74 Carrera Euro Spec vs 74 Carrera US Spec price difference?

[Tosh]

£95k
Not surprised the force is strong. It's "cheap"

[redrobin911]

£95k
Not surprised the force is strong. It's "cheap"

Interesting article regarding impact bumper cars below - As I said from the onset these cars esp US Carrera are well undervalue and look set to rise. Luckliy I'm not for selling mine - not simply to cash in later, which may happen - but to enjoy driving what is a very well balanced and special car - could do with a tad more (MFI?) power - might address that in the years ahead and looking into options.

The world is running out of Ferraris to sell, and as a new generation of car collector comes of age, a noticeable change is starting to occur. "The market is still growing, but at a slower rate than we have witnessed in the past three years," said McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty. "The notable exception is rapid growth among younger buyers who have entered the market and are exercising their buying power by spending on the poster cars of their youth."


As a result, prices paid for mid-1970s-era Porsche 911s has jumped 154% over the last year. There has been a 98% surge in value for that 1980s and early 90s supercar icon, the Ferrari Testarossa made famous by "Miami Vice" even though beyond its extravagant looks, it was considered a terrible car to drive.

The TV influence continues with the 1975-1985 Ferrari 308 GTS, the car made famous by Tom Selleck in his role as "Magnum PI," with prices up 69%. Even the Lamborghini Diablo (built right up until 2001) has seen a price increase of 65%.

"A new era of later model performance cars from instantly recognizable brands have irrefutably proven that the term 'collector car' is not synonymous with 'old car'," continues Hagerty.

Nowhere is this more evident than with the first edition Aston Martin DB9. Despite still being in production as recently as 2009, prices have jumped 141% since the start of 2015, meaning that only the Porsche 911 has surged more in value in recent months.

Hagerty's data, which is based on auctions, private sales as well as its own insurance policies, also shows that there has been a 17% increase in clients adding classics from the 1980s onwards to their existing policies while fewer than 3% have added additional cars built before 1980.

[jonno1]

2016 will be interesting after the saturation of Porsche auctions in the last few months of this year....