Previous NO SALE at the
Heythrop Classic Car Sale, Heythrop Park, Enstone, Chipping Norton, 11th May 2019
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Silverstone Auctions, The Classic Car Sale, The Wing Building at Silverstone Circuit, July 26-28, 2019
1972 Porsche 2.4L 911S Coupe
VIN: 9112300845
Engine: 6321307
Trans: -
Color: Sepia Brown/Black
Mileage: 18,908 (indicated)
Auction Estimate: £100,000 - 120,000/~US$131,000 - 157,000 (+buyer's premium of 15% including VAT@20%)
Sold for: TBD
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Auction Description:
- An Italian market, left-hand drive example imported to the UK in 2002 with 50,976 kilometres indicated
- Finished in Sepia Brown with a black interior and optioned from new with Recaro sports seats
- Owned by fastidious enthusiasts since and subject to considerable attention
- Documented mechanical refresh by Autofarm in 2010 (£20,000).
- £6,000 more recently at Peter Chambers UK speedometer fitted in 2002 and only 16,700 warranted miles since
- One of the finest 2.4S available, well sorted and set up, in super condition and superbly detailed
The car on offer today is a left-hand drive 1972 2.4S finished in Sepia Brown with a black interior and fitted with Recaro Sports seats. It was originally supplied to Italy and following a number of years there, was purchased by a Dutch enthusiast who retained the car until 2002 and looked after it well judging from the number of invoices on file from a Porsche specialist. The 911 arrived in the UK in 2002 and was obviously in largely original condition as indicated in a pre-purchase inspection report completed by Andy Prill. The customer who commissioned the report purchased the car and commissioned marque specialists, Autostrasse, to carry out a major service and deal with any recommendations arising from the report.
In 2004, the car was offered for sale by well-known Porsche people, Gantspeed, and an email on file confirms the good original, accident-free condition of the car and mentions that 50,976km was on the original speedometer with a further 4,800 miles being covered on the UK mph speedo fitted when the car came to the UK.
Porsche enthusiast, Robert Barrie, purchased the car from Gantspeed and sent it to be serviced and checked prior to using it on a track day at Goodwood. He used the car minimally, the mileage rising to 9,700 and sold it in 2006. Its next custodian also used it lightly with the car serviced by Autofarm before he, in turn, sold it in 2010 to a gentleman with an extensive collection of special Porsches. As was his way, he sent it to Autofarm for a full inspection and subsequent overhaul and there are invoices on file amounting to in excess of £20,000 for this work. All areas requiring attention were addressed, the gearbox was rebuilt, the engine removed, checked over and detailed, as was the engine bay, the wheels were refurbished, and a myriad of other smaller jobs all extensively documented in a CD. More recently, the 911 has been looked after by Peter Chambers Automotive with invoices amounting to £6,000 in the file.
This remarkable Porsche has covered just 14,500 miles since 2001 and must be one of the finest 2.4S on the market. It's in really super condition with fantastic detail yet retains a really nice original feel. According to our vendor, it drives superbly and has clearly been sorted and well set-up offering all those wonderful 911 qualities that make these early cars so addictive.