There must have been 20 cars for sale, displayed either in the swap
meet area or in the parking areas. This 911 is pretty close to being
ready to be painted. The owner was accepting bids starting at $6000.
There were a couple of 912 for sales from this one in poor condition...
... to this one in excellent condition.
Besides these, there were a number of 914, 944 and 911s
available. Swap meets like this one always seem to be places where you
can find a candidate if you are in the market for a Porsche.
Besides cars there are all sorts of parts. This year it seemed as
though every booth had wheels and tires. Want to put 18 in. low
profile Bridgestone's on your 912? Buy 'em here. Hint - they won't
fit.
I saw a set of Fuchs that would fit a 912 for $650 with tires. How do
you tell the copycat Fuchs from the real thing?
Finding parts of interest requires a lot of searching and asking
questions. Get there early before the choice bits are gone. Here we
have headlight parts, and silver wiper blades.
Re-chromed rear quarter window latches from $75 up.
How about that missing wrench to fill out the original tool kit?
Power 944 seats for $100??. Hard to believe - even if they don't work!
The knowledgeable and patient buyer can find some real bargains. I
seem to be too impatient to take much advantage of the opportunities
but it is great fun even to try to identify a lot of the pieces let
along understanding why they are for sale. One man's junk must be
another man's treasure (aren't those words to a song or something?).
With some nice looking paint you can enter the wash and shine
division. This is Ron Simon's 1968 912. I did not stick around to
find out if he won a prize, but just entering a near original car will
give you a lot of feedback from the judges to know what they are
looking for.
The daily driver's need not apply. I'm sure that the original seats
and steering wheel safely home in my garage would not gain me any points.
An arc of 911 metallic paint. Gorgeous!
Our host for this event is Parts Heaven a
great source for used parts. You can see why.
