After a gap of ~ 13 years I now find myself the (unexpected) owner of an early 911 again.
Having sold my Climax Elite at the NEC back in November, my plan was to find a suitable LHD 356B & gradually modify it in the style of a Factory GT.
Unfortunately I soon came to the conclusion that I'd need to sell another of my cars in order to be able to buy a decent 356B with enough money left over to fund the planned modifications – so the project was put on hold for the time being.
Then this car surfaced &, although I hadn't intended to get another 911 – having owned several different models in the past – I bought it !!
It's a 1971 LHD 2.2T imported from the US in 2003 & which had been with its (DDK) owner for the past 18 years. It had been repainted in its original colour of Burgundy back in 2006/7 but a few years later had started to develop micro-blistering which, in turn, had led to the owner becoming disillusioned - resulting in the car getting used less & less …
Initial observations were that it seemed a straight/honest car which had obviously been quite heavily-optioned from new with:
- sunroof
- appearance group (alloy sill trims, leather steering wheel, velour carpet, S gauges,
gold 'Porsche' lettering on the engine lid & S bumper trim)
- radio & aerial
(original build specification was confirmed by Porsche).
Here's how it looked when it was delivered to me:
Very presentable bodywork with excellent panel gaps, good brightwork & deep six Fuchs (a later addition) in great condition.
However, the interior was very tired with torn & sagging seats, cracked dashtop, worn carpets plus typical door pocket problems
- & the underbonnet area & engine bay needed a thorough clean …
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Initial plans – apart from a deep clean & general tidy up – include a more sporty lightweight interior with different seats, steering wheel, etc, plus the general deletion of any superfluous items in a move towards losing a bit of weight - all fully reversible of course …
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