Dad's old '66

[JTR70]

Great old photo! Yeah, that desert sun makes short work of paint, rubber and upholstery; looks very familiar. I suspected the damage occurred on the right front due to that wide uneven front door gap but you say that accident did not go back that far?? I hear you, everyone wanted the LWB cars back then and the SWB were the stepchild. My father was no different and always wanted a later model 911. The pinnacle was of course a black slant-nose 930 Turbo... Love these old pics! Thanks again Steve!

[JTR70]

6/4/14
My father was in town recently to look for his discharge info from the Air Force back in '62. A nice side benefit was finding several more old shots from the 70's. Below are two of the only photos I ever remember seeing of the car in process of being painted from its original polo-red to Guards red. At the time my father was just cutting his teeth as a bodyman.

Photos dated April of 1978.

A very straight forward re-spray with No accident or serious body damage.

This photo dated June 1978 so very shortly after its reassembly. He didn't replace the rocker or bumper decos but instead ran a double row of electrical tape to represent them. God I remember it being like that for many years; that's my dad.

Same paint job on it some 36 years later. Not an easy existence either; this car has always been subject to the desert sun with maybe an occasional shade tree here and there. It was only moved under this chicken coupe within the last 15 years of its life. No peeling, lifting, or checking. Its just faded but would probably wake right back up with a good polishing. Not a bad job for a rookie. Thanks for reading this! Justin

[911quest]

65-66 SWB 911's are such special cars really nothing else like them! Justin do you plan on just getting it going under it's own steam or are you going to restore it?

[JTR70]

Hey Tony thanks,

If I were to get it running again I think I'd be more inclined to rebuild the engine, flush the systems, polish the paint and enjoy as is. It would need a complete rubber seal kit too as the seals are completely petrified. Thanks again!
Justin

Here's another one from 1981. Probably on our way to Las Vegas to meet up with family from Utah as we often did. I remember many trips being stuffed in that back seat for several hours at a time. (good thing I was an only child) Many of these trips were taken in late spring and summer with temps around the 100's. This photo looks like one of those times. I remember my mother would never allow her hair to get messed up so the door glass was never rolled down; we could only have the window wings open to get the air flowing. We had to suffer to she could stay beautiful. That's her in the drivers seat and me leaning over to watch my dad take this photo. Thanks for reading this!
Justin

[Steve]

Justin:
It's great seeing more pics of your Dad's '66. The lines on those SWB 911s are so simple and classic.
I agree, just polish the paint and rejuvenate the engine. Do the seals later, it never rains in Vegas anyway!
By the way, I saw the 911 engine block in your latest post on the coupe2speedster thread and it reminded me, did you ever get the serial number off the engine in the targa?
I love the work you do on the $75 carrera and the coupe2speedster projects, keep it up.
Steve

[JTR70]

Hey Steve,
Thanks a lot I really appreciate you saying that and I am always very glad to hear that those other threads are of interest! The engine block on my shop floor I later determined to be the original to the '67 Targa. So the matching #'s engine is with the car. Only the gearboxes at this point have been switched. Thanks again! Justin

Here's an old polaroid with my parents in 1988 just before leaving on another road trip.

1987: My mother and I arriving home after successfully passing my drivers license test in this car. As you can see by the Stupid look on my face I was extremely happy that day! Notice the window wing on her side; couldn't get let that hair get wind-blown. Thanks for looking! Justin

[JTR70]

7/4/14


A blurry one but my father with his car in front of my Aunt's house in Claremont Ca. Early 70's

My father with his High school buddy and his first family in Escondido Ca. 1968.

Taken by the old and long since demolished Landmark Casino in Las Vegas in the 68 or 69.

Happy 4th everyone! Justin

[JTR70]

Another Old Polaroid of the car pre-1970.

[Ryles]

What are these worth today? Real world value, not the one hit wonder ebay auction. With all of the flooding in Texas, a 65 and a 66 are possibly up for sale. It would take an hour or so to get past Fayetteville to even see them.
He's not so much an internet guy, but with most folks in Austin, we know who is who and where the cars are. These are just unrestored but good cars, and the pictures of this red car looked like one.

[GT3]

A clean and correct 65/66 912 runs about 75K and a similar 911 100K+.
Later 1967 S-models go up from there.

[356JAGER]

I don't believe I've ever seen a 912 over 55 K or thereabouts, and that's the outlier and a total restoration on a matching #s car. High value in the latest Excellence for an excellent 912 Targa is $ 36 K. 911's are a different story for now, but as has always occurred, what goes up, must come down. I just sold this one for right at high market, non matching number car, but a most excellent driver.
Cheers,
Joel

[JTR70]

Hard to say I've seen the prices of these car vary quite a bit especially at auction.

Here's two more I just had digitized.

One of our road trips out to see my grandparents out in quartzite AZ. during one of the winter months in 1987.

My mother with her father.
Thanks for looking!
Justin

[JTR70]

Here's another from about 1980. (hate when photos don't have a date on them) Me and my mother probably just getting ready to leave on one of our road trips to Utah to visit family. My dad had installed an 8-track player in the car and two albums in particular would get played over and over again. The Rumors album by Fleetwood Mac and the Saturday night fever soundtrack. They are both very nostalgic to me now.

[Manolin]

concourse I suppose?

[DG58INNM]

Justin,
Love these old photos! That could almost be me and my mom standing there, but a few years earlier, maybe about 1975. Except that my Dad only had Fords and Oldsmobiles then

I think I had that same coat. The same shoes. And the same jeans (always with worn knees). The line of junipers looks just like a typical West Texas shelterbelt too. Thanks for the nostalgia.

Take care,
DG