Buy the Death Race 3000 Porsche
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I don't know how legitimate this is. I have a hard time thinking this would appear on a Craigslist posting. eBay I could understand since these types of cars pop up on there quite a bit. Needless to say, it would be pretty cool to have something like this. Only $28,000 too, which again, seems a little cheap for a movie car.
Here's info from the Craigslist.com ad:
THIS IS THE ACTUAL PORSCHE 911 DRIVEN BY CHARACTER 14K IN THE MOVIE DEATH RACE. THE STUDIOS SPENT BETWEEN $250K – $300K ON EACH CAR BUILT FOR THE MOVIE TO ACCOMPLISH THE "PRISONER BUILT LOOK" THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. IT FEATURES FRONT MOUNTED PROP 50 CALIBER GUNS AND A ROCKET LAUNCHER AND WELL AS A REAR MOUNTED MISSILE LAUNCHER. THE BODY WAS WIDENED TO FIT THE EXTRA WIDE REAR WHEELS, FAUX ARMOR WAS APPLIED. THIS WAS ONE OF THE HERO / CLOSE UP CARS, NOT A STUNT CAR. IT WAS NOT DAMAGED DURING THE FILMING AND IT FEATURES ALL OF THE MOVIE SEEN COSMETICS INCLUDING THE WILD INTERIOR WITH GAUGES, SWITCHES AND WIRES ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WHEN IT COMES TO MOVIE CARS, THE LEAST ORDINARY THEY ARE, THE MORE VALUABLE THEY BECOME BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE EASILY RECOGNIZED. PLUS, EVEN IF THEY ARE NOT RECOGNIZED, THEY ARE A SIGHT TO SEE THAT DRAWS MAJOR ATTENTION.
ONLY 4 PORSCHES WERE MODIFIED FOR MOVIE USE, THIS INCLUDES THE STUNT CARS THAT WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE CLAIM TO OWNING ONE OF THESE UNIQUE ATTENTION GETTING SHOW CARS. A 1 OF 25 BUILT 1970 CHEVELLE, AS RARE AS IT MAYBE, IS STILL A 1970 CHEVELLE TO ON-LOOKERS. A CAR LIKE THIS WILL STEAL THE ATTENTION AT ANY SHOW. MORE THAN A SHOW CAR, IT IS AN ATTRACTION. FULLY DOCUMENTED.
* Year: 1990
* Make: PORSCHE
* Model: 911
* Trim: DEATH RACE MOVIE CAR* Mileage: 999999
* Engine Size: 4cyl
* Transmission: 5 SPEED
* Exterior Color: GREY
* Interior Color: TAN
* Vin: 9118200023
Who's ready to pool their pennies together to buy this bad boy???
77 Comments on this post
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Craigslist Proxy said:
Wow, little bit beyond what I was thinking. Hope to see more content like this.
April 7th, 2009 at 5:49 pm -
Andrew said:
It looks like someone ran across one of those old barn Porsches and slapped a bunch of garbage on it to transform it into the Deathrace Porsche.
April 7th, 2009 at 11:28 pm -
Andrew said:
Upon closer inspection that VIN is bogus. As far as I know there are no 10-digit VINs. 17-characters minimum.
April 7th, 2009 at 11:32 pm -
Joe said:
I've put down five thousand pesos for this.
April 7th, 2009 at 11:39 pm -
Jeff W said:
I don't know what you would ever do with this if you bought it. I guess you could buy it and make your own movie and make more than enough money to pay for it.
April 8th, 2009 at 8:02 am -
Jeremy said:
Ha!! So cool. It looks like the terminator, but in car form.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:31 pm -
Jeremy said:
I'm down with chipping in to buy this car, as long as the rockets on top are real. If they aren't real, I'm not interested.
April 8th, 2009 at 2:37 pm -
James said:
o come on andrew just have a little fun. did your parents always tell you santa wasn't real??
April 8th, 2009 at 11:04 pm -
James said:
kinda reminds me of something that could've been on star wars
April 8th, 2009 at 11:05 pm -
Kathi O. said:
I think just having a car that looks like this on the freeways, it would gain you a certain amount of respect. Especially when it come times to merge into traffic and no one will let you in!
