I saw this 'T' at the
2020 Phoenix Club All-Porsche Swap Meet and Display with it's Alaska plates.
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Auto Kennel, Costa Mesa, CA
1969 Porsche 2.0L 911T Coupe
VIN: 119121748
Engine: -
Trans: -
Color: Burgundy Red/Black Leatherette
Mileage: 84,193 (indicated)
Price: US$59,990
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Dealer Description:
- Numbers Matching
- Burgundy Red (6808) on Black Leatherette (9822)
- 5-Speed Manual Gearbox
- Clean and Clear Alaska Title (Car Located in Costa Mesa, CA)
- Original Paint / No accidents
- Porsche Production Specifications Certificate
- PCA Member Owned
- 5-speed transmission
- Tinted windshield
- Bumper guards front and rear
- Retractable antenna, left
- Loudspeaker in dashboard
- Dunlop tires
- The MSRP was $6,435.
Other factory components added early in the car’s history:
- 15×6 “deep” Fuchs wheels dated 1970
- 380mm RS steering wheel
- H1 European headlights
- Anodized deck lid grill and designation letters.
- “S” instruments
- Front and rear factory sway bars
- Blaupunkt Frankfurt radio with rear speakers
- “S” venturis and jets in carburetors
- Koni shocks
- Cocomats
The first owner was Gary P. Morris of Minnesota. He kept this 911 for a decade. He was heavily involved in the PCA scene and regularly competed on the concours circuit. We have several pages of his notes when he sold it outlining what he did to the car, most of which were mechanical improvements and other miscellaneous items like fog lights, roof racks, and the parts listed above. He sold the car on November 7th, 1979 for $10,300 to Mr. Gordon Thompson of Anchorage, Alaska. Thomson is a renowned architect and primarily used the car as a fair weather weekend car, hence the low miles. Thomson only kept the car for a few years before selling the car in 1982 to Mr. Roger Kemppel of Anchorage. Kemppel drove the car regularly until around 2014 when it went into storage.
In the beginning of 2019, Kemppel reached out to Ralfy Quepons of Culmination Motorsports in Anchorage for service and possible restoration. Ralfy is a highly respected engine builder who spends half the year working on air-cooled cars and the rest working for the oil industry. Ralfy explained to Kemppel the costs of restoration and recommended that he should preserve the originality. Kemppel ended up selling the car to Ralfy. Ralfy’s goal was to bring the car to Southern California for the lit show weekend and possibly leave it in Southern California for future events. First, he performed some routine services such as brake fluid flush, two oil services, valve adjustment, and installed fresher tires. He found the car to be a very nice survivor-driver. Although there aren’t a lot of paper records that were kept, he noted that in the past, some engine work had been performed as it had updated Carrera chain tensioners installed.
Before listing this survivor, we spent over 20-hours between our detailer and mechanic preparing and going through the car. Our mechanic did a light inspection to see if there were any serious issues with rust or chassis damage. He commented how original the car was. The rust on the outside of the car on the front fender behind the front wheels was from long term storage where water got in and rusted through. Surprisingly, the inside of that panel is dry. The underside has no significant damage and is original. The front pan looks great with no corrosion. The exhaust system is in good shape with no rust on the muffler or heat exchangers. The fuel tank has some slight weeping at the drain plug. It looks as if someone had previously repaired it. Also, there is some light weeping of brake fluid on the left front line where it attaches to the caliper as well as light weeping where the engine and transmission meet. Furthermore, a compression test was performed, and the results were very strong and even:
1) 170 2) 170 3) 175 4) 180 5) 170 6) 175.
Our detailer spent over 17-hours carefully color sanding and polishing the original single stage paint to bring it close to its original finish.
The originality of this 911 showcases the care it received over the years from its owners. Despite being from harsher climates, it’s obvious that this example was always garaged and strictly used for fair weather driving. The paint looks remarkable for being nearly 52-years old. Of course, there are some paint chips here and there from use, but definitely less than you would expect for the age and originality. The most significant flaws are the corrosion spots mentioned above. Other than that, we couldn’t find any signs of damage or rust. The deco trim is original as is all the rubber which has some minor shrinkage. All of the glass (except the windshield) is also original and wearing the proper factory stampings. The seal around the windshield and has shrunk allowing wind noise at higher speeds. Ideally, the seal should be replaced. The H1 headlights are extremely rare and were installed early in the car’s life. The Fuchs wheels are the rare and desirable factory “Deep-sixes” date stamped 1970. They are wearing their original finish with no significant curb rashes. The black paint part is chipping off as seen in the photos. They are wearing the correct size Vredestein Sprint tires. Although dated 2010-2012, they were installed for the first time last year and are near full tread with no cracking or other signs of age. The brake pads appear to be at more than half-life remaining.
The interior is equally as nice and also very original. The original seats are in decent shape. The driver seat bottom had a tear and a very good original condition seat bottom cover was sourced from Tony at Autobahn and installed by Juan Ortiz. The rear seats, carpet, and door panels are all in very good original condition with minimal warping of the door pockets. Very early Cocomats have been in the car since near new and did well at protecting the original carpet. They show some age. The headliner and sun visors look almost too good to be original, but we think they might be. There are not tears and just some very light discoloration at the edges. The dash is also near perfect with a very small crack by the driver side defrost vent. All the gauges work except for the clock. The tachometer needle will occasionally bounce when shifting. The Blaupunkt radio also works as do the interior lights.
The engine bay is also tidy and looks original with the exception of the previously mentioned chain tensioners as well as perma-tune ignition. Even the engine sound pad is surprisingly original and in good shape. There are hardly any signs of oil leaks besides some light sweating on the valve covers and a few other areas, but nothing major. After driving, we haven’t found more than a few drops of oil on the ground. The fan and shroud are wearing their original finishes.
With the proper procedure, this 911 does start on the first try. You just have to wait a few seconds for the fuel pump to run and then pump the gas a few times to get fuel in the carbs. It holds a smooth idle once it fires up and there is no excessive smoking. The hand throttle doesn’t work, so you need to keep your foot on the gas for a minute or two as it warms up. The throttle response is good and it pulls through the rev range with no hesitation. The brakes have a decent bite with no fading or pulling. The steering feels light and responsive. This example would make a good platform for a sleeper hotrod or simply a weekend cars and coffee cruiser.
This Porsche comes with extra keys, original tool kit, spare tire/wheel, Porsche Production Specifications Certificate, original window sticker/MSRP, Hirschman antenna key with small paper, early/original Cocomats, first owner’s notes, and radio manual.
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