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Wiz-PORSCHE-924 · Joined: 06 Nov 2002 Posts: 214 Location: Douglassville PA

Hey guys !!! Its been a long time. Anyway Ive been searching for a 924/944 project car for a little a came across a 77 Martini edition on ebay. I was always a big fan of this car and would like to know a ltle more about it.

The seller is asking $1,200 for it. It does not run the head gasket is blown, the interior is shot (once re-carpeted black) and the stripes were taken off.

Is it worthwhile going across the state of PA to get this or is the Martini more common then I think it is ?
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gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

The Martini was a marketing product.

Nothing special, just a specific collection of interior and exterior features.

Run running, ugly and broken, it isn't worth any more, than any other broken down 924.

I would not pay $1200 for any early 924 in the condition you describe.

944cabby · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 55 Location: UK

Does sound steep - mine cost 450gbp but the seller originally wanted 750gbp for it although it would fire up.
Biggest problem i've had with mine is rust - but for a long-term project i'm still happy working on it.
Try and beat the price down.
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924guy · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject:

the martini edition has a certain cool factor, but with no added performance, and not in original condition, one would be much better off spending less to get a 924 in much better shape, and creating reproduction Martini... I looked at the one on ebay right now, , and id be hard pressed to pay $200 for it, never mind $1200... they have effectively removed anything "martini" about it..save the plaque... so imo that plaque is selling for $1200, seems allot for a plaque..

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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

There was a very very nice example in Scottsdale a while back, pretty much in restored (but not quite concourse) condition. Something like that would be worth going after, but the guy was asking $6K from what I recall. For what the car is, it just seems like too much money. I agree with 924guy, you'd be better off finding a good clean non-martini example to start with and converting it. Unless you're really into the concourse thing, and absolutely must have the real deal. Then maybe that $6K candidate in AZ would be worth trying to find again.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Recently sold:
http://www.theaircooledguys.com/1977-924-martini/

Or this one is still available for the low low price of $13K
http://www.harrystoys.com//a-images/12951/12951.htm
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agfisher · Joined: 09 May 2007 Posts: 483 Location: West Hartford, CT

I have a Martini and love the thing. Everyone is right though, performance wise it's about the lowest on the pole but man I love the look. There are places out there you can get the stripes remade. The interior would be tough though.

Good Luck!

Adam
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

"Factory quality" replica upholstery can be gotten here:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=29194

Martini stripes can be gotten here:
http://www.bigporsche.com/default.tpl?cart=1229693396985&id1=50&startat=1&--woSECTIONSdatarq=50&--SECTIONSword=ww
here:
http://www.drivernetwork.net/staticstpages1/159.htm
or here:
http://stores.shop.ebay.com/porsche-decal-shop__W0QQ_armrsZ1
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rkn · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 176 Location: Copenhagen