- 1969 1971 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION VIEW FULL
- 1969 1971 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION VIEW PLUS
1969 1971 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION VIEW FULL
With its full potential on show, after a four year, exacting and costly restoration, this top-of-the-range 911 is now resplendent in its fully restored condition.Chassis #0785 is a real survivor and is a fully matching-numbers,Belgium-supplied (even retaining its original Belgian VIN Tag in addition to its original Porsche one), Euro-spec, non-sunroof Coup.The nut andbolt restoration was commissioned and overseen by a real Porsche enthusiast, ensuring that the car was returned to its rare Certificate of Authenticity spec with the best factory options, utilising the skills of leading industry professionals in all areas, however small (full list of companies used below).In brilliantGemini Blue Metallicwith leather Sports Recaro seats and fog lights, this car is simply stunning.
Four years later, we now have the privilege of offering it for sale once again. Silverstone Auctions were invited to view the car and subsequently sold it as a restoration project in 2016. After removing some parts and replacing numerous panels the process stalled with life and business interests taking over, and that is how it remained until 2016. The gentleman eventually purchased the rather 'down-at-heel' 911 in the early 1990s with the intention of restoring it and moved it into his lock-up garage to start the restoration process. In the years that followed, its previous custodianwas approached by the, then, owner who explained that her husband had left her the car and she had little need or understanding of it. For unknown reasons, the car was only used until 1984 when it was taken off the road having covered just over 69,000 kilometres (an old MOT Certificate indicates the car had covered 63,718 kmin 1983). It was re-discovered in a dry lock-up garage and is now known to be left-hand drive car, manufactured on the 2nd March 1971 and sold new inBelgium, before being imported and registered in the UK on the 2nd December 1981. Relatively expensive in the UK, they were a rare sight on British roads in the early Seventies, with only 44 examples sold herein 1971, and of these, the survival rate has not been good, with modifications, corrosion and some inevitable accidents taking their toll.The car presented here was something of a local legend, rumoured to be lost and slumbering somewhere in the West Country for decades. It had a 5-speed gearbox, 4-wheel ventilated disc brakes and 4-wheel independent suspension.The top-of-the-range 2.2 911S represented the ultimate development of Porsches original 911 engine and transmission design, retaining the short-stroke free-revving engine and open road dog-leg gearbox of the original cars, whilst benefiting from the larger cylinder bore, stronger clutch and transmission, much-improved wiring and electrics, Fuchs alloy wheels and a discretefront spoiler.
The 911 S 2.2 was fitted with the SOHC, flat 6-cylinder, Type 911/02 engine, with an uprated power output of 180bhp at 6,500rpm, giving it a claimed top speed of 138 mph and a 0-60 mph time of 7.0 seconds. These advances were consolidated in the following 2.2-litre range.The D-series 911 models were produced from August 1970 to July 1971, and for model-year 1970, the engines of all 911s were increased to 2,195cc.
1969 1971 PORSCHE 911 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION VIEW PLUS
Matching numbers, Belgium-delivered, rare factory options and desirable non-sunroof Coupe, top-of-the-range 911 STaken off the road in 1984,rediscovered in the UK, with just 63,000km andretaining much originalityThe subject of a four-year exacting restoration to original Porsche COA specificationNow simply stunning with commendable attention to detailJust 69,356 km/43,095 milesMust be one of the best examples of its type currently available anywhereIn the early days of the 911, the modelcontinued to be developed and improved on an annual basis and the 1969 C-series carssaw a huge step forward in the car's evolution, with a longer wheelbase, wider wheels, low profile tyres, improved lighting, trim and ventilation, stronger suspension and brakes, plus the introduction of the excellent race-derived CD ignition and mechanical fuel injection.
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