1968 911s Targa with German gages

[LDunville]

I have foundd a 68 Targa 911S with a soft back window and German gages???

I have read there were no US 68 911S due to emmissions. How does this affect the value of this car?

Thank in advance.
Larry

[davep]

You have 3 pluses: 911S, Targa, and soft window. However, condition is still king, and I think the pluses will only be significant if the condition is good. Yes, the 911S was not available in the USA, so only a few were privately imported.
What more can you tell us about your car?

[POS]

All those things increase its value somewhat, but the whole picture of the car (condition, history, etc.) will tell you if it's worth a lot or a little. Post a pic or two - can learn a lt from that.

[docrodg]

68 "S" cars were not imported due to EPA. A few made it over here, and depending on when and how they got here there may be modifications to the car to make it "US Legal". If brought over legit for import early in it's life it will have some additional items that are changed. Taillights being one of these items that is also a problem... the Euro Spec taillights were red/orange/white while US regs allowed only red/white (no orange for turn signals) at that time. Unfortunately the 1968 taillights were a single unit - the lens was sealed permanently to the housing - and are now difficult to find in good condition and when found are very expensive (last time I even thought about it a pair was gonna cost almost 900 bucks for NOS). Additional items are reflectors may be added on the sides, bumper guards that may be added, and the condition of the door panels. The 1968 S model had it's own panels, without speakers, and these tend to have speakers installed in them and worn out elastic on the pockets. Again, being a unique part they are hard to find. Additional changes that were sometimes inflicted on these cars due to import were swapping the 40IDS carbs to 40IDA to meet smog requirements and addition of the air pump system on the engine.

Go nuts with a camera and post pictures and the folks on here can dissect it for you... I did that when I first got mine and it helped immensely. There are some real guru's on this board that can steer anyone in the right direction.