all steel widebody recreation/conversion?

I'm looking at a 1978 911. I'm waiting for a call back but currently
this is the only info I have:

1978 Porsche 911 "WideBody" - $15000
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This beauty is a all steel widebody recreation with only 72k.This car
needs nothing.Call or email for more info.

I can send pics if you wish but it looks awesome and the black looks deep.

My question(s):

I take it that this "conversion" is not completed by Porsche. So does
this harm the resell value of a 911?

What are your thoughts on having this work done? something about it just
does not feel right, I'm not sure why.

xbit wrote:

> I'm looking at a 1978 911. I'm waiting for a call back but currently
> this is the only info I have:
>
> 1978 Porsche 911 "WideBody" - $15000
> ----
> This beauty is a all steel widebody recreation with only 72k.This car
> needs nothing.Call or email for more info.
>
> I can send pics if you wish but it looks awesome and the black looks deep.
>
> My question(s):
>
> I take it that this "conversion" is not completed by Porsche. So does
> this harm the resell value of a 911?
>
> What are your thoughts on having this work done? something about it just
> does not feel right, I'm not sure why.


Typically, yes, it hurts resale by 10-15%. Modified cars are rarely
worth as much as they would have been if they had been left in original
condition.

I tend to avoid these cars. Who knows what kind of job has been done?
If you are really interested, it should require a full lookover by a
qualified body tech. This would be in addition to the Porsche
mechanical check.

Go back and look at that '91...