986 as a future classic

[southernstar]

KG Cabriolet's are, of course, worth the mos,t but the real collectibles are the original 'low-light's that were built until 1959. That's the model that was displayed at the NY Museum of Modern Art. Good examples are very hard to find and one often sees even total rusted wrecks going for $10K.

Brad

[Bigsmoothlee]

Compare it to the timeline of the Porsche 914.

They didnt become valuable until about 5 years ago.

And I use the term valuable loosely, since I havent seen many over 20K

[Whippy]

Originally Posted by Bigsmoothlee

Compare it to the timeline of the Porsche 914.

They didnt become valuable until about 5 years ago.

And I use the term valuable loosely, since I havent seen many over 20K

Good 914-6's regularly make over €30k (and more) in Europe! Good 4's regularly top 20k.

Production numbers alone make this comparison pretty invalid really!

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Bigsmoothlee

Compare it to the timeline of the Porsche 914.

They didnt become valuable until about 5 years ago.

And I use the term valuable loosely, since I havent seen many over 20K

Perhaps the best basis for comparison. Value is mostly based on condition as 914s usually have huge corrosion problems. I don't think 986s will have any issues with corrosion.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Perhaps the best basis for comparison. Value is mostly based on condition as 914s usually have huge corrosion problems. I don't think 986s will have any issues with corrosion.

I would suggest that the 986 and the 914 are vastly different in terms of their places in Porsche history. The 914 was a standalone car - nothing came afterwards (924/944/968 were complete different designs/platforms).

Whereas, the 986 is a true sister car to the 996 and the 987 was still closely related to the 997. Even though the 981 and 991 aren't as closely related, the design language of both the 981 and the 991 clearly tie back to the 986.

This heritage will make the 986 many, many times more collectable than the 914.