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    DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Tomsk Edition: German Iron Down On The Orange County Street

    Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?

    German Beaters Colonize The Streets Of Berkeley, France Considers Emergency Citroën Airlift

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/05/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Tomsk Edition: German Iron Down On The Orange County Street
    W126s are still pretty common around here. The other three are not.


    I did, however, see a two-door MkII Jetta the other night. Wish I'd been able to photograph that...

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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/05/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Tomsk Edition: German Iron Down On The Orange County Street
    The W126, like, in general looks remarkably fresh for a design that was introduced thirty years ago. I don't know why it seems so 'modern' to me, or why today is the day I come to this realisation, but it seems like something that was pinned five years after it was.
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    04/05/09

    @A strolling player is: Gold Member!:

    In my opinion, there's never been a better looking S-class than the W126. Expensive and formal looking, yet with just enough aero sleekness to make it look modern. It's not fat-looking like the follow-up W140, and not too self-consciously "styled" like the post-1999 models.
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    Image of musicalmcs8706 musicalmcs8706
    04/05/09

    @A strolling player is: Gold Member!: I have to agree. There is something about that design that is so timeless, but not in an old-fashioned sense of the word.
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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    04/05/09

    @A strolling player is: Gold Member!: Agreed, it's a great design. The proportions are about perfect, and it's neither over- nor under-styled, as many cars of it's day were.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/05/09

    @A strolling player is: Gold Member!: There has arguably never been a higher concentration of Bruce found in any four door before or since. And the coupes are gorgeous.
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    04/05/09

    In reply to DOTS-O-Rama Sunday, Tomsk Edition: German Iron Down On The Orange County Street
    Murilee got Tomsk to work for her (after treating him gently with her whip) and Murilee herself got to the LeMons racing and at night she is hanging out with a guy with a Rat Rot.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/05/09

    @DЯ. BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: She is so dreamy...


    /obligatory

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/05/09

    @DЯ. BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: Clearly, I didn't need much persuasion.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/05/09

    @Mobius_1: Yeah, an' the girl ain't bad either!
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    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    I dunno, it might be worth a quarter of that, but it ain't quite into six-digit territory. Pass the pipe.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    325k?! Pfft, the way the economy's going you'll be able to pick up a 908 or 917 for that kind of scratch before too long...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    So after reading the ad, I now know that random grease pencil (after 48 years?) numbers will exponentially increase the value of my ride?


    A quantum of crack-ice, please.

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    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    I've only seen one of these in my life, and my pants got tight just walking up to it. It oozed purpose and batshit Tasmanian Devil frenzy, no doubt.


    But there's no way it's worth that much. Provenance is great, but on an otherwise pedestrian car you could cobble together from parts? No way. If it has an absolutely ironclad pedigree and a winning history, I could see it going to $150K.

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    Even Ferry Porsche's 914-8 isn't worth that much.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    It bugs me slightly that cars like this get bid out the window, even when their intrinsic value is so modest. Has to be a crack pipe, even if I love the car.


    Ridiculous price.

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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    $300 grand is 916 territory. A pristine 914-6 will run you $25K-$30K, add about a 50% premium for the limited factory racing heritage and you've got yourself a $45K car, $50K tops.


    So, Tatum O'Neal, George Michael, and this 914 seller: passing the crack pipe.


    Now, if you really, really want to drop $300-large on a mid-engine lap whore, how about this:

    [content.onsmash.com]


    Silly name, insane specs, death by torque. What's not to like?

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    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    An early 911 with racing pedigree wouldn't even fetch that much.


    Cool car, though. $50k might even be a fair price for this. Not $325k.

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    12/01/08

    @Paul Y. can't think of a better, shorter handle: "An early 911 with racing pedigree wouldn't even fetch that much."


    Yeah, that's what I thought....and I wuz wrong!
    [www.gmundcars.com]

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    Image of Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp Paul Y. can't get in the club; gotta parking lot pimp
    12/01/08

    @SCROGGZILLA RAIDS AGAIN!!: Huh. I guess you learn something new every day.


    That's also a price in crackpipe territory.

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    Image of Almostbanned Almostbanned
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    Yeah, its a lot. Buttttttt.... you have to remember that this is a one-off numbers-correct all-original Porsche factory special-project racer. Which is like an orgasm on four wheels to Porsche fanatics. I mean, can you imagine the bragging rights that some collector is going to have at the next Porsche Club concours? Seriously, he's going to be the biggest swinging dick there.


    It may sound like a lot to us, but we're just not viewing it through the proper prism of Porsche fanaticism.

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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    12/01/08

    @Almostbanned: With no actual competition history, I initially thought this was overpriced. Then I checked the price on a 911R with a documented race history (see below)....YIKES!!.....and now I declare this 914-6 a modest bargain for the wealthy Porschephile seeking bragging rights.


    [www.classicandperformancecar.com]

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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    12/01/08

    @Almostbanned: Who the F would pay $325K to swing their dick at a club car show?! Oh, that's right. Porsche nerds.
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    You say you have a 914? That's pretty cool, I've always liked those little cars.


    Oh, it's the six? That's freakin' sweet.


    Factory racer, you say? That might be the coolest 914 ever!


    For sale? Sure, I'm interested.


    I'm sorry, did you say Three hundred twenty-five thousand?


    No, but I might buy some of whatever you're smoking.

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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    At least he answers the cruise control question early.


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    Image of Maxichamp Maxichamp
    12/01/08

    In reply to Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: Factory Racer Porsche 914-6 For $325,000?
    At that price, you can almost buy a 959!
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