23rd May, 2025 10:00

May Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction

 
Lot 772
 

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1984 PORSCHE CARRERA TARGA

Estimate
£28,500 - £32,500
 

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Lot details

Insurance Category: CATEGORY N
Make: PORSCHE
Model: CARRERA TARGA
Registration: A976 ODY
Engine Size (cc): 3164
Current Speedometer Reading: 127,300
Year of Manufacture: 1984
Date First Registered: 01/06/1984
MOT Expiry Date: 27/03/2026
Current V5: YES
Location: PICKERING
You can view from: Wednesday 14 May - Tuesday 20 May 2025

Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a folder with MOT certificates, various invoices, Porsche club information, and a driver's manual.

The vendor has provided the model of the vehicle to be a Porsche Carrera Targa, please confirm upon your own inspection.

Former VRM Description Recorded on Condition Inspected Claim Date Inspected by Telephone Inspection Date
A915SYO 911 Targa Category N Insurance loss on Condition Alert Register 17/11/1992

The vendor has provided the following:

  • 1984 Porsche Carrera 3.2 Targa
  • Alarm and Immobiliser fitted - 2 sets of keys
  • Original Owners manual and service book with 19 stamps
  • Eligible for Historic Vehicle status, making it MOT, Road Tax, and ULEZ exempt
  • It recently passed its MOT on 27/3/25 with no advisories
  • It was driven from Spain to the UK two days prior to the latest MOT
  • This has been owned by myself for the last 28 years. It underwent a glass out, full body restoration in 2014 (£23,300) and has been kept in a dry environment since. There is a USB stick attached to one of the keys containing many photos of the car during bodywork renovation and engine rebuild
  • Sills, B Pillars, Kidney bowls replaced
  • Wheels refurbished
  • All body seals replaced
  • Targa top renovated
  • It had had drilled and vented disks and new calipers and brake lines all round at 118000 miles
  • It has electric seats fitted
  • Loads of old MOTs
  • Tool KIt
  • Spare tyre inflator
  • Fuchs Alloys
  • Tracker installed
  • The engine underwent a full rebuild at 122,800 miles in 2021 ( current milage 127,300) which included: total stripdown, main bearings, big end bearings, big end bolts, front and rear crankshaft seals, piston rings, oil pump seals, head studs, top end gasket and seal set, cam chain oil lines, can chain guides, camshaft selas, valve stems and seals, distributor seal, throttle body seal, fly wheel, pressure plate, clutch release bearing, spark plugs, injector seals, gearbox input shaft seal, clutch release shaft dust seals, distributer cap, rotor arm, valve seats reground, gearshift bushings.

 

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Auction: May Classic Vehicles & Memorabilia Auction, 23rd May, 2025

Welcome to our May Auction!

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The main viewing period for this auction is Wednesday 14 May - Tuesday 20 May 2025. 

 

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