The seller of this hard-window Porsche 911 Targa says he bought the rusty shell out of Syracuse, New York, and never made any headway on it. It’s now in Lakeville, Connecticut, the home of Lime Rock Park, and a part of the world where interesting project cars like this one tend to abound. The Buy-It-Now on eBay seems downright cheap at $5,400, but you’re not getting anything beyond what you see in pictures. Find it here on eBay and ending on Wednesday. 

The soft-window Targas tend to bring stronger money, and as a hard-window example, one has to wonder where the rear glass went. These were sometimes prime candidates for removing the rear window and targa hoop for the intent of creating a convertible, which may have increased the 911’s value at one time. No more, as original cars are in demand and this one’s’ Targa bar is thankfully intact.

The floors, less so. This Targa will need plenty of work to address the floors and surface rust puncturing the body. It appears that the door rust has permeated the exterior skin, and the cheap Buy-It-Now would seem to reflect this. Of course, the interior shows collapsed seats, no carpet, and plenty of missing trim.

The Tangerine paint is perhaps the 911’s best feature, which – assuming it’s restored – it will be returned to when the inevitable repaint occurs. The later phone dial wheels look out of place, but those are obviously just cheap rollers for moving the Targa carcass around. I wouldn’t look at this as a way to make money on a 911, but rather just a low cost of entry into restoring a vintage air-cooled if you’ve always craved one but missed the boat the last time prices spiked.