eBay Sales History Thread - 911T

Year: 1971
VIN Number: 9111102517
Winning bid: US $35,100.00
Date sold: Dec-04-06
Notes: "Up for auction is a beautiful original 1971 Porsche 911T 5 speed coupe w/39,556 original miles. Car is equipped with "S" trim package and factory 15" mag wheels. This car is a simple drivers' sports car with no air or radio. Car has leather wrapped steering wheel and pop-out rear quarter windows. Interior is extremely clean and free of rips, cracks or tears and shows very little wear. Exterior still wears original red paint and body is free of rust and dents(just a few normal gravel dings). Car seems to be in very good mechanical condition. Carbs have been recently rebuilt as well as all 4 brake calipers and new master cylinder. Car also has new Permatune CD unit. Recent tune-up performed."

Year: 1971
VIN Number: 9111110524
Winning bid: US $10,900.00
Date sold: Dec-08-06
Notes: "This is a 1971 Porsche 911T Targa,
it's a California car and has been uprated with a rebuilt 2.7 motor which runs on Weber 40 carbs, it's been "hotrodded" with the fitment of not only the bigger motor but also correct RS rear flares properly butt welded in place plus a really nice st of 7 and 8 x 15 polished Fuchs wheels, these are genuine Fuchs and not aftermarket copies. The gearbox has also been rebuilt, the paintwork in places is not perfect, but this is a very cheap 911 that goes like a rocket. The bodywork is very straight, there is no rust whatsoever on the floor pans nor front suspension pan, the gas tank has a dent in the underside. I can find no accident damage anywhere. The front spoiler is a fibreglass S one. The paintwork is generally good, I think that the original color was gold, it has been color changed everywhere The motor was rebuilt just over 1 year ago and has covered less than 6,000 miles, it is a 2.7 motor and was totally rebuilt by a professional Porsche independent shop, the compression was raised, case savers were fitted and the heads completely rebuilt.
The induction is by Weber carbs and early 911S cams have been fitted to make for a better torque band. The gearbox has alko been rebuilt and has had new synchros where needed. The exhaust system is stainless steel with SSi's and a stainless rear performance muffler with two pipes.
The interior is clean with newer carpets, RS door panels, electric windows, it has full leather Recaro seats, there is a loud CD system with speakers in boxes behind the seats and an amp in the smugglers box. The targa top fits very nicely and is in great shape. Dashtop has one tiny crack and is much better than those usual. I have the receipts for the motor and trans work, it has been garage serviced for many years with the same independent Porsche shop.
I also have an original steering wheel and an original rear muffler which could be exchanged at auctions end
The windshield has a crack but I will include a used one in the sale. Engine number 6145780 The engine has been updated during the rebuild with Hydraulic Timing Chain Tensioners."

Year: 1973.5
VIN Number: 9113111849
Winning bid: US $10,609.11
Date sold: Dec-08-06
Notes: "You are bidding on a 1973 1/2 Porsche 911T Targa. the car was originally brown judging by paint found in engine compartment but was later painted aubergine. Recently a cheap metallic purple paint job was applied to the vehicle. It does not appear to have any accident damage. After performing an inspection of the body and after doing a magnet test over all quarter panels, doors, hood and deck lid. It does not appear to have any bondo/plastic filler applied to the body. The car was equipped with factory air but has been removed. The original carpets and dash board still in. The seats have been reupholstered with a tan vinyl. Door panels with original pockets do need some work. No rust or rot found in undercarriage, longitude panels, or suspension components front or rear. Fuschs wheels with new tires. The car runs and drive's well. Engine appears to have had some recent cylinder head work. Transmission shifts good with no grinding in the syncros."

Year: 1970
VIN Number: 9110111129
Winning bid: US $14,101.01
Date sold: Dec-10-06
Notes: "This porsche was restored in the early 90's. The car was stripped down to the shell and repainted then the rubber replaced and windows refitted. The engine and transmission rebuilt.The new engine has less than 12K miles. The engine rebuild was extensive, Including new cylinder barrels, crankshaft, pistons, rods and bearings. Pressure fed chain tensioners were added. Then two 3-barrel weber carbs were fitted W/venturis , jets and emulsion tubes sized to the 2.2 liter engine. New Alternator was also added. Nardi wood steering wheel W/matching shift knob. Porsche floormats. CD player and amp installed. Sheepskin seat covers, Dash mat, steering wheel cover, car cover. Recent Items include: Two batteries, Clutch and pressure plate, Carb rebuild, Modern retractable shoulder seat belts. The car has the inevitable rock dings on the front and parking lot door dings. There are a couple of chips on edges of door and engine cover. Two small areas show rust, one on the passenger door and another in the passenger door sill. One fog lamp has broken lens."

