1987 911 Carrera Targa

New for 1987 was Porsche’s G50 transmission, which replaced old reliable, the 915 transmission that had been shifting 911s since 1972. While there is an endless debate online as to which transmission is better, the G50 was a big step forward with its hydraulic clutch, aluminum casing, and stronger and more reliable Borg-Warner synchros which offered a smoother, and more precise gear change, depending on who you ask in the comments.

This 1987 911 Carrera Targa is one such first-year G50-equipped cars and is finished in Guards Red with Black Targa bar and 15” Fuchs wheels with Black painted centers. On the inside it features a Black leatherette interior with Porsche-script cloth inserts and shows just 9,000 miles on the odometer.

Even with such low mileage, something happened to this car at some point as it shows a bit of paintwork in the paint meter readings and a couple of the panels on the body are “off.” The seller was very transparent and showed it all, good (there was a lot of that) and bad.

The jump in value between 1986 and 1987 is quite significant, with average prices going from $60,000 to almost $75,000 over a twelve month period. To give you an idea of what kind of jump that really is, the difference between 1985 and 1986 averages is only $2,500.

And while that jump between the two years is impressive, it’s not as impressive as the $100,000 that this example brought. With paintwork and all, I was in the sub-$100k camp, but bidders thought otherwise. Yes, it was a good deal less than the $132,000 paid for a 15,000-mile Guards Red car earlier this year, but still. Well sold.

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