Today I found an achingly perfect 911, a 1977 911S Targa in Oak Green over beige-and-pepita with a 5-speed manual transmission and in preposterously crispy condition at Rusnak Porsche in Pasadena, CA.
Smack dab in the middle of my Venn diagram!! Except it's a little too mechanically sound--it has only 437 miles so it's literally a museum quality car. Which means the most critical aspect of the Venn diagram, price, is waaaaay out of wack. Rusnak wants [double-checks notes] $896,488. That's American dollars, not yen or baht.
Alas. I'll keep on dreaming.
This is one year older than the 911 that exposed 16 year old Rootsy's lack of talent. That one was brown, with a sunroof and aftermarket "whale tale" that someone put on it before it was imported on the grey market from Germany.
ReplyDeleteZporsche is out there, just keep looking.
she's a beaut
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely car. Would it fit me?
ReplyDeleteLook at this gorgeous car. Whew.
ReplyDeleteget the car Z, you deserve it. and did you guys see that Tony Shaver is getting inducted into the W&M athletic hall of fame?
ReplyDeletetoo soon, shlara!
ReplyDeleteBarry Parkhill 43–68 (.387)
ReplyDeleteChuck Swenson: 62–134 (.316)
Charlie Woollum: 69–94 (.423)
Rick Boyages: 33–52 (.388)
Tony Shaver: 226–268 (.457)
Dane Fischer: 56–91 (.381)
shaver's 223-166 (.573) after his first three seasons is goddamn heroic. four 20-win seasons, seven winning seasons.
ReplyDeleteprior to tony, w&m had recorded one 20-win season since 1952. one goddamn season.
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