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Here we have a Bitter Chocolate 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe. It has a Cork leather interior and what look to be Gold accents for the Carrera script. It’s stated to have 81,519 miles on it, though the seller notes that the mileage cannot be verified and thus they are selling it as “true mileage unknown.” In truth I thought that was a different Carrera; one I had featured more than three years ago on offer from the same seller. I was curious why it had not sold in all that time and figured I’d check in on it again. Lo and behold it’s a different car that just so happens to be the same model, the same model year, and in a nearly identical color configuration.
Bitter Chocolate is not going to win any awards for most favorite Porsche color, but it does show surprisingly well on these early Carreras. It’s a color that fits the period and the gold accents really stand out. I wish this one had the color-matched gold wheels as that previous Carrera did, but that’s something you probably could change if you so desired. Overall, for a vintage 911 that doesn’t tend to be the most popular, in the right colors these Carreras do attract a good bit of attention.
I don’t get to feature these 911s a lot. That is partly due to there not being a ton of them around these days, but also those few that I do see never seem quite right. They’re either not in great condition or simply priced much too high, and while high prices aren’t typically something to dissuade me from writing up an air-cooled Porsche I usually end up passing them by. They just sit in a funny place in the market.
This one doesn’t seem to possess those issues, though even here where the price is at least somewhat reasonable I think it makes for a pretty tough sell. Here we have a Grand Prix White 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa with Midnight leatherette interior and a reported 68,124 miles on it. These U.S market 2.7-liter Carreras must be distinguished from their much more expensive European counterparts, which shared their MFI engine with the 1973 Carrera RS. Those 911s were basically a Carrera RS Touring with impact bumpers. These 911s are not quite that. However, that lack of a shared pedigree means prices are far lower and while their collector potential also is a good bit lower, pricing is at least such that they can make for a worthwhile consideration for those who desire a ’70s 911.
When it comes to Porsche’s early pastels I’m not sure any color is more paradigmatic of the genre than Lime Green. Perhaps Pastel Blue, but even that very bright color takes a back seat to the intensity of Lime Green. Put Lime Green on an early Carrera Targa with duck tail rear spoiler and you get a car that just makes me chuckle. Every aspect of it seems hellbent on drawing as much attention as possible. And I have no doubt that’s exactly what it does.
This particular example looks fantastic: a Lime Green 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa, located in New Jersey, with Cinnamon leatherette interior and 74,237 miles on it. Unlike some ads where we wonder how the car really looks this seller pretty much shows us everything. Paint readings even are provided. That shows some confidence in this 911’s quality and it’s certainly not a bad way to sell a car.
Another 2.7 liter Carrera Targa. For a model I don’t see very often they do seem to be coming up with more frequency these days.…
This 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa wears one of my favorite exterior color combinations of Orange over Black. Stepping into the interior the combination comes…
