1972 911S with £30k reserve

[RobFrost]

Original 1972 911S potentially for as little as £30k.

I've a hunch that's not the original MFI and might need a spot of replacement trim

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/1221 ... om/1190006

[KS]

I think JWhillracer should buy that so he can have a matching pair of 'improved' 1972 911Ss...

PS - am I wrong to find that car rather intriguing?

[anglophone1]

I think JWhillracer should buy that so he can have a matching pair of 'improved' 1972 911Ss...

PS - am I wrong to find that car rather intriguing?

Does look quite cool KS!

[RobFrost]

I think JWhillracer should buy that so he can have a matching pair of 'improved' 1972 911Ss...

PS - am I wrong to find that car rather intriguing?

tbh I like it - the kind of thing I'd buy if I didn't have too many already. You can alter a car like that to your taste and not ruin anything. I think you'd run into some trouble trying to register it in the UK because "sold on a bill of sale" hints at it having no registration documents.

The drawn-on redline at 8,000 made me chuckle.

[hot66]

What could go wrong with a chassis number cut out of a bulkhead somewhere and welded onto this body

[RobFrost]

What could go wrong with a chassis number cut out of a bulkhead somewhere and welded onto this body

Looks like they chopped it out to accommodate the battery and fuel tank. Buyers wanting a genuine 72S should check the dashboard VIN I guess.

[Lightweight_911]

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If you mean the production number stamped into the lower dash (behind the knee roll) - that will only confirm whether it's a 1972 911 Coupe shell - you can't tell whether it was a T, E or S though as the production number was stamped before the shell became model specific ...

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[anglophone1]

So what’s it been doing/ where has it been since 1992?

[RobFrost]

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If you mean the production number stamped into the lower dash (behind the knee roll) - that will only confirm whether it's a 1972 911 Coupe shell - you can't tell whether it was a T, E or S though as the production number was stamped before the shell became model specific ...

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ah ok thanks for the info

[jwhillracer]

I think JWhillracer should buy that so he can have a matching pair of 'improved' 1972 911Ss...

PS - am I wrong to find that car rather intriguing?

Aaaah, youngsters! You forget that a 1972 911S was just another old Porsche at one time.....................

It's probably got more of the original 911 left than, say, Richard Chamberlain's monster!

Cheers
JW

[andytat]

I like that

[Bootsy]

I've been to Tilburg where it's being auctioned. There was a good Reggae Record Shop outside the train station called Das Vibes - I then spent about 5 hours in a coffee shop and remember very little else

[Timo]

I've been to Tilburg where it's being auctioned. There was a good Reggae Record Shop outside the train station called Das Vibes - I then spent about 5 hours in a coffee shop and remember very little else

[gridgway]

I've been to Tilburg where it's being auctioned. There was a good Reggae Record Shop outside the train station called Das Vibes - I then spent about 5 hours in a coffee shop and remember very little else

I love a good reggae shop! Especially when it's "enhanced"

[RobFrost]

Well it fetched £30,500 - with commission that's £33,550 for a 935 replica track car with a 3.0 litre twin turbo (likely 800hp+), or for a 1972 2.4S in need of extensive restoration. Whichever way you look at it, somebody got a bargain. I actually did the admin etc. and watched the auction end, ready to bid on this - did I do wrong not to bid at that price?

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/1221 ... om/1190006