Here I go again: '74 Euro Carrera

[super9064]

Congrats Mike, spectacular! I’m looking forward to seeing it in person.

[gled49]

Some guys weighed a bunch of cars, the base 74 911 was the lightest of the bunch. Not surprised.

[ibmiked]

Did you do anything to lighten the car? Never seen a G body car that light unless it had a stripped interior and more.

Hi Rick, we actually added weight when we put in the sport seats. Otherwise the car is bone stock. I should say that there's no oil in the hard lines or front cooler yet though.

[ibmiked]

Congrats Mike, spectacular! I’m looking forward to seeing it in person.

Thanks Rob, I can't wait to get your thoughts once you see it in person.

[ibmiked]

Quick update as the car nears completion. I thought I had the fire extinguisher covered with a period correct Gloria. I wasn't a huge fan though as those were seen from the mid '70s up until the early '90s. It seemed a bit too new for the car. Or at least I felt it could be misconstrued as incorrect.

Well, I have to thank Rick Cabell for coming to the rescue with probably the nicest, N.O.S. Auto Total fire extinguisher that I've ever seen. What's better still is that it's dated 1973, so it's perfect for my car which was built in October of '73. Huge shout out to Rick.

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[Rick Cabell]

I hear ya Mike!

[NickP]

That Gloria is a beauty. It’s ALL about the details….

[stevesc_us]

The body itself was repainted in the factory original Continental Orange (E7) and thankfully needed only the minimal amount of work to return it to completely factory spec. Full credit goes to Chuck Miller and his guys at Miller Motorsports. If the body and paint hadn't been done to such a high standard I would never have embarked on this journey.

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We did have to paint the undercoating body color, as it left Chuck's shop in black.

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Beautiful build! I thought this 74 color was actually just called Orange. If I'm not mistaken, I thought Continental Orange was not offered until a little later for like the 77 or 78 MY?

[sithot]

Beautiful build! I thought this 74 color was actually just called Orange. If I'm not mistaken, I thought Continental Orange was not offered until a little later for like the 77 or 78 MY?

A friend has a '76 Continental Orange 911-S.

[stevesc_us]

Ah so maybe the 76 MY was the first year for Cont Orange.