Shifting Gears in the Air-Cooled Porsche Search
Shifting the Search from a 964 RS to a RS America and others It has been six months. I have not found that ideal Air-Cooled Porsche in my search to replace my 1968 911 that I sold and my all-original 1986 911 Carrera that was totaled when a distracted driver ran into it. The original goal was a unique color 964 or an RS America. Well, I got diverted when I was introduced to the Porsche 964 RS that was only sold as a Rest-of-World (ROW) car originally, and is only now comin
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Jan 224 min read
Four Porsches, Four Countries in Four Days
Since the 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RS was never sold in the US, it was decided to go to Europe to look for one that could be imported. An aggressive trip was planned to see two cars in two countries in four days, but plans changed and we saw four Porsches in four days in four countries. Four Porsche 911 RS in Europe The 911 RS was never certified for the US at the time because its lightweight, motorsports focus did not meet US safety and emission standards. Now that the car
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Nov 25, 202511 min read
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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Nov 10, 20254 min read