Year: 1970
VIN Number: 9110112390
Winning bid: US $11,101.00
Date sold: Dec-11-06
Notes: "You are bidding on a 1970 Porsche 911T, 2.2 liter, 5 spd. (manual transmission). Bought in Arizona last February (I am listing it for my nephew). It has been a daily driver to and from work, approximately 70 miles round trip. The only work done since buying it has been repairing one of the two Weber carbs., using an original, OEM, carb kit. Everything else has been working great. Engine works fantastic. Transmission shifts smooth, the steering is crisp and nimble. Everything works, gauges, clock, heater, wipers, etc. It comes with all original Porsche documents, including service log. It also comes with all original Porsche tools.In case you wonder, YES, the carbs are working fine, as they should!!!

The only thing not original to this 911T are the two front seats, which are from a later 911 Carrera, and are electric. The interior is in great shape, the radio has been replaced by a CD player and two front speakers on the door panels. The body is ALL rust and collision free. Suspension is in fine shape as well. The Targa top is like brand new. Added bonuses are: Borja exhaust system, which gives the car a more sporty and deep humm, a Momo steering wheel with the Porsche logo in the horn center button. Mileage is 86K. Was told that odometer reading is accurate and original. Given the way the engine and the rest of the car performs, it is believable."

Year: 1968
VIN Number: 11820522
Winning bid: US $22,100.00
Date sold: Dec-19-06
Notes: "Right off, this car has been extensively rebuilt, restored, and upgraded. Please read the ad in it's entirety before asking questions. I have owned this 1968 Porsche 911T since 1996, and the owner before me had it since 1983. It has an interesting history, has always been professionally maintained by people who know these cars inside and out, and is a beautiful and well running weekend toy. There is going to be a lot of information here, so settle in. I will attempt to be as clear as possible. I am a long time Porsche Club of America member, and want the buyer of this car to be educated and happy, and to enjoy it as I have. If you are looking for an early 911 that had already had everything done to it, this is for you. The pictures do not show the "S" rocker trim installed, it has been done at this time and looks great. There is one photo of the car with the standard trim from a couple of years ago, again the car has "S" trim all the way around now. The hood badge (original, not reproduction) has also been reinstalled.

History

This vehicle was originally built on 12/22/1967, and sold from the factory to a dealership in Switzerland. From there it ended up in Greece before coming to the United States in the early 80’s in a US Customs auction. (Drug seizure? Who knows.) This is where the owner before me purchased the car. I do have the paperwork from the EPA approving its importation, so it’s legal for the US no matter what. This is a European model, as no 911T’s were produced for the US market until 1969, when they changed to the long wheelbase body style. As built, this car was Irish Green with a Brown interior, equipped with a Sportomatic transmission and a side view mirror. For those of you who enjoy translating German, this is the information off of a copy of the original Porsche paperwork I have:

Fahrgest.Nr 118.2.0522
Motor-Nr. 218 0095
Getriebe-Nr. 4180182-905/01
Ausgel.am 22.12.67
Abnahme-Besch. 05.02.68
Farbe irischgrun 6806C
Polsterung: Kunstl. Braun
Reifen-Fabrikat: Pirelli 165-15
Sonderausfuhrung/Sonderausstattung: Sportomatic, Aussenspiegel li.
Handler: Fa. Amag. Schinznach-Bad

Nifty, isn’t it?

It no longer has the Sportomatic, it was professionally converted to the 901 5 speed manual transmission after being brought into the US. There are no emissions devices due to it’s European origin- no nasty air pump to make the engine backfire and foul plugs on a regular basis, basically. Check local laws, but most states give a pass on a car built this long ago. Some differences in the European model are also indicated by the lack of side marker reflectors that became mandatory that year in the US.

Body & Paint

Beautiful. Complete restoration (the first time) in the 1980’s included grafting the entire roof of a period-correct sunroof equipped 911 onto this car from the A, B & C pillars up. The graft was done perfectly, and all the original Porsche wiring was saved and transferred to the car. So it is a sunroof coupe in it’s current state, but it was not originally built as such. You would never know it did not come with the electric sunroof from the factory, and it’s really nice to have. Car was painted Silver Frost Metallic (correct ’68 paint code) in 1997 and freshened again recently in 2006 to get some road rash off the front edge of the hood and on the lower valences. There is no rust in this car that I know of or my body shop could find. All the places in early 911’s to look for rust are fine here. While the car was apart earlier this year it was cleaned and undercoated to further protect it for years to come. The trim was changed to “S” trim on the front, rear, and rockers just for fun. The windshield is the only non-original glass; everything else is original Sekurit.

