Lot details Registration No: RHV506R Chassis No: 9117610201 Mot Expiry: Jan 2020
- Glass out respray in 2015 costing £20,000
- Bills for £5000 since 2016 on file
-1 of aprrox only 27 RHD 3.0 Carrera Targa's ever imported to the UK
The now ubiquitous Porsche 911 entered production in 1964. The design was the work of Dr Ferry Porsche's eldest son, Ferdinand 'Butzi' Porsche and the company's joint founder and chief body engineer Erwin Komenda. The car featured rack and pinion steering and both torsion bar suspension and disc brakes all-round, and was initially powered by a dry-sump, air-cooled, 2-litre, flat six engine. In 1968, the wheelbase was increased by 57mm, the rear overhang reduced by the same amount, and some 22lb saved from the (overhung) engine crankcase. These changes greatly improved the car's handling. Early on the engine capacity had been increased to 2.2 litres, and during 1971 it rose to 2.4 litres and in 1973 to 2.7-litres, while 1976 was notable for the first of the 3.0-litre-powered cars. The Targa top option for the 911 was introduced in 1967 and was an immediate success. Initially it featured a folding rear window but fairly soon acquired a fixed rear screen.
This smartly-presented, matching numbers 3.0-litre Carrera Sport is finished in the perennially stylish combination of Silver bodywork matched to a Black leather interior, and is one of only 646 Targas produced during the 1977 model year ; believed only 40 RHD and only 27 RHD into the UK. A UK supplied car, it features the original options of Bilstein dampers, front and rear spoilers, 16-inch Fuchs alloy wheels, passenger door mirror and Black exterior trim. It had one owner from 1987 to 2011, and in 2015 was treated to a glass-out respray costing £20,000, while there are bills for a further £5,000 since 2016. Featured in 911 & Porsche World in 2008, 'RHV 506R' is now offered complete with a comprehensive history file from 1987 that includes: a detailed record of expenditure, original operator's manual, stamped service book, Porsche Certificate of Conformity and MOTs from 1983 to date, plus one valid into January next year.
The Carrera 3.0 is fitted with a variation of the 930 Turbo's 2994 cc engine (minus the turbocharger) In addition, the lighter 6-bolt flywheel and the crankshaft from the 2.7 RS were installed. The engine (dubbed the 930/02) features K-Jetronic CIS. It develops 200 PS, 0-60 in 6.1 seconds and top speed of 148mph
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