912-65/ 911s

[931M]

Hi!
I am from Sweden and have got a 912 -65 with 911S-67/68 specifications, almost everything is changed to S. I dont know if I scould say 912 or 911S to the car?

The interseting thing is thet the serial no. is 450051 which means that the car was buildt in the tuesday in week two of production.

The car is rebuilt in the 1977 with slantnose ans RSR copy of fenders at rear, so it is not a vintage.

I also got a 911E-1973 which I have rebuildt chassie and put Öhlins coilover shocks and rods instead of rubberbushings.

[davep]

That is a very early Karmann bodied car. How do you know the date of production?
If you could rebuild it back to original specification, then you might have a valuable car.

What engine do you have in the car? A 67S engine? If it is a 2.0 engine, then see this thread to find all the engine #'s:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ad.php?t=24913

[931M]

That is a very early Karmann bodied car. How do you know the date of production?
If you could rebuild it back to original specification, then you might have a valuable car.

What engine do you have in the car? A 67S engine? If it is a 2.0 engine, then see this thread to find all the engine #'s:
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...ad.php?t=24913

Karmann buildt 8 cars per day and the 0051 must be produced day 7.
I dont know if I can rebuild it, I have not enough money to buy parts needed!

Fredrik

[davep]

I don't know if Karmann was better than Porsche, but the production rate in the first few weeks at Porsche was only about 3 to 5 per day at best. Oh yeah, they completed #7 first, and it did not get much better for many years. They were still building 66 models after they started 67 production.

My humble advice (probably lame) would be to strip the car down to what is still original. Clean it up the best you can. If it still looks like a viable project then you can either start the restoration, or sell it with the best chance of getting good money for it. Too often you see a project for sale that is full of junk that could be easily removed and making it look much more attractive.

[gsjohnson]

My humble advice (probably lame) would be to strip the car down to what is still original. Clean it up the best you can. If it still looks like a viable project then you can either start the restoration, or sell it with the best chance of getting good money for it. Too often you see a project for sale that is full of junk that could be easily removed and making it look much more attractive.

+1
I completely agree. Absolutely the best advice.

[Frank Barrett]

You have a very rare and very early 912 there. The 912 Registry (www.912registry.org) lists only three existing Karmann coupes below 450100.

Frank
451326

[Zithlord]

450300 is located in Norway and is in very good original shape.

John

[DaveE]

I have 450355 but it's in horrible shape. The floor is sheet metal (not original, just flat sheet) due to rust, and it was hit squarely in the left rear quarter panel. It's certainly repairable, but I've never been sure whether it's worth it. I don't have the original engine either, but one of the same vintage. I've kept it squirreled away for about 35 years.