April 10th, 2009 at 10:56 am -
Jason K said:
wow 250-300k on EACH car to make them look prison-made. I woulda done it for 100k a car ? ;P
April 13th, 2009 at 12:51 am -
Andrew said:
I knew Santa wasn't real when he didn't bring me my Weenie Whistle.
April 13th, 2009 at 11:12 pm -
Casey W, said:
I like what kathi said. Itt would make my trips from SC to Texas a little quicker. I don't know any cops that would try to pull someone over with some surface to air missles on its back and military grade machine guns under the front hood. lol. besides turning a few head i dont really see the point in buying this car, but hey it could be fun.
April 16th, 2009 at 11:02 am -
James said:
would sure be cool to see this racing in baja!!!
April 18th, 2009 at 8:09 pm -
Brad said:
Somebody ruined a nice car is all i see..sorry
April 29th, 2009 at 8:00 am -
John Kraichely said:
You would not have to worry about road rage with this bad boy. Drivers would run off the road just gawking at this car. This is what you would call an "attention getta".
May 3rd, 2009 at 5:02 pm -
Brett said:
I'd put this under "showroom only". I'm certain all of the characteristics are off with the extra bits added and the just the loss of the hood. That said, yes, it does look cool. However, I'm certain anyone with access to a junk yard and some tubing could make the same thing for a whole lot less than 200K.
May 7th, 2009 at 9:09 am -
Stephen said:
This would be great driving down the road and parking in lots. All the kids would swarm.
May 9th, 2009 at 7:39 am -
Stephen said:
After the changes could you still consider this Porsche a babe-mobile?
May 11th, 2009 at 2:30 pm -
Stephen said:
I wonder what the city/hwy mileage is?
May 12th, 2009 at 9:38 am -
Stephen said:
I wonder what modifications need to be done to have it street worthy?
May 19th, 2009 at 8:24 am -
Stephen said:
This would be the perfect car for my daughter to drive to school. Maybe it will scare all the boys away??????
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 am -
lar said:
would get some looks.
May 24th, 2009 at 3:48 pm -
Stephen said:
Trick my Porsche
May 24th, 2009 at 4:30 pm -
maria said:
street legal?
May 24th, 2009 at 7:12 pm -
maria said:
4cyl?what's that about?
May 25th, 2009 at 7:17 pm -
Stephen said:
The perfect car for any father with a teenage daughter!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:01 am -
lar said:
anyone know if it sold?
May 28th, 2009 at 11:16 am -
Stephen said:
I searched and could not find anything about it being sold.
May 30th, 2009 at 8:22 am -
lar said:
maybe seinfeld can add it to his collection.
June 1st, 2009 at 12:05 pm -
Stephen said:
Has anyone found any info about this car? Or was it a Graig's list hoax?
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:44 am -
Stephen said:
I tried searching craigs list and could not find anything.
June 6th, 2009 at 1:16 pm -
maria said:
never saw the movie.may have to check it out once it hits cable.
June 7th, 2009 at 3:43 pm -
Alecia said:
That is a nasty looking Porsche! I also wonder if it sold.
June 7th, 2009 at 8:00 pm -
Andy said:
Freakish and Ugly….wow
June 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm -
Stephen said:
Fraky, nasty & ugly????? People, it's still a Porsche!
June 10th, 2009 at 7:35 pm -
Stephen said:
Not only is it still a Porsche, but also a babe magnet!
June 11th, 2009 at 9:09 am -
mitchell said:
mad maxx all the way!
June 11th, 2009 at 7:36 pm -
Stephen said:
Tina Turner would not be able to ride shotgun, because of her hairdo.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:47 am -
Stephen said:
Tina Turner may not fit, but Halley Berry is petite and so is her "do." No if I can only convience her to wear the catwoman outfit.
June 13th, 2009 at 7:43 am -
lar said:
going to be on cable this month.will be fun to see it in action.
June 15th, 2009 at 10:19 am -
maria said:
anyone seen this movie?looks entertaining.
June 15th, 2009 at 1:33 pm -
Stephen said:
I have never seen the movie, but asfter viewing this Porsche I may have to go and rent the video, if it's out? I don't have any movie channels.
June 16th, 2009 at 8:48 pm -
Stephen said:
I wonder what the top speed is, with the 4 cyl?
June 19th, 2009 at 10:39 am -
Phil Schneider said:
crap
June 19th, 2009 at 8:57 pm -
lar said:
any buyers yet?
