1971 911S barn-find, anyone?

914 KEV · Post by **914 KEV** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:33 am

IanMcLeod wrote:
If it's 9920 TB then it's an ireland plate isn't it? It's not worth that much. If it's 992 OTB then even less.

Ian.

The registration number is 9920 TB

The number is a Liverpool issued number.

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 12:32 pm

I have spoken with the owner. I am a sucker for an old S.

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:19 am

Getting pricey, No one had viewed the car as of monday nite.

Was going to view it yesterday, but surpassed what i wanted to pay.

I have enough piles of rust sitting around.

Around £10,400. is my guess.

Dave

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:38 am

Its already at 13! Irish plates have the letters first and then 3 or four numbers?

Dirk.

visualfx · Post by **visualfx** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:00 am

I bid a couple of times on this to 11K but it's really going sky high. I budget a 25K resto on the car.

Plenty out there done for that!

What did the owner have to say?

210bhp · Post by **210bhp** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:31 am

visualfx wrote:
What did the owner have to say?

He started off not knowing what he had last week and would have sold it off ebay but all the phone calls put paid to that. I just couldn't get a trailer organised in time. He sure knows what he has now though. 20 odd calls yesterday alone.

Regards
Mike

Disco · Post by **Disco** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:32 pm

even at 15 plus the 25k resto - its still a cheap 'S' when most are going for plus 50...

MikeB · Post by **MikeB** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:00 pm

To put your minds at rest, those are not Irish plates, either from NI or Eire

DIRKBROWNFINGER · Post by **DIRKBROWNFINGER** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:38 pm

Now at 14,100 and still a while to go.

Dirk.

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:03 pm

He said he would collect me from the station, when i rang back to arrange collection, and to tell him my train times, he said i can send you better pictures. none arrived. Also asked him, how bad where the rust issues up around the rear pillars from the double skinned roof/ sunroof drain tubes, and torsion bar areas

I dont know, i have not looked. he replied.

Laughing all the way to the bank now though.

Dave

964RS · Post by **964RS** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:48 pm

Warning: Not every barn find is a Myatt1972 (Keith) barn find!

So it costs you £40-50k to restore? What do you have? A restored car at market value and a lot of headaches, stress and extra work along the way

Just playing devils advocate.....a VERY brave man buys something like this off ebay with just the pics shown!! One in ten MAYBE gets lucky. Nine out of ten....

swd · Post by **swd** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:28 pm

Having just been outbid again I am grateful for Jason's comments above!! It is very easy for a beginner like me to look at a resporation project like this through rose tinted glasses and pay way more than you originally planned!

For what its worth I think he is genuine as the sunroof comments above were a direct contradiction to what he told me so I questioned him a second time about it...

Now I shall quietly beat myself up as my first email with him on day 1 of the auction he suggested I make an offer to finish early when it was at 2400!!

mycar · Post by **mycar** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 6:41 pm

DIRKBROWNFINGER wrote:Now at 14,100 and still a while to go.
Dirk.

Plenty of time for a prepurchase pint or five Dirk

Mike.

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:15 pm

Just passing on my facts. I offered him 8k on monday nite, but he said he will let the auction run its course. Which is only fair. I dont doubt that he is genuine. Nothing to gain from my comments.

Dave

IanMcLeod · Post by **IanMcLeod** » Tue Sep 21, 2010 7:38 pm

Gotta love ebay. The car will find it's true value in the next 5 hours. Will it make £20K is the question?

Ian.