303581 see's daylight for the first time in 15 years

[Bradford]

Well I finally completed the deal on my new to me 1966 911. Owned by a lady in the Glendale, Ca. area since 1978. It's been sitting in her garage and hasn't been driven since 1998. It has actually never been advertised for sale, but I used to work with the daughter of the owner and she told me about her mom's old Porsche that she might want to sell. That was approx. 3 years ago and I passed on it. I always wondered if I should have passed on the car and then I ran into the owners daughter about 3 months ago and asked her if her mom still had the 911 and wanted to sell it. She said that she still had it and it hasn't moved since I last looked at it. She asked her mom if she wanted to sell and she said she would. I made contact with the owner and she allowed me to look at it, but not until 2 months after we talked . It seemed like she always had something to do when I wanted to come and see it, but I kept pursuing it . I think she had an attachment to the car and really didn't want to let it go.

Anyhow, me being persistent paid off (I think) since we worked out a deal and the car is now mine.

A little I know about the car. Originally Irish Green, then yellow, now black. The most recent paint job is very poor quality. Wrong badges and wheels. Rust in the door sills. Some bondo in various places. All the vin plates are there along with the vin stamped next to the smugglers box. The engine is numbers matching but it has Zenith carbs. I guess I will be looking for the correct Solexes to replace the Zeniths.

Here are a few pics. Wrong script on the engine cover.




Thanks for looking