I recently had the chance to talk to an owner of a ’72 Porsche 911 while on a plane, and he shared with me the pictures of his absolutely gorgeous long-hood survivor. The incredible thing was that despite paying very real money for it, the price has just continued to increase, so he felt like the investment was a good one – and rightfully so. This 1971 Porsche 911 is listed here on eBay for what seems like a very fair asking price of $75,000, especially given it wears original paint and is said to drive and handle well. It almost makes you wonder what exactly we’re missing given how pricey these can get in today’s market.
The “T” was the entry-level 911 in 1971 and came with a flat six-cylinder generating 130 b.h.p. The fact that it’s the “base” model really isn’t a detriment here given the performance was more than respectable for the era in which it was made, and it’s still a hardtop coupe with a flat six mounted over the rear wheels. The 912 was more of a penalty box if you measure sports cars solely on their performance specs, so a T makes good sense given the pricing tends to hover between a strong 912 and a driver-quality S car. The one detail I can’t quite confirm with this one based on the description is whether this is original paint, or the seller is just indicating it’s been re-done in the OEM shade.
The interior is in great shape for an unrestored car, with the black bucket seats presenting well along with the dash and the steering wheel. It doesn’t have the greatly preferred but hard-to-find sport bucket seats, but the interior has survived to such a high standard that I don’t really care. The dash, door panels, and steering wheel are all surprisingly lustrous yet, and the same goes for the seats. The carpets appear to be old but are presentable. The seller makes no mention of any rust anywhere, so hopefully, it’s not hiding beneath those factory carpets.
The seller references the 911 having just under 44,000 miles a few times, so fingers crossed that’s an indication they believe the odometer reading is accurate. The interior and engine bay condition certainly seem to belong to a low-mileage specimen, so it could be a real-deal sub-100K mile car – which makes me think the asking price should be higher. Regardless, the 911 T is said to be a very original example, and that’s a car that won’t lose significant value any time soon. This 911 T seems like a bargain to me at the current asking price – what do you think it should sell for?
Low mileage and nice shape.
Hopefully he has the documentation to back up the mileage claim. I know I mentioned I worked on a customers 72 Targa S at the one shop in Santa Barbara. He was so frugal and I pleaded with him to spend the money to keep it nice. 72 had the one year only oil fill on the passenger side. Porsche promptly removed that feature when gas station attendants were using that as the fuel filler. Even back then his S in good condition was bringing north of 70K now that car is at least 125K. I’m glad I had the opportunity to own them when the average joe who was good with his or her hands could afford them.
I don’t like it, I LOVE it!
If its as good as it looks that is a very decent price.I like it!
that color is lovely …..
US & Europe seem to have slightly different views on 911. In EU prices never got so low that the 911 could be a daily clunker and the car was always an enthusiast proposition, based on its competition success.
Volumes sold in US were higher, prices relatively lower, and from an early point the 911 sold as a status item (luxury accessory like Gucci/Prada) as well as a hardcore sports car.
So no-one in Europe expects to buy a cheap 911 and those high prices show the strength of the market. Even in RHD UK, a car like this would quickly show a good profit.