Interior

Original seats, carpets, parcel shelf, and door panels are red and from another 1968 model I found some years ago that was being parted out. Seats are vinyl or leatherette, whatever you would like to call it. If you know the 68’s, you know that the interior sports some rare and one-model-year only pieces such as the dash and the door panels. The dash is crack free and perfect, door panels are great as well. No speaker holes cut into anything here. The dash has the aluminum trim in good condition. There is one modification to the dash I will mention- a previous owner cut a rectangle in the radio area to fit a standard DIN radio instead of the original style. I cut the section of dash out of a parts car and attached it over the hole so the original radio would fit again. Looks fine, slight bulge under the aluminum trim, but it is something that bugs me. You could cut and weld the same piece in if you were so inclined, or take the piece out and put a DIN size radio in it again. Radio works (correct Blaupunkt AM/FM, no less) and plays through the speaker in the dash. Your choice, or leave it alone as is. It has the original rubber floor mats front and rear. I recently recarpeted the front trunk area with original type felt and replaced the hood shocks. They worked perfectly for almost three days, then the hood started to sag again. (I am told this is normal. Sigh.) Get used to balancing it on your head a little if you need to reach in there, or just carry half a broomstick. Don’t worry- it’s not heavy. Steering wheel is the optional 400mm leather wheel. Could use a recover but it’s basically fine as is. Headliner is white and in good shape. The driver’s side window regulator is getting sticky, so I help it up and down a little when I wind it up and down.

Gauges & Switches

Very important- sharp eyes will notice the German labeled “S” gauges- that means full instrumentation for fuel level, oil level, oil temperature, and oil pressure. The Sportomatic equipped cars had basically the same gauges as the “S” model 911. One difference was the oil temperature gauge. Originally this had a colored band instead of the numeric scale, I found this correct manual transmission style gauge and installed it many years ago. I have the original in a box, worked fine. You will notice the clock was removed and a different gauge is in its place on the far right. (Clock worked, it’s in a box, too.) I had North Hollywood Speedometer build me a combination Volt/Amp gauge that looks just like the other instruments. I like to keep tabs on things; idiot lights don’t do it for me. So there it is. The tachometer is the original 911T unit with the redline labeled about 6500 rpm. It has been modified internally to be compatible with the MSD electronic ignition installed. Speedometer is a MPH unit I installed to replace the original KMH unit. I have that as well, but it probably needs to be rebuilt, I seem to remember it was a little bouncy. Everything works- fresh air vent is tight and leak free, headlight switch fine, sunroof works, even the cig lighter, although I can assure you it’s been a very, very long time since someone lit up in THIS car. There is an original hazard light switch in the dash, but it is not hooked up. I bought it in case I put fog lights on it many years ago, but never did. There is an aftermarket hazard switch under the dash if you need it, works great. At night, all gauges are nice and bright, no squinting.

Engine & Transmission

You have patiently waited for me to go through all these other things, and finally here’s what you have been waiting for. While this is the original engine to the car, everything has been rebuilt, modified, and improved for reliability and performance. Best of all, you’d never know it by looking at it. This motor has powered this car reliably and there are no issues with it. This may be the only 911 that you could park on a white carpet. It does not leak. I know everybody says that, but it does not leak. Not after parking it hot, not after sitting for weeks, it does not leak. From the way it is built I have had estimates of about 180 hp from a couple of people, but I have not dyno’d it, nor do I want to exaggerate its power level. I live in Denver and it is quick, I have also driven it at sea level and it is will spin the tires up into 2nd gear, which is very unusual in an early 911. It will pull smoothly and quickly to redline in every gear, including 5th if you were so inclined. This engine is not a high compression race motor. It has solid components and is built to provide excellent power over a long period of time- this is no hand grenade. Two years ago I drove this car from Denver to the Grand Canyon, up to Las Vegas, and back to Denver, about 1700 miles without a single problem. It is a fantastic car to drive. It has the absolutely mandatory hydraulic chain tensioner upgrade. Last time I renewed the tag it passed emissions with no issues, which was only a couple of years ago. Car is currently licensed and tagged, and I drive it on sunny weekends. Yes, the car has been in the rain from time to time, but never on purpose or for very long. Always garaged at night. I run Premium fuel in it, although the compression ratio isn’t that high. Here’s a breakdown of the engine components. I’d estimate less than 10,000 miles on this engine, based on how many miles a year I put on the car, which is less than 2500 including the occasional long distance road trip. There is no leak down issue with the engine. I had it done a year or so ago and it had less than 4% difference between all cylinders, everything normal. Engine rebuilt about 4 or 5 years ago, but again the mileage is very low."

