Orginal 356 coupe for sale $75,000.
This is a friend of mine car it has only 61,000 miles on it and is very very mint.
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Orginal 356 coupe for sale $75,000.
This is a friend of mine car it has only 61,000 miles on it and is very very mint.
This is a friend of mine car it has only 61,000 miles on it and is very very mint.
Wow. Which reminds me....
I haven't heard the old refrain of how I could buy an original speedster for the price of a new Intermeccanica in a while. I kind of miss the old days.
It would seem, in light of this ad, that a guy can now buy two new (albeit "sparingly optioned") IM's for the current price of a nice "A".... coupe. I think the going exchange rate for IM/Original Speedsters is about 4:1, based on the "Excellence" valuations, what "European Collectibles" is asking, and what they are going for on ebay.
Makes me wish I'd have bought a nice original in 2000 for $50K or so... so I could sell it and buy what I've got (which is really what I want), and pocket about $100K. 20/20 hindsight, and all that.
I haven't heard the old refrain of how I could buy an original speedster for the price of a new Intermeccanica in a while. I kind of miss the old days.
It would seem, in light of this ad, that a guy can now buy two new (albeit "sparingly optioned") IM's for the current price of a nice "A".... coupe. I think the going exchange rate for IM/Original Speedsters is about 4:1, based on the "Excellence" valuations, what "European Collectibles" is asking, and what they are going for on ebay.
Makes me wish I'd have bought a nice original in 2000 for $50K or so... so I could sell it and buy what I've got (which is really what I want), and pocket about $100K. 20/20 hindsight, and all that.
Yea, well we will see what the HEBMAN and his friend eventually get, considering it's worth about half that amount realisticly.....
Damn Gene,
When you told me your buddy was selling his silver coupe, I did not expect something in that price range....that seems like a ton of money for a coupe, but what do I know. I have been looking at a lot of them and frankly... they scare me. Spending that much on a possible rust bucket with lipstick (not your buddies I am sure) seems to make my ulcer flare up...maybe I will just drive my fakey doo speedster some more and let the "buy something now" bug disappear before I go looking to spend my second sons college fund...and hey, before you judge me, the world needs trades people too ya know...
Or maybe an 87-89 Carrera... anyone know of a nice one? LOL
James
When you told me your buddy was selling his silver coupe, I did not expect something in that price range....that seems like a ton of money for a coupe, but what do I know. I have been looking at a lot of them and frankly... they scare me. Spending that much on a possible rust bucket with lipstick (not your buddies I am sure) seems to make my ulcer flare up...maybe I will just drive my fakey doo speedster some more and let the "buy something now" bug disappear before I go looking to spend my second sons college fund...and hey, before you judge me, the world needs trades people too ya know...
Or maybe an 87-89 Carrera... anyone know of a nice one? LOL
James
I did not set the price my friend did. But I can tell you cars at auctions are going for stupid money. And I am not talking just Barret Jackson.
What do you guys think it worth it is very very mint?
What do you guys think it worth it is very very mint?
Probably between $15 and $25K, sorted and dry.
My rule of thumb -- since I do very much intend to buy a car with a roof -- is going to be the marketing rule John Steele says he set for himself.
His coupes have to cost "a little" less to be competitive. I think your friend might have either set the bar unobtainably high for most of us ... or the V-8s aren't selling like hotcakes in the desert nowadays because gas costs so much.
Is the four-cylinder 356 coupe the new General Lee? Hmmmmm. I sure hope not. I'll go shopping for a green-and-white Mexico City taxi if it is.
My rule of thumb -- since I do very much intend to buy a car with a roof -- is going to be the marketing rule John Steele says he set for himself.
His coupes have to cost "a little" less to be competitive. I think your friend might have either set the bar unobtainably high for most of us ... or the V-8s aren't selling like hotcakes in the desert nowadays because gas costs so much.
Is the four-cylinder 356 coupe the new General Lee? Hmmmmm. I sure hope not. I'll go shopping for a green-and-white Mexico City taxi if it is.
At a local auction 2 weeks ago here in houston. I saw a 70 something gto judge go for $71,000. I got up and walked out of the auction crazy money !!!!
The big auctions are fun to watch, so many mathmatically inept people in one place is just plain fun...
