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  1. 04-19-2011, 12:10 PM #1
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    A 24,000 miles from new 68 S

    Just wanted to share with you a few photos of this original, 39,000 kms from new 1968 S. It has lived a quiet life in southern Italy, and has all of his original silver metallic paint, apart from a small respray area in the front. It's amazing how the original paint is different in some ways to the one on resprayed cars, it seems much lower on metallic, almost a non metallic one.

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    Interior like new and untouched...seat belts are a later addition as italian-delivery ones didn't get them originally

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  2. 04-19-2011, 12:19 PM #2
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    A few more of the interior

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    this is for Soterik...

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  3. 04-19-2011, 02:28 PM #3
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    i think it's the best unmolested 68s now present in Italy. it's absolutely perfect in all nuts.
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    Beautiful car.

    Are the window cranks correct for this car? I thought that the 'trapezoid'-shaped window cranks came in 1969? I thought that the '68 window cranks looked like the one in the attached image. (Note: '68 door panel with the one pocket was replaced with an 'R' panel)

    Perhaps this silver 911S is a "late '68" model? It has the deck lid grill without the 6 vertical bars. Some "early '68" models have the previous deck lid grill. I'm aware that part changes don't always correspond to model years. Also some 911 were assembled by Karmann and they may have run out of certain trim parts before or after the factory made the switch?

    Just curious.

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    Did 1968 ROW cars not come with the 68' only side reflectors front and rear?
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    I've noticed that early 67 built 68 MY have the 67 style window cranks, while most 68s built after have the 69 style window cranks. And yes, these shown appear incorrect. But what do I know? I'm still a novice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by C.Plavan View Post
    Did 1968 ROW cars not come with the 68' only side reflectors front and rear?
    Only U.S.A versions had the side marker reflectors...911L and the 911 Normal. This car is correct as the 68 911S was not imported to the U.S.
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    Chad,

    I believe that the '68 side reflectors were only applied to US bound cars. My '68 911T doesn't have them (as there was no 911T in the US in 1968).

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  9. 04-19-2011, 03:54 PM #9
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    That's what I thought. It's possible that the original window cranks broke and were replaced with the later style. The earlier window cranks are not as sturdy.

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  10. 04-19-2011, 04:06 PM #10
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    Wonderful car. Congrats

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