While we love unrestored cars, there can occasionally be some modest deflation to your elation caused by the fact that not every original car is still in pristine shape. In fact, many of us are willing to live with a few defects if it means the car has never been altered from factory condition. This 1984 Porsche 911 Cabriolet is clearly a special car, as it presents like new with just 30,620 original miles. The bidders clearly agree as it’s currently up to $62,600 here on eBay with the reserve unmet. The 911 resides in Carmel, California.

Truth be told, I’m a little surprised by the bid price right now, and that it’s not enough to clear the reserve. True, it’s a low-mileage air-cooled, and that generally spells big money. But it’s a convertible, and the interior condition is good but not pristine. It is certainly a car that deserves a strong offer, but to see the reserve still unmet at that number suggests the seller is looking for more on account of the undisturbed condition and somewhat unrepeatable low mileage. Will that be enough to get a bidder, who would really rather have a hardtop coupe or who feels the creases in the leather are a detraction, to step up and bid $65,000 on a convertible 911 as opposed to holding out for a cheaper offering? Well, it depends on how much of an emphasis you place on originality.

Here’s the photo that gets me: this is the original top and presumably, the original back glass. It’s unbelievably clean. Of the few convertibles I’ve owned, the rear window almost always perishes, so it seems likely that this 911 was parked indoors whenever it was not in use. Of course, you expect the paint to be near-flawless and the interior to be pristine, but convertible tops are often replaced after just a few years of regular outdoor use. This one looks like it just rolled off of the dealer lot in terms of how clean it still is. The listing indicates this is a genuine, one-owner car, that retains all of its factory equipment and accessories – and there’s little reason to doubt that based on the condition shown here.

Plus, you can’t fault the color combination of Grand Prix White with black leather, a black top, and color-matched black Fuchs wheels. While I personally would never bid crazy money on a drop-top, I can certainly see this 911 checking a few high school fantasy boxes of enthusiasts who pictured themselves driving a 911 just like this along the Pacific Coast Highway. Nostalgia is a heck of a drug and one that makes many of us do irrational things are it relates to the cars we buy. This 911 could be stirring some long-dormant memories, or it could simply look like a sound investment as a low-mileage air-cooled 911 that has seemingly never been messed with. Either way, expect to see the price tag go higher before this one is done.