No, with this post we’re not suggesting that anyone take on the restoration of this Spider, which would make no sense economically, given that the point of no return for the bodywork was passed at least twenty years ago.

It would be a $100,000 restoration that, after a couple of years, would give you a perfect car worth $60,000—and we say this with some authority, having just come out of a similar situation involving a 2600 Spider: a titanic restoration filled with headaches, hundreds of emails, phone calls, and discussions that often turned into arguments. The result was stunning, but made no financial sense. In this case, the goal is different.

The seller writes that the car “ran well” when it was parked twenty years ago. We don’t know if this bit of information might help a potential buyer—personally, we doubt it. The point is that this car, for someone who already owns one, is a valuable source of spare parts (including rare ones, like the hardtop), which have now reached very high prices on the market and are often hard to find. One thing is certain: if you decide to buy it, you’ll be towing it home. Find it for sale here in Portland, OR.