2.5S - Worth building?

[Schnellmann]

I was in discussion with an early 911 specialist in Basel, Switzerland. They work on and sell 2.4S, 2.7RS, etc and also build up cars as per customer wishes.

Owner of the business said he wasn't prepared to make a 2.7RS replica. However, he had an interesting alternative. He has a 2.4S from September 71. He suggested making it into a 2.5S. Car would be registered for use in Switzerland and have Fifa papers (he said that being a '71 car it would be eligible to race with earlier cars and that would be an advantage for a potential resale).

The car would be around 1000 kg and have between 240-260 bhp and would presumably be pretty quick, although I'm not sure if it would be as good to drive on the road as a 2.7RS as would have 7 inch/ 9 inch wheels so maybe not as delicate.

Total cost would be around USD 150'000, which would include basis car, full restoration to the chassis, motor, gearbox and suspension.

http://www.porsche.com/germany/sport...911s-2-5coupe/


Thoughts?

[911r67]

I can offer you a 2.2 S SR coupe which was used as a real race car from 1971 on! With 2.5 liter twin plug engine......
You can use it on road and track! Car has around 950 kg with roll bar etc!

[Schnellmann]

Thanks but might be too hardcore for just road use. Also, I tried before to import a modified, early 911 into Switzerland and found it was impossible to get the car registered for use.

[911r67]

What should be the problem! Milou had the same car road registred!

[clesch]

Do you intend to race the car?

With this kind of budget, I would have the 2.4S restored to original perfection with some upgrades (suspension, in your case maybe 100L tank, removable roll bar, seats and harness depending on your needs). Then I would run it with a 2.5L SS twin plug engine from a reputable builder while leaving the original engine untouched.

The car should perform very nicely on the road and track. For resale you can always drop the original engine back in to sell it as a matching numbers 2.4S, which should be much easier to sell than a car modified for track use. Even if it is a very well done replica.

[ChristianS]

I was in discussion with an early 911 specialist in Basel, Switzerland. They work on and sell 2.4S, 2.7RS, etc and also build up cars as per customer wishes.

Owner of the business said he wasn't prepared to make a 2.7RS replica. However, he had an interesting alternative. He has a 2.4S from September 71. He suggested making it into a 2.5S. Car would be registered for use in Switzerland and have Fifa papers (he said that being a '71 car it would be eligible to race with earlier cars and that would be an advantage for a potential resale).

The car would be around 1000 kg and have between 240-260 bhp and would presumably be pretty quick, although I'm not sure if it would be as good to drive on the road as a 2.7RS as would have 7 inch/ 9 inch wheels so maybe not as delicate.

Total cost would be around USD 150'000, which would include basis car, full restoration to the chassis, motor, gearbox and suspension.

http://www.porsche.com/germany/sport...911s-2-5coupe/

Thoughts?

Schnellmann, have sent a PM.

[Schnellmann]

What should be the problem! Milou had the same car road registred!

All I can say is that last year I was looking to buy this car and import into Switzerland (it was originally built for a close friend in the UK but he decided to pull out before completion). I spoke to the Verkehrsamt, spoke to Porsche Switzerland and also a local Porsche Specialist I trust and they said I had no hope of getting it registered. I would have needed the original registriation documents (from when it was first registered) and then even if I had got that (no hope as the chassis was from a US car) then I would still have got no further because the car was not standard.

If a car has already been registered for use in Switzerland and has/had a license (Fahrzeugausweis) then you can make modifications.

I know that there are ways around the rules e.g. I know of an F40 that was recently imported and registered for use (even though I don't think it was ever officially homologated in Switzerland). However, you need to have the right connections for that, which being foreigner here I don't have

http://www.canfordclassics.co.uk/gal...ng-completion/

[Schnellmann]

Do you intend to race the car?

With this kind of budget, I would have the 2.4S restored to original perfection with some upgrades (suspension, in your case maybe 100L tank, removable roll bar, seats and harness depending on your needs). Then I would run it with a 2.5L SS twin plug engine from a reputable builder while leaving the original engine untouched.

The car should perform very nicely on the road and track. For resale you can always drop the original engine back in to sell it as a matching numbers 2.4S, which should be much easier to sell than a car modified for track use. Even if it is a very well done replica.

No, no intention to race it. Not enough free-time to do so (that is the official answer from my wife and daughter!)

I am really looking for an optimised road car, rather than a track car. Something with about the power, torque and handling of a 2.7 RS, which I think is about ideal for the Swiss country roads.