Lot details
Registration No: TGF 91L
Chassis No: 9113500969
Mot Expiry: May 2012

After a lengthy gestation period, the now ubiquitous Porsche 911 entered production in 1964 and, despite Porsche's own attempts to replace the model with the 928 in the 1970s, much evolved versions remain in production to this day. The original version featured rack and pinion steering and both torsion bar suspension and disc brakes all round. It was powered by a dry-sump, air-cooled, 2-litre, flat-six engine which was overhung at the rear and allied to a five-speed manual transmission. Power output was restricted to 130bhp, though with an all-up weight of just 1,080kg this was sufficient to provide the newcomer with a top speed of over 130mph and a 0-60mph time of just 8.5 seconds. In 1968, the 911's wheelbase was increased by 57mm, and the rear overhang reduced by the same amount. At the same time, some 22lb was saved from the engine crankcase - changes that greatly improved the car's handling. In 1969 the engine capacity was increased to 2.2-litres and hiked once more in 1971, this time to 2.4-litres. The corresponding outputs were as follows: 911T (130 bhp), 911E (165 bhp) and 911S (190 bhp). The revised model also featured the new, stronger 915 transmission with conventional H pattern change.

The sale car is a left-hand drive 911 2.4 T that was built for the Italian market in 1973 and imported to the UK in 1997, at which time the odometer read 44,000 kilometers. Originally finished in Sepia Brown, it was resprayed in Light Ivory in 2006. At the same time the interior was fully refurbished in Black and the front seats replaced with the later high backed type (a full set of Dark Tan interior trim is available by separate negotiation, together with the original front and rear seats). The engine (which benefits from a stronger magnesium Carrera 7R casing) and transmission were overhauled in 2007 by Mark Waring, when the odometer was reading 90,000 kilometers (it now stands at 100,000 kilometers). The vendor considers this charming Porsche to have matching numbers and be bodily sound (though the sills have been replaced, the car still has its original oil tank, an item that soon succumbs on rusty versions). The car comes complete with all MOTs and history from when it arrived in the UK, plus a valid MOT into May 2012. A thoroughly usable 911 in subtly enhanced 911T specification - the model from which the mighty, limited edition STs were developed. Food for thought?