Year: 1970
VIN Number: 9110120523
Winning bid: US $13,600.00
Date sold: Dec-24-06
Notes: "Porsche 1970 - 911 T this car has always been a California / Arizona car with xlnt floors + front suspension pan, nice panel fit all around. The car has a perfect dash without cracks the rest of the interior is very good no door pockets . Upgraded 2.4 motor with 911 E pistons / cylinders and mechanical fuel injection + carrera chain tensioners. The car has a 915 gearbox that shifts like butter and the car runs hard + strong needs a little TLC to finish it off."

Year: 1973
VIN Number: 9113110734
Winning bid: US $13,601.00 (The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price.)
Date sold: Dec-24-06
Notes: "You are looking at a mostly restored 1973 Porsche 911T Targa. The car has a newly rebuilt engine and transmission with around 30,000 miles since rebuild. The transmission shifts so smooth and the engine sounds like music to the ears, seriously it does. The car was painted Gulf Orange, (a Porsche color from 1973) and was for the most part taken all apart before paint and put back together with many new rubber and chrome trim parts. The interior was also freshened up, it has newly recovered seats, new carpet up front, new targa top seals and the rear deck area was recovered, overall it looks beautiful!

The car being an original california car, doesn't have any rust that I can detect and didn't have any on the body before paint. Originally, the car was lime yellow, and this is the 3rd paint job. I had the bumpers taken off and dissembled and both front and rear windows taken out of the car before paint. The door handles were also removed and fender beads as well as the headlight bezels and turn signal rubbers, and chrome door trim were all removed. All lettering on deck and grill were removed and bead blasted and refinished black. New 911T emblem, new side view mirrors, new rear window seat, front was in good shape. New bumper seals, headlight seals, rear window rubber and fender bead rubbers were added. I wanted to make the car look as clean as I could. I paid extra to have the body block sanded so it looked perfectly straight, which it does. All of the original chrome trim around the windows is in good condition and was polished out. Rubber bumper guards and impact strips are in good shape as well. Rubber around vent windows are in good shape and wing windows work great. Targa top has new targa top skin, targa front, side and rear seals. Headliner on targa top is sagging a bit.

Mechanically, This car is a sound daily driver with many upgrades added when rebuilt. A previous owner re-built engine and transmission at 110K miles and the clutch was replaced at 125K miles. The guy who did it worked at a Porsche shop in Reno Nevada, did this to use for a personal car so I don't have receipts for the rebuild. But I can get the guys number for those who make a commitment to buy and want verification. Now the car has 142K miles so the engine and trans have 30,000 miles. Mechanics who have looked the car over tell me it is all very solid and looks very well done. At any rate, I guarantee the motor and trans 100%. Parts added at time of rebuild were; Carrera tensioners, turbo valve covers, camber strut braces, carrera front oil cooler all installed. Tires have about 9000 miles on them and are in great shape. The oil has been recently changed, fuel injection system adjusted and tuned and the valves were adjusted as well, so its ready to drive anywhere. This car has MFI, mechanical fuel injection which was the Porsches' first fuel injection system, later updated to electronic later that year. Porsche offered this MFI system early in 73."

Year: 1973
VIN Number: 9113110287
Winning bid: US $9,800.00
Date sold: Dec-29-06
Notes: "This 1973 Porsche 911 Targa is a recent new car trade in. All fiberglass slant nose wide body upgrade with boxed rockers. A 6cylinder with 5-speed manual transmission. It also has a Turbo Spoiler. This Targa is exempt on mileage due to the age of the unit. There is a previous minor accident and repair history. Jensen CD player and 16 Inch Fuchs alloy wheels are also included on this Porsche."

Year: 1973
VIN Number: 9113110464
Winning bid: US $7,600.00
Date sold: Dec-31-06
Notes: "Here is one great Porsche that is just comming out of storage. This is a 1973 Porsche 911 TARGA. The car has been converted to a RUF TURBO SLANT NOSE style 911. It has a BRAND NEW INTERIOR, seats front and back and carpeting that have been done 2 weeks ago. The outside is Porsche Gaurds Red & the interior is black leather. Drivers side floor board is new. Clutch cable and peddle brackets are new. New battery and fuel lines and much more. Muffler is also new and many other parts.. list seems endless. Frame is pretty good, some customising done to accomidate those huge front headlights. Signals/fogs/headlights work. Brake light switch needs replacing (about $15 ebay). Runs strong, great clutch and trans. Brakes are good for a 73 and steering is tight."