Porsche 911 74' RSR Replica build
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Thats my fault for getting excited when he said replica, i thought he was going the full monty with engine and running gear, still i agree cool anyway
Some more in progress pics (ignore the cab - won't leave me delete for some reason)
http://s400.photobucket.com/albums/pp89/gywhdskj/rsr replica/
http://s400.photobucket.com/albums/pp89/gywhdskj/rsr replica/
Thats my fault for getting excited when he said replica, i thought he was going the full monty with engine and running gear, still i agree cool anyway
Tell you what Mark, my old man will do all the body work, you fund the engine restore etc and we'll make this a proper replica!
Album updated with some new pics, check them out in the link 2 posts above.
Car has been sprayed Grand Prix White, fuel tank and bonnet modified as the filler cap had to be moved to accomadate the wings. Roll cage is out ready to be sprayed white, new headlining fitted and currently working on getting the carpet and all other interior back in
Front bumper also went back on today but haven't got any pics yet.
Car has been sprayed Grand Prix White, fuel tank and bonnet modified as the filler cap had to be moved to accomadate the wings. Roll cage is out ready to be sprayed white, new headlining fitted and currently working on getting the carpet and all other interior back in
Front bumper also went back on today but haven't got any pics yet.
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So I never did come back and update the thread, we did get the car fully restored in the end and sold, my Dad sadly recently passed away but I do have the photos from the finished project. Sold to a great guy Chris, who I am still in contact with now and we meet up for some car shows, recently in the R32GTR and hopefully next in the 996 Turbo I have just purchased which was my Dads most recent 911. Car is now worth around 3-4x what we sold it for, hindsight and all that
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And more photos and details from the restore
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Porsche RSR replica project update -
Original thread with older pics here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18242514&highlight=startername_vtr The Porsche RSR replica project my father has been working on (with some help from me!) is coming along nicely now, thought I'd share a few pics from yesterday with you...
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And for nostalgia sake as a lot of the old photo/links don't work in this thread, here are 2 out of the many others he done over the years -
I also have a 3.2 Carerra engine (circa 1985) and rebuilt gearbox (can't remember if 915 or G50, getting out of storage in the next few months) if anyone knows anyone looking for either, sadly I won't be involved in any more classic Porsche projects now that my Dad has passed
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I also have a 3.2 Carerra engine (circa 1985) and rebuilt gearbox (can't remember if 915 or G50, getting out of storage in the next few months) if anyone knows anyone looking for either, sadly I won't be involved in any more classic Porsche projects now that my Dad has passed
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Wow!For those interested, the replicas were around £50k back in 2012 and around £150k now
The original RSR's were £500-£600k then and over £1M now
In the context of reading this thread from the start, how wrong some were!
R.I.P. your father, what a legacy!
Thanks, was interesting to revisit the thread myself and somewhat kick myself knowing the prices now
I have some photos of my Dad with one of the first 911's he bought once he got the bodyshop business up and running, a narrow body circa 1970's 911 Carrera in Guards Red I believe, will dig out the photos.
I always remember him saying some of the models you could barely give away 30 years ago are now £100k+ cars. As the years go on, the older ones get rarer and rarer with prices going only one way. At one point (in the last 10 years) he was offered an original low mileage Speed Yellow 993 RS at around £60k, I don't want to look at the value of that now