Keep looking.

[Mudi]

Great story... Always fun after a long search to find a sleeper.. Darn missing tool kits..

[Mudi]

I've been watching for pictures of the rear seats on the 67 cars to see what was done for rear seat belts... I want to put something somwhat period correct in my car for the girls who are still small enough to fit back there. Don't really want to hack up the back panel for something i won't like down the road..

[ajwans]

Woohoo, another UK survivor! You don't happen to know what it's original registration number was in the UK do you?

My geography is struggling a bit, will it end up in back in the UK or will it stay in Australia?

Cheers
David

All depends on what it will cost to repair the rust. If it's beyond my budget
then I'll pop it into a container and send it back to old blighty. A UK delivered
car is worth more in the UK, just as in Australia the preference is for
Aussie delivered cars. Doesn't make much of a difference to me as they
all came from the same factory but it matters to some.

I would like to drive it but economics might be a problem. There's good
drivers available from time to time in Australia starting around $40,000 AUD.
It may make more sense and get me driving an early 911 soon to turn
this one around and grab a more common but servicable example without
the go fast bits.

andy

[hdavis]

Congratulations on a great find, hope you are able to restore it and drive, it might be more difficult for sure, but you'll like it more that if you bought a good drivable one.

[kenikh]

I am quickly coming to the realization that a smartly done restoration on a complete car, regardless of rust, is becoming incredibly difficult to make unprofitable if the car is bought reasonably, as this one was. This car looks complete.

Even with $40K USD in paint and steel (if you pay this much for a 911, you are giving money away), a $10K engine rebuild and another $10K for trimming, etc. you are still at break even. No excuses restored Esses are selling for $75K USD here in the States and prices are even higher inthe UK. If you can afford it (if you can't afford it), do it. You can always sell it if you need to.

BTW, Bahama Yellow is one of the best colors ever put on a 911. HIGHLY sought after.

[ajwans]

It seems I have stumbled into the bahama yellow appreciation society.
I'm honestly not really keen on it, I would much prefer kaffeebraun,
also known as cocoa brown, that's a cool colour.

That's one of the problems with finding a keeper. You aren't just an
owner, you're a steward of the car and of its history.

andy

[tom dance]

The yellow is great! One of the best period colors of the era and it looks great on a 911. Oddly, to me, you like brown but please that aside, do what you like. If you intend on keeping the car I've always found that the color you like best works best. It's your car, have fun!
Tom

[Mudi]

It looks like the brakes are upgraded to a dual circuit master cyl.. See placement of the mc on the left front inner fender.. Also, Tach too. With the engine update I would say it had a doner in it's past life..

I say it goes back to Bahama Yellow, especially if you don't intend on keeping it... My car is a dark aftermarket blue, but sometime soon going back to 67 spec Gulf Blue...

Enjoy, I bet you can't wait to see it in person..

[ajwans]

The engine number matches what Porsche have on record for this
chassis. Could the LSD account for a tacho different from what you
might expect to see on a 67S?

andy

[Schläfer]

Hi Andy,

An easy spot to know if a (post 65my) SWB is carrying a LSD is that it'll be on Nadella axles. Ask Claudius

Also, it's an interesting spec to be ordered into the UK, I'll bet it's got some sort of competition history somewhere. Cars like this one where only built to order, especially if you consider RHD is such a limited market.

I hope it works out for you so you can keep it. Like kenikh said, it'll be a very valuable car in the UK if it's restored correctly.

Cheers
David