If this were a Porsche 911 rather than a 912, I suspect people would be fighting tooth and nail over it. As it is, 35 bids have taken it up to over $36,000 here on eBay, and if you are thinking that’s a real bargain, there’s a buy it now of $48,995 that would get you the car right away. It’s located in Pleasanton, California.
The seller tells us the car maintains most of its original paint. Technically I suppose that need only be 51%, but it certainly looks original enough. It also looks very clean and crisp in the white and black color scheme.
I do see what I think are small dings in the trailing edge of the engine compartment lid and a few ripples in the rear apron, but after seeing what art some folks that work in paintless dent repair can perform, it wouldn’t surprise me if you could have this straight in no time. Yes, for those of you it matters to, that is a California black plate. It doesn’t look like 130,553 miles, does it?
The underside looks as nice as the top, with only a few spots of easily addressed surface corrosion to complain about. And after looking at some really rusty 911s and 912s, I don’t think you’re going to sway me much on that front–this is a nice car.
Lo0king inside, if that really is the original upholstery they don’t come much nicer. The owner, a former olympian, left the car alone for 30 years in a “dry California garage.” Apart from the Momo wheel, which I would have left stock, I think this interior is really, really sweet.
The engine really looks the part as well, and here’s a link to a video of it starting and running. While it’s not completely perfect nor a true survivor, if you’re interested in driving an early 901-series car and don’t mind the two missing cylinders, this could be your car! Let us know what you think!
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