So I have finally purchased my dream project
So I have finally purchased my dream project, a 1969 Porsche 912, it may only be a poorly rolling shell but from humble beginnings come the greatest successes!
purchased the car from a tinkerer in LongBeach who honestly disclosed nothing about the car and initial responses to my questions of condition were "its ready for paint" and "there is light rust in places, you might want to change the floor out if you want it perfect" so i went to take a look... light rust was an understatement to say the least.
Ready for paint was a joke!!! Not to mention different rear trailing arms both with significant damage, the rear suspension was two 1" wooden dowels and the front lower arms were floating just resting under the car not really connected to any thing because the mounting points were rusted away to nothingness.
So I did as any gentleman would and gave the seller my reasonable price, noting every thing I had seen as a problem and he came back with an astronomical inflated price that could have netted me a 80's 911sc just a few years ago, so I told him thanks for showing me the car and I was on my way home with no intention of ever returning. As most sellers who know they are asking too much and as I should have realized had some thing with problems they felt they would never find a buyer for. I got a call back about a week later asking if i was interested and I said I offered a reasonable price and if they were willing to accept it or at least negotiate a compromise I may be interested. This negotiation went on for the next 3 days and on a Friday night at 7:30 as i was leaving my office i was told yes, we have an agreement and to come and pick it up Saturday morning.
Ready for paint was a joke!!! Not to mention different rear trailing arms both with significant damage, the rear suspension was two 1" wooden dowels and the front lower arms were floating just resting under the car not really connected to any thing because the mounting points were rusted away to nothingness.
So I did as any gentleman would and gave the seller my reasonable price, noting every thing I had seen as a problem and he came back with an astronomical inflated price that could have netted me a 80's 911sc just a few years ago, so I told him thanks for showing me the car and I was on my way home with no intention of ever returning. As most sellers who know they are asking too much and as I should have realized had some thing with problems they felt they would never find a buyer for. I got a call back about a week later asking if i was interested and I said I offered a reasonable price and if they were willing to accept it or at least negotiate a compromise I may be interested. This negotiation went on for the next 3 days and on a Friday night at 7:30 as i was leaving my office i was told yes, we have an agreement and to come and pick it up Saturday morning.
from long beach...
to its new home in Aliso Viejo and thus the journey begins...
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