Porsche 911 ST ex Buchet-Ballot Léna project in France

[rapido]

I'm just receipt the newsletter of Automobilia....wow, a good project !

http://www.automobilia.fr/Porsche-91...de-France.html

JLC

[stretch]

The price for this 70E. ? Franco at Automobilia says, " we will restore, you must make an offer for a concours car".

Great photo's with the advert.


Dave

[LongRanger]

Olde Threade Alerte! . . .

VIN = 9110200699
Eng# = ?
Trans# = ?

'. . . In 1970, the introduction of the 911 2.2 L was an inspiring opportunity at Porsche Motorsport to introduce a replacement to the 2.0 L 911 R for their devoted racing clients. Using as a starting base a 2.2 L , the ST/GT ran in Group 4 competition after the FIA allowed Porsche to increase the bore of its 2.2 L so to enlarge the engine. Displacement increased to 2247cc due to the 85mm bore and unchanged stroke of 66mm. Porsche took the opportunity of the Gr 4 rules, to enhance all areas of the engine. Biral cylinders, higher compression ratios (10.3:1), Mahle pistons, twin-plug heads, polished connecting rods and plastic high butterfly intake trumpets were a few of the improvements. Horsepower jumped to an astonishing 240 hp. The body material was exchanged for lightweight material and all non-essential interior items were removed. Alloy doors, hoods, bumpers and wheel arches were comprised of an exotic and ultra-thin fibre-glass material allowing wide wheels to be mounted. (7 and 9" Fr/R) . When work was completed, the vehicles weighed just 850 kg. 3 works cars were built, and the modified parts were then offered to interested customers as part of a kit. Robert Buchet, the well known Porsche-Dealer and Racing driver in Poitiers France, was very keen to buy a comprehensive S/T kit from the Motorsport department and used one stock 2.2 L registered new in sept 1971 (293 LX 86) to build, with the full support of the French Importer Racing Team Sonauto-Porsche, a 2.3 S/T. The idea was to enter the Tour de France automobile in 1971. Claude Ballot-Léna was appointed as a works driver and drove the car very successfully to the end, with a 3d position (1st in GTS class) behind the 2 incredible Matra prototypes which were entered the same year. In 1972, with the introduction of the 2.4L, the engine was again enlarged to the limits of the 2.0-2.5 L class, thanks to a stroke of 70.4 mm and a bore of 86.7 mm, giving a displacement of 2494 cc. Claude Ballot-Léna was again at its wheel for the 72 season and won the French Circuits Championship. The car was also entered in the European GT Championship and finished 6th overall. Unfortunately after a fierce race with Sandro Munari and its Stratos in the 1972 Tour de France, Ballot was forced to drop his gloves in the very last leg, after a clutch failure, while he was a second overall. The car was then sold back to Sonauto and was lastly engaged in The 1973 Tour de France Automobile, under Sonauto colors, driven by Desvignes-Carrier. It was lastly used as a practice car by Guy Chasseuil the works driver of the Sonauto Team. 0699 was sold only 3 times since and used continuously as a racer, but never damaged. This fabulous authentic car, possibly one of the most glorious "french" eleven is now in need of a complete reconstruction. Thanks to his "savoir-faire" and long experience in Classic and Racing Porsche, Automobilia is now looking forward to start this renovation project while keeping a great attention to the authenticity, but also to the performances of this car, in order to give it back all of its former glory. Therefore, Automobilia is looking for a true "high pedigree" Porsche amateur, able to understand and support this project all along the reconstruction period. This very car will not be sold in its present condition. {{Serious offer welcome}} . . .'

(Not mine)

Old-a$$ ad

Interesting. Anyone know this car?

Still for sale?

[pedrito94]

Back for sell, no affiliation
https://www.lesanciennes.com/annonce...t-1970-a541789

[stretch]

Mmm..... i think that's been on there stand every time i have been to Essen over the last few years. I wonder why.

[Leirbag]

Looking more closely at the ad, you can see that where the production number is usually stamped, the chassis number once again engraved...



We can also notice that this one is written by forgetting the 0, so: "911 020 699"

Have you found this anywhere else on another car? Did the 911 E doesn't have a production number at the time?



I found this already strange when I saw this car at Rétromobile 2023 in Paris.

[HughH]

ALL cars had a production number at the time - that is very obviously not a correct factory stamping. It does not provide any clue as to what that shell originally was

IF the shell was what it is claimed the production number should be near 1003000 to 1003200
I have production numbers for 2 different 70E's around that vin and both are just over the 1003000 mark

the vin stamping is also an obvious fake



also the Chassis stamp has the wrong * for the 1970 year. it should be a star like this


the * is for 1972 and 1973 cars with 1970 and 71 cars having the star as shown above