I'd don't know that I would leave the flares on, but it is your car, they do look pretty cool when the car is fully done like a period race car.
BTW, where did you find the car? It reminds me of a 67S I went to look at out in the "Valley" (thousand oaks??) quite a few years ago.
Good luck, and keep us posted!
Mounted the fenders and took a few more shots, that's it I've decided....the flares will stay!
It was in Castro Valley, out in the country on Palomares Rd. (great road BTW)Originally Posted by Soterik
Nice choice on the flares.
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Right on! Good choice.
Should be fun watching you build it back up.
Brian
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Ok guys, some great news...I was able to track down David Kesselman, the original owner of this 911S! This is turning out to be a really cool find, even better than I originally thought. I searched on yellowpages.com and found 15 names, I called the only one in CA and it happened to be the guy!!! He's still into Porsches and just bought a 997 Turbo S, pretty cool. This car has been in Northern CA it's entire life. He owned it until about 1974, unfortunately he did not install the flares so they were put on between 1974 and 1985ish.
He ordered the car for racing and some street use so it still had a full interior and no roll bar or cage. He raced in the SCCA and was also a tire tester for Firestone. For some reason he got stuck with Bahama Yellow (confirmed as the original color based on the dash) which he hated, something about being the last car of the model year? It's very close to #306614S, the blackhawk car mentioned earlier in this thread which is a 1966 911S.
http://www.collectioncar.com/detaile...&category_id=1
It also happens to be the same color, did they paint them in batches back then? I'm sure my car was built in 1966, I wonder if it's also a 1966 model year?
At any rate, he stripped it down to bare metal and repainted it silver the day he got it! Wait it gets better, he then pulled the motor and had it blueprinted, balanced and changed the bore size! On a brand new 911S! I love this guy! He said he also thinks that he upgraded the cams but can't remember what type. I really hope this is the original motor. He also told me that he installed 906/Carrera 6 manifolds and carbs, unfortunately these are long gone. Also, he said since he was racing it that he ordered it with an aluminum hood and deck lid, which are also long gone. Anyone have an aluminum hood and deck lid laying around?
This S is really turning out to have an interesting history. Sure it's no factory race car but I still think it's a really special car. We'll see when the COA shows up I guess, I really hope the engine matches and the aluminum hood and lid options are there. Hmmm what's the going rate on Carrera 6 carbs and manifolds these days? I guess I have plenty of time to search for parts and daydream about all of my options, this is really almost as fun as driving the cars for me.....almost.
David still remembers how fun this car was to drive and really regrets selling it. I hope to be able to offer him a drive once again. He's going to try to find some old pictures of the car for me, that would be really cool. I'll keep you guys posted
BTW, I know these parts are nearly impossible to find and cost a fortune if you do....It's hard to type sarcasm!
Last edited by craighardy; 06-14-2011 at 06:31 PM.
Oh, I almost forgot. I bought the car from a 32 year old guy that recieved it as a gift from his father when he was 15 (1994). His father owned it for 5-10 yrs. I spoke to his father today and he was able to give me some good info. When he bought the car (1985?) it already had the flares and it was painted black. He is responsible for the nice 80's touches like the Recaro seats, ultra wide BBS wheels (which stuck out past the fenders!), chunky aftermarket fiberglass bumpers (not mounted anymore) etc. I asked him what wheels were on the car when he got it and he said 8" and 9" fuchs, bummer.....he has no idea what happened to them. So I'm missing about 10 yrs of the cars history. Not bad for just a few days.
Last edited by craighardy; 06-14-2011 at 06:55 PM.
Looks like folks were into "updating" even back then, with the fenders being '69-73 and the outside mirror being 72/73. No worries, though. Fantastic find.
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Looks like the flares were done nicely--so yes get the big wheels and tires going --I should look great when done. Chris
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