Got the 1969 911S Targa home

[POS]

Well, we completed the deal today on the one-owner-since-1969 911S Targa and I drove up to Dallas to pick 'er up. The seller and I finalized the deal on Monday, and Ed Mayo went through the car for a PPI, then reset the ignition, and cleaned out the fuel tank for a first round to see if the car would start after about a year of slumber. It did.

So I bolted out of the house this morning at 5a and drove from Houston to Dallas with a trailer. At 9a, I met the seller (for the first time), Ed Mayo (for the first time), and saw the car (for the first time). Yes, I had paid for the car before even seeing it; Ed and Mike had highly recommend that I buy this one - once I went over the car, I understood why. Very original. Very. All documents since 1969 including the books (and service stamps), the service records, original Bill of Sale. Original and complete tool kit (even with a Porsche-branded belt!). All original inside. My kind of car - I love the original, untouched but well-treated cars. The second-owner is always the bonehead who screws up a good car (not in my case, however), so it's always way cool to come across a one-owner car that was clearly loved, yet driven and service regularly. It's been a garaged Texas car from Day One, so it's remarkably 96% rust-free; a huge perk to me because my intention is to leave it incredibly original as a great-driving survivor car.

Sidenote: Seller had two buyers contact him over the weekend from out of the blue. Seller is a wonderful stand-up guy; he had a deal with me first and he was going to honor the deal. Odd how people just come out of the woodwork, no?

We went over the car for about an hour - Ed was very kind to answer questions that I had and the seller was very kind to show me the car's foibles. We drove the car to a nearby bank so we could get the original 1969 title notarized, then I loaded the car up on the trailer and brought it home to Houston. She ran a bit rough, smoked a bit, but overall ran quite well - especially the more I drove it. Always a good sign. Here we go loaded up:




When I got the car to a hanger at a private airport in Houston, I drove it around a bit more and the smoking subsided quite a bit more once a lot of the oil was able to burn away. It still smokes out the tailpipe quite a bit, but I'm hoping that will get minimized with more usage. I think the fuel tank sock is plugged up again because it's getting fuel-starved at higher rpms. I have a busy weekend with my two young boys, but I'd love to get over there Sunday morning and clean that tank out again. I've got a long list in my brain of 'to do' items, but all of them are very minor since the car is soooo good. I've never owned a Porsche, but I love the feel of this car. I've always loved classic cars, so I feel right at home in it. I can't wait to get 'er running well so I can get out there and open it up and have some fun. Here's some pics. I'm glad to be able to hang out on this site; I know that y'all's help will be huge to helping me learn more about Porsches and about this particular car. It's a great machine, and I'm very proud to own it. It won't be parked very often, nor for very long. Oh, yeah, I need to get a Porsche Certificate of Birth - I'm curious to see what's on it.

Here's some pre-cleaning photos. The car still has a lot of dust on it; will detail it as soon as I can get to it:

[Reza]

its a looker. Congrats Brian!

[Chuck Miller]

Congrats Brian, GREAT look'n car

[boba]

Hi Brian,

I got to see the car and meet the original owner when he delivered it to Ed for the PPI. I concur with your assessment of both the owner and the car, both class. I am sure Ed talked you up about the Hill Country Rally and hope you can make it.
Best of everything with your new car.

Bob

[Longballa]

That's good the hear that the seller stuck with you on the original deal. When I was 16 years old I bought my first car which was a 74 2.0L 914 for $2500.00 dollars. It was all my own money from working nights at a burger joint in the mall. I put down a deposit to pick the car up the next day. The seller called me later that night and said he had accepted another offer for more money. My mom got on the phone and gave the guy the biggest guilt trip for pulling out of the deal with me and he decided to sell the car to me after all. I'll never forget that. Enjoy your new old Porsche!

[POS]

Thank you, guys. Here's the rest of the pics.

[popowitz]

Congratulations on a great find. Was the previous owner a serial killer? What's up with the plastic in the back seat?

[POS]

The day he bought the car, he had a plywood board cut and carpeted and placed over the two folded rear seats. Then he covered that with plastic and it's been that way for 42 years. It was for his dog. Gotta like a man who loves his dog that much. My boys, however, would probably prefer the seats.

The driving lights on the rear are controlled by a momentary toggle under the dash - those are for blinding someone behind you if they didn't drop their high beams after he overtook them. A pet peeve of his. Boy this car has got to have a bunch of stories...

[EA911]

Brian - big congratulations to you. She is a beauty. I'm glad it all worked out in the end and I'm not at all surprise that there were others after the car from out of the blue. The only comment I have is the front hood badge - it should have orange bars instead of ruby color bars. It's a later year badge that was perhaps replaced when the car was resprayed.

Again congrats!!!

[LongRanger]

Hi, Brian . . .

Congratulations on getting your Porsche. Sounds like a lucky car. I enjoyed reading about your purchase . . . everybody/everything --- sight-un-seen. Good karma.

Keep the stories and the pictures coming . . . . and the road trips!

Rick