Winning a Porsche at Auction, or not... - Part 3 of a Buying Journey
The decision was made; let’s bid on the 1992 Salvage Porsche 911 RS at auction. The big question when entering any auction is: “How high are you willing to bid?” The estimate by the Broad Arrow Auction House was that the RS would sell between $150,000 and $200,000. With the sale of my 1968 911 and collecting the insurance payoff from the total of my 1986 911 Carrera 3.2, I had $200,000 to spend on one great car. The Broad Arrow Monterey 2025 Pre-Sale Estimate for the S
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Buying a Salvage Title Porsche - Part 2 of a Buying Journey
The next step in the purchase of a new Air-Cooled Porsche for the Air Brigade fleet was to inspect the Salvage Title Porsche 911 RS coming up for auction at Broad Arrow Auctions during Monterey Car Week. Who would think a Salvage Title Porsche could command a sale estimate of $150,000 - $200,000 that Broad Arrow was estimating? But a clean title RS sells for $300,000 plus so we are looking at a 50% discount on the car. The big question is: Do I want to spend $200,000 for
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Two Air-Cooled Porsches into One Great Air-Cooled Porsche - Part 1
In the quest for a new Air-Cooled Porsche with the loss of my cherished all-original from new 1986 Meteor Grey 911 Carrera 3.2, I realized that I had an opportunity. I had just sold my 1968 Sports Purpose 911 for a tad under $100,000 and I had an insurance payoff of close to the same amount for the ’86. I now had a budget of $200,000 to acquire whatever I wanted. Author's 1968 Sports Purpose 911 and 1986 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Instead of replacing the collection with two
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