjustment to account for some upcoming body work, an interior refresh and likely some further deferred maintenance needs.

Comments

  1. Avatar Jeffro

    I agree that 50K is a bit much. Everytime I see one of these I think of the song “Smugglers Blues”. Obvious that I grew up in 80’s

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  2. Avatar Dean

    I’m just awaiting the bubble burst..dang thing has to be as thin as gossamer by now

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  3. Avatar Bobror

    That’s not even close to a $50k car. Or $40k either. I don’t even think it would get $30k. And it’s not a long hood car. Last year for long hoods was ‘73. If it was a long hood, value would obviously be higher.

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  4. Avatar Bobror

    I just noticed that it is a Carrera. That does make it more valuable than I first thought but still not $50k in my opinion due to its rather poor condition.

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  5. Avatar twisted nipple

    I think any Porsche that was born with a duck tail spoiler is a special car. What an awesome color combo. That car needs a little love, but has all the right parts and hasn’t been molested. I would focus on making it solid and dependable rather than making it into a garage queen and then I’d drive it…. lots. It will always be desirable because it was born a Carrera with a duck tail. It’s not a jewelry box, it’s cool car. This would be an interesting driver that’s not like every one else. I like it.

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  6. Avatar Paco

    Owned one of these. One major problem was the air box blowing up. We put a wastegate in and remedied the Bosch injection flaw.
    Great car.

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