Follow-up to my original post in 2005. I finished my '69 E last year and I'm sure enjoying it. Every time I drive it, it makes me smile! Just to recap, it has been completely restored to its original Irish green with saddle brown interior. The original owner over 35 years ago installed a '70 2.2 S motor with MFI and it runs very strong. I upgraded the suspension to 22 and 28 mm torsion bars with front/rear sway bars and Bilsteins. It drives and handles as good as it looks!
very nice and clean!
-Jim
'72 911T
'02 B5 S4 (RS4 Clone)
'12 997.2 Turbo Manual
'19 B9 RS5 (Daily)
Bought this one in 1997, but never really had time to care/drive. As my mechanic said, the car won't get better by never being used, I now try to drive at least once a month ;-) And I like it more and more, always imagining what power that car had back in the 1970s compared to others on the streets at that time.
Your car's sibling in California says "Hello!". Where is this beautiful car located? (see the very first post in this thread...)
Peter Kane
'72 911S Targa
Message Board Co-Moderator - Early 911S Registry #100
Oh sorry, forgot to mention: The Car was initially sold to the owner of a tool manufacturing company in Cologne in DEC 72, was then sold to Hanover. I bought it in 1997 and took it to Hofheim, right in the middle between Frankfurt/Main and Wiesbaden.
Conda, relaxing after a run to work
oh - a trace of oil gently dripping already !!
Paul
1969 ex-South African RHD Tangerine 911T. 1970 ex-Southern Californian LHD Conda 911T
1955 Series 1 86" Land Rover (original Australian CKD … very slowly re-building)
1987 W124 230e
(long term paid up member)
How'd you manage to keep the car LH drive? I thought any car brought into Oz had to be RH.
Rick
Last edited by LongRanger; 04-07-2022 at 10:48 PM.
Old law. I think that law was desolved 10 years ago.Originally Posted by LongRanger
yes, no car under 30 years old can remain LHD, but when then hit 30 they can ... and now without a "Caution - left hand drive" sticker.
No exceptions to this rule other than rubbish collection lorries which are also LHD from new !!
Paul
1969 ex-South African RHD Tangerine 911T
(long term paid up member)
Hey, Bruce . . .
Even in pieces --- pretty car.
Start a thread?
Tell your story --- why a 911, The Search, The Deal, The Car --- all of it. And you've got pictures, too! Stories are what make this site, so . . .
. . . More, please!
...........
Last edited by LongRanger; 12-13-2019 at 12:10 PM.
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