Ohio Craigslist: 1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet
Much like the 930 Cabrio Glucker found last Friday, this car did not start life as a convertible chassis. Porsche did not release the cabriolet until the 1983 model year, and this particular car came 4 years before. Unlike Friday’s find, however, this car also did not start life as a turbo. A bog standard 1979 911SC Targa 3.0 liter when it left the factory, granted, any 911 is special in its own right.
Chopping the targa top off and installing a soft one in it’s place seems to be a bit of a common occurance in the Porsche world, and this one also received later 964 style smoothed bumpers, however, these are of fiberglass construction. The major change, however, appears in the engine bay.
Not content with the 3 liter’s approximate 180 horses, one of the car’s past owners fitted it with some form of aftermarket low pressure turbo system. Assuming you don’t throw a rod through the case on your drive home, this could be the bargain of a lifetime at a super low asking price of 7500 dollars. Hell, if the 915 gearbox is in decent shape (a long shot), it could fetch between 1 and 3 thousand dollars on your own craigslist post.
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[Source: Craigslist]
A BMW M Coupe remains very high on my “must own” list. I recently took to Craigslist to get an idea of what they might be going for behind the Orange Curtain. My eyes were instantly drawn to a link with the words “1999 Bmw M Coupe – $10,000″.