From what I have seen in looking at a lot of the online 356 Coupes for sale, if it is a concours ready original everything, ultra low mileage car, or if it has documented race history, it could be worth 75K to somebody, but a truely beautiful restored matching numbers coupe seems to be going for around 40K. Do you have a picture of your buddies... I won't be buying it but am interested to see it.
James
From what I have seen in looking at a lot of the online 356 Coupes for sale, if it is a concours ready original everything, ultra low mileage car, or if it has documented race history, it could be worth 75K to somebody, but a truely beautiful restored matching numbers coupe seems to be going for around 40K. Do you have a picture of your buddies... I won't be buying it but am interested to see it.
James
Cory- Wasn't 2000 cool? All that crazy Y2K stuff, and the stock market run-up, and no 9/11, or war, and all those $15K mint condition coupes? I was younger then too!
Check out "Excellence" for the latest valuations. Nice numbers matching "A" coupes are going for a lot more money that you think... less than Gene thinks, but still a lot of jack for something that will rust while you're writing the check with all the zeros. Mr. Alderson has it about right.
As far as money well spent on the hoopty- it was money REALLY well spent, if you don't do something silly like get rid of it. If you trade it for some orphan "B" car, then I'm going to drive out there and take your check-book away from you. Get a garage, a circus tent, a mini-storage, or something to park the car in or under. Or, you could park it at the fire-house- I'm sure one of those big red trucks would fare better at the curb.
Check out "Excellence" for the latest valuations. Nice numbers matching "A" coupes are going for a lot more money that you think... less than Gene thinks, but still a lot of jack for something that will rust while you're writing the check with all the zeros. Mr. Alderson has it about right.
As far as money well spent on the hoopty- it was money REALLY well spent, if you don't do something silly like get rid of it. If you trade it for some orphan "B" car, then I'm going to drive out there and take your check-book away from you. Get a garage, a circus tent, a mini-storage, or something to park the car in or under. Or, you could park it at the fire-house- I'm sure one of those big red trucks would fare better at the curb.
Great Googly Moogly.. not to contradict myself, but even if this guy gets half of what he is asking, its crazy...
http://www.sloancars.com/vs1/detail.asp?CarID=71
James
http://www.sloancars.com/vs1/detail.asp?CarID=71
James
I guess cars that only acquire 'summer' or 'summertime' mileage really spike in value with that Sloan sales outfit! The only two cars priced close to what I've seen as comparable were the Carrera2 and the 959 but their prices are made suspect by the remaining over-priced Porsche inventory!
You see it with the streetrodders all the time - set the price high and see if someone bites. The next thing you see is "price reduced" or six months later it shows up still on the market. It doesn't hurt to set the price high, getting it is the trick.
Well, it may seem overpriced but I bet it has those screwdrivers.
LOL Stephan... Screwdrivers for the ultimate _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !
About 15 years ago I was at the PCA Porsche Parade in Monterey (NoCal). There were a couple of 356 Carrera II going for $250K back then. Seems like the price for Carrera's has leveled off!
Stan I don't think your figure of 2 IM's for one coupe is realistic, as you can see with the price of this beautiful white A coupe.
http://www.europeancollectibles.com/currentinventory.aspx
http://www.europeancollectibles.com/currentinventory.aspx
I unless that coupe for $75K has a four cam engine, I'd opt for an IM with a 6 cylinder mid-engine.
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Cory,
Check this out and take a few notes!
http://www.europeancollectibles.com/inventory_detail.aspx?@page_inv_id=C880
You could do a LOT worse than emulating this interior and body detailing
Check this out and take a few notes!
http://www.europeancollectibles.com/inventory_detail.aspx?@page_inv_id=C880
You could do a LOT worse than emulating this interior and body detailing
Then there's always this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1958-Porsche-356A-Outlaw-Sunroof-Coupe-Mint-Carrera-GT_W0QQitemZ180122002600QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6428QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Not $118K, or $119K, but a steal at $118.5K. Not bad for a pushrod coupe with a rollbar and some peg decals....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1958-Porsche-356A-Outlaw-Sunroof-Coupe-Mint-Carrera-GT_W0QQitemZ180122002600QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6428QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Not $118K, or $119K, but a steal at $118.5K. Not bad for a pushrod coupe with a rollbar and some peg decals....
I do like the sunroof!
I'll sell you one just like it Tom. $50K ought to cover it...