1986 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet

• Red paint is bright in the studio hero shot but looks flatter and less glossy in the indoor side and nose views — budget for a machine polish and a paint-depth check before paying show money.
• Wide Turbo-look arches, black stone guards and a whale-tail spoiler with a Turbo badge are plain in the photos — this is not a standard narrow-body Cabriolet look, so verify what the car started as before pricing it.
• Black soft top looks taut with a clear rear window in the rear view — no top replacement money from these photos.
• Silver split-rim style wheels look clean in the side views — no wheel budget from these photos.
• Black sport seats look clean and tight, with red piping detail — no retrim money needed from these photos.
• White-faced gauges, a red Momo wheel and a modern Kenwood stereo are all non-stock items in the cabin photos — budget nothing for them, but they cut against originality money.
• Engine bay looks dusty and workmanlike, fan housing and compressor dull and grimy rather than detailed — budget for a full engine detail and a mechanical once-over.
• No underside photos in the sample — can't judge the underside, hold back money for a lift inspection.

Money: At $185,394 the flatter indoor paint, grimy bay and non-stock cabin pieces mean budget for polish, detailing and verification of the Turbo-look conversion — and hold back money until the unseen underside is checked.