Archive for 911S
1968 Euro 911S Softwindow Targa For Sale
While scanning Samba this week I stumbled across this super rare imported 911s softie for sale.
Imported 911s Softwindow Targa:
From the seller -
“Very rare 68 S Targa Softie. Those cars rarely come to market and are particularly rare in the US as they were never offered here officially.
This car made its way over from Germany in 1972 and stayed with one family in Kansas for 30 years, before it was purchased by the current owner. Unfortunately, there is not a whole lot of documentation accompanying the vehicle, except for a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, which confirms this to be a fully numbers matching car.The current owner had the car restored about 18 months ago. The body was taken down to bare metal, repaired and painted in its correct polo red. The top and interior was completely redone and all trim and chrome pieces were restored or replaced.
The engine was rebuilt under the first US ownership but we’re missing the paperwork on the work. The engine would probably benefit from a re-seal due to its long non-operational status. It runs great and pulls strong all the way to redline.
The car is missing its original heat exchangers and runs headers currently.
This is a very rare opportunity to purchase a true blue chip collectable Soft Window S Targa, all numbers matching in a wonderful color combination.
Price: US$ 89.000″
You can’t deny the rare nature of this 911 and it looks like the recent cosmetic restoration was carried out with a very high level of detail. At $89k you could argue that this car is priced with the highest quality domestic S cars of the same vintage.
However, if I am spending almost $90k on a car it better come with a full set of records. In fact I am a bit shocked how little is known about this and the 30 years it spent in Kansas. If the rarity of this car is worth a little mystery to you then have at it. For my money I would hold out for a pristine domestic S sans soft rear window with a detailed record of ownership and maintenance.
Maybe something like this…
~Aaron.
Post for the Daytona 500, 1977 Porsche 911S
As well as being Valentine’s Day it is also the Daytona 500. While I thought about posting that ran in the 1985 24 hours of Daytona, on eBay for $685,000, instead I found this Porsche 911 for sale in Daytona Florida and the kicker is if you watch the video in the auction showing off the car, you can hear the NASCAR boys practicing for the 500 at the track in the background. (How’s that for relevant tie-in?) Listen at the start of this video:
The rust free 111,985 mile car has that funky copper paint, but looks to be in need of a respray. That copper color sometimes strikes me as ok, other times it looks kind of ugly. The car has a 5-speed that the seller states shifts well and an engine in good shape, that leaks a touch of oil.
This one needs a bit of work, but it is very nice to see such an honest seller that lays out all the minor imperfections instead of trying to hide them. The little things that could be fixed don’t appear to be highly urgent so one could enjoy the car while fixing it up. This looks like it would make a great around town and weekend driver just as it sits.
$5,500 no reserve opening bid.
450 photos of the car can be seen here.
~Evan
1967 Porsche 911S: Guest Post from Dallas
Note: Dallas is a fan of our site and wanted to contribute on occasion. Here is his first guest post. Please say hi in the comments! -dc
This one is described as a ““. For people that know even a little about vintage Porsches, this is like describing a vintage watch as a “Rolex Submariner 5513 5517″ – it’s sort of like nonsense. Just as there are “Submariner 5513s” (cool vintage Rolex watches) and “Submariner 5517s” (very cool incredibly valuable only-issued-to-the-Royal-Navy vintage Rolex watches), there is the “1967 Porsche 911 Coupe” (cool vintage car) and “1967 Porsche 911S” (very cool quite rare vintage car). Let me elaborate…
By 1967, Porsche was into the third model year of its seminal 901/911 series of rear-engined sports cars. For model year 1967 the factory introduced the “S” model as the range-topping version, featuring a hotted-up engine boasting 160bhp – 30 more than the base Coupe and Targa. The factory produced just 1,823 “S” coupes and 483 “S” Targas that year. Despite the power boost, some considered that the S models made inferior street drivers as the increased power was made partly at the expense of low-end torque. However, nowadays, S cars are highly sought after, and an original S can bring serious money. Which brings us to the car on auction…
First off, the car looks fantastic. I’d have left off the racing numbers as a matter of taste, but I think the white stripes and “Porsche” script look great against the dark green paintwork. The cosmetics of this car just look super, with nice Fuchs wheels (introduced on the ’67 S) presenting the classic, iconic short-wheelbase 911 look.
Where things get a bit chancy with this example is in the description, and the question of whether the car is a real “S”. With collector Porsches, much of the price premium is based on originality – original engine and equipment in particular, and whether the car was originally built as the variant it is billed as, or converted later as a “clone”. Porsche will even issue, for a fee, a “Certificate of Authenticity” that confirms the original trim level, equipment, and paint colour of a vintage 911. The seller states:
“this car was born as a straight 911 homologated to an “S” back in the 70′s.”
When I queried the seller as to what this actually means (I asked point-blank “does the CoA issued by Porsche list it as an “S”?), the reply was rather unclear. The seller stated in an email that an S engine was installed in 1984 but the auction description states that the “homologation” occurred in the ’70s. It was apparently “born a 911″ (i.e. not an “S”) so I would place a caveat on the description accordingly. The fact that an incorrect VIN was quoted in the auction (and not yet corrected) doesn’t help the comfort level. Once the correct VIN is posted, all questions will be answered… a real factory 1967 “S” has an “S” suffix to the VIN.
A hallmark of this seller’s auctions appears to be extensive quotation of “factory history” information on the marque, but it’s unclear how this relates to the car in question. In particular, the seller quotes extensively regarding the special equipment supplied with the “S”, but doesn’t actually confirm that the car for sale (“born a 911 [non-S]“, remember) comes with the special parts.
I give the seller kudos for listing a telephone number for inquiries, and I hope that a prospective buyer will avail himself of the opportunity of speaking to the seller and clarifying these issues. While a minty real “S” might now bring ~$40K+ (notwithstanding the dreamers asking $100K or more), this car should be considered accordingly. I think an enthusiast would do well to acquire a totally-sorted turn-key (and beautiful) ’67 911 Coupe with non-matching engine like this one for ~$20-25K.
**Note that this car is listed for sale at the seller’s website www.myclassiccargarage.com for $42,500.
- Dallas
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