FS: Ex-Reventlow Early 911 "Hot-Rod", Some Assembly Required

[Cruisingnkali]

So good - looks great!

[niall1]

Not a specific update on the car but an insight into it's original build back in '72 from Chuck Miller when referencing Sloop Jnr the 1971 Le Mans car built by Richie Ginther:
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...her-s-ST-redue

"The significance of Dave Morse’s 911ST was that it was the first of what became a number of Porsches that were purchased by Americans prepared and then taken back to Europe to race, mostly at Le Mans. Richie Ginther Racing's All American was an entry at Le Mans in 1971 with Alan Johnson and Elliott Forbes-Robinson as their drivers. Ginther called his 911 ST Sloopy Jr. and Sloop ran with a 2.4 engine configuration in the 1971 Le Mans race. Ginther was a master at getting a little more out of production Porsches because he had been preparing 911s and 914s for SCCA racing here in the US for a few years before their 1971 Le Mans effort. As a result he had some tricks for the 911 that they hadn’t seen in production based race cars Europe before.

Ginther replaced the rubber suspension bushings with Teflon suspension bushings of their own manufacture which offered more precise suspension alignment. They also used stiffer torsion bars which improved the cars handling. Harold Broughton who did the engines for Ginther prepared the engine for their Le Mans effort. Their efforts paid off for they were the fastest qualifier in the Group 4 GT class and the fastest of 20 GT Porsches entered.

While this cars Le Mans debut was not auspicious because the car went out with a broken connecting rod in the eighth hour of the race because of an oil line problem early in the race, it was significant because it was the start of a trend that many American teams were to follow.

The Ginther 911ST was sold to Bill Yates, a California Porsche dealer who competed with the car in Porsche club events and continued through the years to modify the car to keep it competitive.

[MSL212]

I am not sure why this thread has reappeared, but if by any chance this car is again on the market, please PM me.
Thanks,
Marc