You don't know yet wether or not I got the car in the end ;-) Some months ago I wrote an article on this Porsche-website Porsche nieuws, autosport, rijtesten en meer vind je op Vierenzestig about a 1975 Turbo that had sold for 325.000 dollar or similar. A Dutch guy by the name of Hans Termathe wrote a reply saying he had a similar car and that he would like to know it's value. I found his telephone number through Google and we made an appointment. When I arrived at his house in Haaksbergen (a nice little town near the German border) I saw a blue cover and underneath was the unmistakable shape of a 930 Turbo. When he took away the cover I saw that this car was not only Viper Green metallic, but also did not have a sunroof and also no airconditioning - a very desirable combo imo. But the best was yet to come, because when he opened the door I saw a fantastic - almost untouched - olive green interior. I immediately believed that the 144.000 kms on the odometer were the original amount. Hans told me he had owned the car for 22 years and that it had been under his carport all the time. He had almost never driven it and in the last four years he had not driven it at all since it once failed to start. To be continued... Image Unavailable, Please Login
That photo really highlights what a great colour Viper Green Metallic is. Looking forward to hearing the rest of your story. I had mine out yesterday. Even a short drive is invigorating.
Damn! Sick... Viper green's are all coming out of the woodwork. While I may sell other cars in my collection someday, my son gets my Viper green 76 when I am dead. Can you post a pic of the interior?
I inspected the car and saw it was original paint except from the front fenders and hood. The small rust bubbles were almost all on the repainted areas, must have been a bad paint job. Also the floors were intact and the floorpan not affected by rust. All quite remarkable since it had been outside under a carport all this time. It was just the sill area on the drivers side that was a bit rusty and almost perforated. So then we had to talk money. Hans had done some research in the meantime and said a car like this was worth at least 40,000 euros. He had read it in a German magazine. I was already in my car to go to the bank, but then he told me there were two other guys he had to call first, because he promised that if he was going to sell it, he would call them also. And then the bidding began. Sometimes by 5000 euros at a time, sometimes 10.000. In the end I paid well over 100.000 more than the price I thought I had to pay, but I simply had to have the car. One day after the deal was done I got a call from a very good friend, who also owns a few 3.0 Turbo's. That's when I found out I had been bidding up against him. If we would have talked, we could have had the car for 60.000 or less. Pity, but all that ends well is well, and I have the car. I don't have to chase parts, since all is there, until the last screw. Hans even had kept the original radio. First I'm going to get rid of the alarm system (this is probably the reason the engine won't start), then we will do some maintenance on the engine and try to get it started. The interior needs nothing, just a good leather product and some cleaning. The original paint exterior parts will be polished and the repainted parts will be painted again. This one should be finished long before the sun comes out again after a cold winter. At least it won't be standing outside anymore for the first time in 22 years... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
And here's some more 'carport find' pictures... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice. When you mentioned the 40,000 Euros, I thought you were going to get a steal! The car will be well worth your investment, it's a special car.
Thanks all! The funny thing is: five or six years ago I almost bought a silver 930 with this olive interior. If the deal had not bounced off I would have taken it out and put a black one in. Now I think it's one of the best aspects of the whole car...
Since I've been 12, my intention was to get a black on black 930, and when this one came up with the light red interior, I was initially reluctant, but like you with your olive interior, I now love it. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Funny thing: my '77 has a plastic airbox. Is there consensus as to wether these were used up until 1977? I thought this was a 1975 only feature. Or did they just take an 'old' one at the time when new stock had ran out temporarily?
Just put her in the garage after another great drive. Here's the dash, leather is light red per the factory COA. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Yes, $25k is correct, I remember the magazine ads for the "Turbo Carrera" We also used to ride our bicycles by the dealership as a kids so we could drool & dream about one day owning one.
same here, also a 77 Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
That was the colour combo used in the advertising at the time, so no surprise it was a popular order. Stunning combination, a Copper Brown Metallic Turbo Carrera always looks "Right". I have the ad with the CBM 930 with the Martini 935 on my garage wall, along with a cutaway of the 934 Moritz car. Too bad we can't bring all these cars together for a big meet. They are a bit too spread around the world, I think.
amazing story, whoever gets it in the end is a winner, and only one winner in this case... congras..... beautiful viper green !!!
