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A tangerine 1969 Porsche 912 five-speed is bidding at $17,999 with eight days to go on Hagerty Marketplace, and the six bids so far suggest the Porsche faithful haven't quite decided what the final year of the long-hood four-cylinder is worth. The Redmond, Oregon car closes Wednesday, October 21 at 2:00 PM EDT.
It is a tidy story on paper. Sacramento's Wes Lasher Volkswagen-Porsche delivered the 912 new, and it stayed in California until the current seller bought it in 2022. The seller reports a single repaint in factory Tangerine over black vinyl, a numbers-matching drivetrain and solid original floors. The odometer shows 702 miles, but the listing marks it TMU, true mileage unknown, so treat that figure as a number on a dial rather than a selling point.
Four Cylinders, Five Speeds, and a Good Deal of Fun
Under the engine lid sits the 1.6-liter air-cooled flat-four, fed by twin Solex carburetors and bolted to a five-speed manual transaxle. Since taking ownership the seller has overhauled the brakes and rebuilt the carburetors, and a replacement OEM Porsche dash pad has gone in. A Porsche maintenance book is included, and its engine number matches the one stamped on the case.
The rest of the car wears its age honestly. Fifteen-inch steel wheels with polished hubcaps carry Vredestein Sprint Classic tires, and the cabin has aftermarket BF-Torino bucket seats, checkered CocoMats and a Pioneer cassette player. The original seats, stock air cleaners, workshop manuals, spare parts and some service records come with the sale, along with a clean Oregon title in the seller's name. The listing admits to age-appropriate cosmetic wear and rock chips on the front fascia. In the comments the seller says he has driven the car several hundred miles at a time without trouble.
What the 912 Market Is Doing
The 912 spent decades in the shadow of its six-cylinder sibling. It cost $4,700 when it arrived, and Hagerty notes it outsold the 911 two to one early on. Today the Hagerty Price Guide for the 1969 912 coupe lists a #3 Good condition car at $49,000 as of October 2026, with a range from $44,000 to $57,667. Values are flat over the past year and down 7.5 percent for the quarter. Across 1966 to 1969 cars, Hagerty's valuation tools count 75 sales in the last 12 months at an average of about $62,000, though sales volume is down 22 percent.
Recent results show how wide the spread can be. A 1969 coupe with 79,000 miles brought $74,025 on Bring a Trailer on September 18, while another with 18,000 miles sold for $42,000 in August and a Hagerty Marketplace car with 85,100 miles hit $30,500 on September 16. The most recent sale Hagerty lists was $41,000 on Bring a Trailer on September 30. Against that field, $17,999 is still an early-auction number, and the bidding has been climbing fast: it was $6,912 on October 8 and has jumped from $10,250 to $15,912 to its current figure in about a day.
For perspective on the car it was built to shadow, Hagerty's 1969 911 valuation page puts a good-condition 911E coupe near $83,000. That gap is the reason many buyers now see a clean 912 as the sensible way into long-hood Porsche ownership. Hagerty's own write-up makes the same point about the 912's lighter weight and balance, and about the fact that a 912 costs as much to restore as a 911 or 356, so condition matters more than the badge.
Why This One Gets Attention
Color helps. Tangerine suits a 912 well, and if that shade catches your eye, you may also want to see Singer's 791-mile Tangerine Orange 'Elroy' 911, which sits at the other end of the price spectrum. Anyone who prefers a later air-cooled car can look at the lime green 1975 911 Carrera bidding at $51,911 on Cars & Bids.
Sellers and bidders alike should remember that early bids are not final prices. Our guide on how to set a reserve price when auctioning your car explains why comparable sales matter, and this 912 will be a good test of that with the clock running down. As Hagerty reminds bidders, the listing was built from information provided by the seller, so do your own homework before placing a bid.
