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#25304 of 25638 Re: shifty car [qbrozen] by texases

Mar 20, 2013 (11:30 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 20, 2013 11:14 am)
Very nice 944 Turbo. But salvage title for $3,000 worth of repairs? Odd...

#25305 of 25638 Re: shifty car [texases] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Mar 20, 2013 (12:52 pm)

Replying to: texases (Mar 20, 2013 11:30 am)
Too bad about that salvage title...this prices the car, as stated, too high, in my opinion---probably $7500 is all the money here and then some, unless you turn it into a track car, which is what smart money would do.
 
These 944 turbos, when properly equipped and in the hands of a skilled driver, can still give a new 911 fits on a road course.
 
So yeah, maybe from SCCA will bite on this, as "good bones" for a track car.
 
As for those planning to use this as a street car, we all remember the old rule: "Whatever gets you into a car cheaply when you buy it, will come back to haunt you when you sell it".
 
That salvage title hangs like a sharp sword over the car--if you put in lots of need mods and make it a great street car, then you'll never see your money out of it.

#25306 of 25638 Re: . [fintail] by explorerx4

Mar 20, 2013 (5:44 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Mar 18, 2013 4:43 pm)
Those tires look great on the car.
I hope you have a fedora you wear while driving it.

#25307 of 25638 Re: . [explorerx4] by fintail

Mar 20, 2013 (7:37 pm)

Replying to: explorerx4 (Mar 20, 2013 5:44 pm)
That would work pretty well. They give the car some swank - and with the headroom, I could wear it while driving
 
I was looking around today, here's a fintail with the same tires:
 

 
And a highly restored one in Germany:
 

  
 
Nice to see some others who have the same. I was a little concerned that the tires aren't 100% identical to OEM, but they might be as close as one can get for a radial tire.
 
Now I have an urge to have the steering wheel restored.

#25308 of 25638 Re: . [fintail] by hpmctorque

Mar 21, 2013 (5:04 am)

Replying to: fintail (Mar 20, 2013 7:37 pm)
Classy, timeless!
 
What's the make and model of that yellow truck?

#25309 of 25638 Re: . [hpmctorque] by fintail

Mar 21, 2013 (7:38 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Mar 21, 2013 5:04 am)
I think the truck is a "Framo".

#25310 of 25638 Re: . [fintail] by hpmctorque

Mar 21, 2013 (8:59 am)

Replying to: fintail (Mar 21, 2013 7:38 am)
I'd never heard of the Framo brand. So, I looked it up, and it made for interesting reading. The small (mini or micro, it looks like) cars were interesting to me. They look like the German equivalent of our Crosley, roughly. Judging from the pics they have about the narrowest wheels I've seen on a car, but with comparatively large diameters. Must have been pretty good in snow. Good weight distribution too, with that tiny motor up front.

#25311 of 25638 Re: . [hpmctorque] by fintail

Mar 21, 2013 (10:07 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Mar 21, 2013 8:59 am)
I think Framo was involved with the goofy/neat German 3 wheel trucks before the war, then merged into Barkas in DDR after. Economy vehicles made for local use. The truck was probably their largest product.

#25312 of 25638 Mark VI by tjc78

Mar 22, 2013 (6:57 am)

Shifty, what do you think this is worth?
 
82 Mark VI

#25313 of 25638 Re: Mark VI [tjc78] by andre1969

Mar 22, 2013 (7:10 am)

Replying to: tjc78 (Mar 22, 2013 6:57 am)
Whatever Shifty says it's worth, I'm docking $1,000, simply because the seller sounds a little douchey from the ad copy.
 
It does look like a pretty nice car, though. I wonder how quick it would be with that Mustang drivetrain? IIRC, these cars actually weren't *too* sluggish for the time to begin with.

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