Saw a thang today

"iaintafraidofnoghost" (iaintafraidofnoghost) 03/29/2016 at 17:33 • Filed to: code brown, porsche

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I was really hoping to get a better shot of this beauty. I’m sorry it’s not the best, but I refuse to try to capture a car while in motion. Since we rolled up to a long light I had a second to capture it. To me it looks like a mint 1970's Brown Porsche Targa.

The spots aren’t on the car, that’s my dirty window, we had a couple storms the past couple days, with high winds. I’ll get her to the wash this weekend.

The kid driving had to be in his early twenties with his girlfriend and dog for what looked to be a little get away.

C62030 > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 17:36

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Brown Targa is best Targa.

TractorPillow > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 17:36

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Man, that’s a beauty. Was looking at one of those not too long ago

iaintafraidofnoghost > C62030 03/29/2016 at 17:39

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Agreed. I tried to make the text brown too, but Kinja has failed me once again.

iaintafraidofnoghost > TractorPillow 03/29/2016 at 17:40

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I looked up prices and they aren’t too bad for a classic, but still out of my range. Well kept ones were in the $60-$70k range. Is that what you found too?

Master Cylinder > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 17:52

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I’ll be honest. I don’t like the look of the air-cooled Targas. But I’d still drive one if I had the chance, and brown is a good color for an old Porsche.

C62030 > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 17:53

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Kinja’d once again. But looking at a Targa makes it all better. I think it’s the only good-looking 911, at least post-996, when everything was terrible.

OneFastPuertoRican > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 18:02

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Ah, Sepia Brown. I think this may be the only Porsche color I have not seen with my own eyeballs.

iaintafraidofnoghost > OneFastPuertoRican 03/29/2016 at 18:14

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One day friend, one day.

bmil128 > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 19:37

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Looks like a ‘78 or ‘79 SC with the rollbar stripped bare, I know the chrome window trim was optional on these but I’m pretty sure the rollbars were all black by this time. My dad intended to buy a ‘69 E Targa in this color combination when his tour on the aircraft carrier JFK concluded via European delivery but the DM and the dollar got out of whack and he couldn’t afford it. That car would be worth over $100k now......

iaintafraidofnoghost > bmil128 03/29/2016 at 19:44

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Damnnnnnn

TractorPillow > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 19:51

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Eh found some cheaper than that...varying degrees of condition. I saw a pretty nice one with higher miles and a replaced engine in ATL 6 months ago for 37k. I spent my low 30s on a Cayman S and I think I will enjoy the driving dynamic of it more than an older one.

JGrabowMSt > iaintafraidofnoghost 03/29/2016 at 20:15

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Youre in NJ as well? Shoot me an email! [Username]@gmail and Ill keep you in the loop about Oppo events throughout the year!

iaintafraidofnoghost > JGrabowMSt 03/29/2016 at 20:59

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Thanks!