Wow, you probably couldn't have struck more chords if you were holding a 12 string! It seems I bought my 911 cab about the same time you did but managed to pay nearly twice as much. That may have been offset by me finding an E30 M3 fully functional and running well for near exactly the same price you mention but in this century! My only barn find to date was a 72 T/A found some 30 years ago in Vermont. Long since sold and would represent a near 10 bagger if still owned. I've lucky to have bought a number of buggies, fixed, driven and sold. While not a barn find, 2 years back, I pulled an 86 E24 out of slumber, refreshed it, drove it for a year and moved it on. While gorgeous, it didn't move me as much driving it as it did just looking at it. I've had a few regrets but often months or longer later something comes along to fill the void or make the past regret a good one. I sheepishly admit to a nagging regret of a 1970 Torino 429CJ, 4spd, with 11K miles in NH for high teens back in the day. I was between jobs and not bankable so that too was a "good regret" as I really had no chance. Back to the Germans I mentioned earlier. I somewhat tritely have referred to them in the past as "freshman" and "sophomore" alluding to their possible/probable use as tuition for my daughter should she be able to attend college. Well Bean Town college said come on down and I find myself with nicely appreciated cars that might not even cover orientation! Should they be transformed from someone's dream cars, into someone else's dream cars, leading to another's actual dreams, no regrets.
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