Porsche Restores the 1st 'S' Targa . . .

[LongRanger]

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'. . . In the past several years, a growing number of automakers have established and are pushing factory restoration programs. Part of the reason for this is these can be profitable operations, bringing in much-needed revenue at a time when the industry is only getting more competitive. However, that’s not the only reason for these programs, as clearly demonstrated by Porsche bragging about restoring the first 911 S Targa delivered in Germany.

This historically-significant car wasn’t babied and cherished in the years following its sale. Sadly, after it made its way over to the US, the Porsche was parked in a doorless garage and sat for almost 4 decades. Yes, this was a barn find car an enthusiast thankfully rescued, but it was in really sad shape.

eing smart, Porsche saw this as an opportunity to highlight its factory restoration program and the history of the 911 Targa. That’s the thing with these programs, they not only help bring in additional revenue which would’ve flowed to independent shops, they help build brand loyalty and increase the image of the company. Everyone who sees this beautifully restored Porsche will be mesmerized with how amazing the classic models are and that’s invaluable marketing these days.

It took a whopping 3-plus years to fully restore this Porsche 911 S Targa. As the automaker points out in a lengthy press release, this car had a soft rear window instead of the glass which Porsche switched to after too long. In fact, only 925 units with the upgraded S engine were made with the soft window from 1966 to 1968, so that alone makes this car quite rare and definitely worthy of a full restoration.

Like most other factory restoration programs, Porsche’s is based on the philosophy of keeping the car as original as possible. That means the process is slower and more methodical. However, the result is this Polo Red vintage Porsche looks absolutely amazing . . .'

https://www.motorious.com/articles/n...t-911-s-targa/



Anybody seen it, yet?




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[LongRanger]

'. . . More than 70-percent of all Porsches ever built are still on the road and while that’s an impressive fact in it of itself, some are still gathering rust in an old barn somewhere as we speak.

This was the case of the very first Germany-delivered Porsche 911 S Targa, which somehow found its way to the U.S. in the late 1960s. There, the Neunelfer spent about 40 years abandoned in a garage before being born again through a full restoration carried out by Porsche Classic.

Soft-window versions of the 911 Targa S are quite rare. In fact, Porsche built just 925 units with the 2.0-liter S engine between 1966 and 1968. The first of the bunch was delivered to Porsche dealer Hülpert in Dortmund on January 24, 1967.

The dealer used the 911 Targa as demo car before selling it to a customer in the United States, where it spent almost four decades in a closed garage in Long Beach, New York, until 2016.

Despite being in a "wretched state", the 911 Targa was complete and retained all of its original features, including the leather seats, halogen fog lamps, and Blaupunkt Köln radio. This was right about when Porsche’s Classic Factory Restoration arm came into play and worked together with the new owner to restore the vehicle, which required a process that spanned over three years.

1,000 hours of work were spent on body work alone. Only then the Targa was hand-painted in the original Polo Red it wore when it left the factory. On top of the paint layer now sits a special protective coating with a slight matting effect because, guess what, the owner has every intention of driving the Targa. I mean, what better way to celebrate such an iconic sports car than use it for what it was designed in the first place?

The 1967 Porsche 911 Targa S used a 2.0-liter boxer-six with 160 horsepower and 179 Newton-meters (132 pound-feet) on tap. The Targa tipped the scales at just over 1,000 kilos (2,204 pounds) and could go from naught to 100 kph (62 mph) in 7.6 seconds on to a top speed of 225 kph (140 mph).

Power went to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual gearbox. Back in 1967, the base price for the 911 Targa S was 25,880 German marks . . .'

https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-ne...-ar190479.html




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[softwindow]

I thought 50006 was the first S-Targa. As far as I know the owner (a member of the registry) sold it.
Does anybody know which car (VIN?) Porsche restored?


Kind regards
Bernd

[Rennman]

This was the first German delivered S Targa, Chassis 21 and engine number 21! I found this car in a Jamaica, Queens N.Y. garage.

[stout]

Those courtyard pics are a trip—is the car painted matte Polo?

And an honest inquiry for those who were there when these cars were new: Did the paint the exhaust systems look that bad, so quickly? Not that my muffler paint is looking all that great…

[Lorenzo]

Is it painted matt???
I thought the first Targas had a round emblem on the rolbar instead of "targa".

[moito]

interesting bull nose /non bull nose mix.

they soaked #57 with clear coat...this looks like they now hit the other side of the spectrum..

[uai]

I thought those were renderings

[govols!]

They mention that the owner of this car requested a “matte” finish ... !!

[edmayo]

Post #2 ,,,,car has special protective coating giving it a 'matte' finish.