June 21st, 2009 at 3:28 pm -
Stephen said:
Phil, It may be crap, but it's still a Porsche, with somemajor firepower.
June 27th, 2009 at 3:17 pm -
R Hicks said:
Wow, only a mother would want this
June 29th, 2009 at 12:51 am -
Stephen said:
Just looking at the photos I believe there would require some modifications to make this car street legal.
June 29th, 2009 at 8:02 am -
Stephen said:
It would be awesome, speeding down the road and hugging a curve with no door.
July 1st, 2009 at 4:09 pm -
lar said:
just checking to see if it's still there.any bidders?
July 1st, 2009 at 7:06 pm -
Stephen said:
I wish I could bid on the car, but my wife won't let me.
July 3rd, 2009 at 10:42 am -
Bobby said:
$250 -300k per each vehicle spent by the studio…
What did they really start with?
There ust be a lot of good spare parts they took off each vehicle sitting in the Studio Prop bins….July 5th, 2009 at 4:02 pm -
lar said:
studio's great for losing money.can't understand how they can keep making movies.
July 5th, 2009 at 5:25 pm -
Stephen said:
I agree, spending $300k on the vehicle is way too much. But it's not as bad on the amounts they pay the actors.
July 6th, 2009 at 8:54 am -
Stephen said:
I haven't seen Death Race 3000, but will this film become a cult-classic like Mad Max?
July 8th, 2009 at 4:03 am -
Stephen said:
Missile, guns & speed …. oh my
Missile, guns & speed …. oh my
Missile, guns & speed …. oh myJuly 9th, 2009 at 6:45 am -
Stephen said:
The firepower and Porsche name makes this car a babe mobile.
July 10th, 2009 at 9:20 am -
Stephen said:
Does anyone know if it's been sold yet?
July 11th, 2009 at 11:54 am -
maria said:
probably do better with the ladies with an old 911.
July 11th, 2009 at 7:36 pm -
Stephen said:
Maria,
I agree with your assessment, but there are some women who like the rough & tuff men who drive radical cars. As for myself, I prefer an older 911, with a fine lady in the passenger seat.
July 13th, 2009 at 12:04 pm -
David said:
It is just nice to bring back memories of the Death Race movie and there were alot better looking cars.
July 14th, 2009 at 5:36 pm -
maria said:
still haven't seen movie but glad to see a porsche made the cast.
July 17th, 2009 at 12:51 pm -
Stephen said:
I finally saw the movie. It was fair, but I liked the Mad Max series better.
July 20th, 2009 at 5:52 am -
lar said:
will see movie this week and let you know what i think.hard to beat mad max for car stunts.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:14 pm -
Stephen said:
Not only the car stunnts, but the different styles of cars.
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:33 am -
maria said:
watching it now!not bad for what it is.
July 23rd, 2009 at 5:45 pm -
Kristina Brown said:
That would be a fun car to tour through the local car shows with. Sure thing to attract a crowd.
July 23rd, 2009 at 8:02 pm -
Richard Millane said:
This is the perfect Porsche for the rush hour commute. If someone cuts you off you push the ROCKET LAUNCHER button!
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 pm -
Stephen said:
Kristina, I agree, but for a single guy …… would this vehicle, as is, be a babe magnet?
July 24th, 2009 at 4:41 am -
Stephen said:
Richard, or you can use the rockets to clear the way for those drivers that drive the speed limit in the fast lane.
July 25th, 2009 at 7:02 am -
Galen Wood said:
Would look awesome on the road, if legal.
July 26th, 2009 at 7:24 pm -
Stephen said:
I'm sure there would be some minor modifications to make this car street legal.
July 27th, 2009 at 6:06 am -
Stephen said:
lar, did you ever watch the movie? What were your thoughts?
July 30th, 2009 at 5:44 am -
Laura Adams said:
I should get this for my 17 year old daughter that has not stopped begging for a "cool" car to drive to school.
July 30th, 2009 at 6:47 am -
Stephen said:
Laura,
If you do, please post a picture of her reaction on utube.
July 31st, 2009 at 6:41 am -
Jeff W said:
I watched this movie last weekend and thought it was cool to see this car in the movie. It was one of those far-fetched movies, but it did have lots of action which kept my interest..
November 16th, 2009 at 8:50 am
