The adventure begins...

[Peanut]

Hello,

I am new to the board, but not necessarily new to the long hood 911s. I have recently acquired a 1968 911S, and beh911 advised me to start my own thread regarding the car to enlist the help of others, and collect information about my car. (Thank you very much).

I hope to give some additional information as I learn more. At this point, my car is still on the West Coast and after a few weeks, Intercity says they are picking it up Monday or Tuesday (which has been an adventure due to the auctions). The car is #0002, and I have several questions about it due to its early production date and #. I only have the owners manual at this point and already have questions for someone out there...

The car doesn't have bumperettes on the front, nor does it have the deco typical of a 1968. It has the deco of a 1967 (I believe). The car was originally in UK, is a very early production date, but has left hand drive, and other details such as mph speedo. (More on that later). The owner's manual I have shows the exact same exterior scenario, and also has "X/67" printed inside, which I am guessing means it was printed in 1967.

My first question is - should I believe that the owners manual is a true 1968, or did Porsche just pump out more 1967 owner's manuals? I am going to attach a few photos to explain further.
Thanks in advance.

[EARLY911ZOO]

X/67 means October 1967 X roman numeral for 10 or tenth month and correct for a 68 production car.
also because your car is so early it indeed has the 67S rocker deco molding
my 68S #19 also had the earlier deco

[mrgreenjeans]

congratulations Peanut on your purchase of number 0002

I have a real interest in this model year, as it is so different from the others in some peculiar ways.......and to see an S in these trim features you state you have, will be great.

R Grimm can probably chime in here about the data on your Owner's manual.....he has a GREAT Sand Beige 68 normal Coupe with a complete history going back to the original owner and much knowledge on the model year in general. Give him an email and see what he can share. Am thinking he can share some good insight with you

[Peanut]

congratulations Peanut on your purchase of number 0002

I have a real interest in this model year, as it is so different from the others in some peculiar ways.......and to see an S in these trim features you state you have, will be great.

R Grimm can probably chime in here about the data on your Owner's manual.....he has a GREAT Sand Beige 68 normal Coupe with a complete history going back to the original owner and much knowledge on the model year in general. Give him an email and see what he can share. Am thinking he can share some good insight with you

Thank you both for the information. My wife was a bit of a skeptic that I'd get a response, so when I read both responses, she was truly impressed with the amount of knowledge. I am sure I will have more questions as I get deeper into this, so I appreciate all the help.

[edmayo]

First and last production cars can be very interesting due the Porsche philosophy of not throwing away parts just because of a silly little thing like a model change over. This happened a lot in the pre D.O.T. and E.P.A. days. Once they got involved, model year changes took on a lot more significance and structure. A friend had #27 1968 car that had 67 gauges in it. There are hundreds of these interesting anomalies

[Peanut]

First and last production cars can be very interesting due the Porsche philosophy of not throwing away parts just because of a silly little thing like a model change over. This happened a lot in the pre D.O.T. and E.P.A. days. Once they got involved, model year changes took on a lot more significance and structure. A friend had #27 1968 car that had 67 gauges in it. There are hundreds of these interesting anomalies

Aha - that was the impression I had gotten, and I guess it adds a whole lot of intrigue to discover the history on the early cars. Really makes them each somewhat unique - even beyond the options. I read a thread today about the "Deluxe" models, which really shows how much I don't know.

[Peanut]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a cover for an early car? I will keep it in my home garage in Florida, and occasionally have to swap it to a warehouse, but nothing for very long. I don't anticipate it being outside; however, it rains like crazy here, so it might be used very rarely outside. Thanks,

[Peanut]

So - just because my wife is probably sick of hearing it... I had to post something to let out a bit of excitement, as the car arrives tomorrow via Intercity. Clear skies and decent temps await the delivery. Anyone have tips that they think "Gee, I wish I had done this when my car first arrived??"

[jaudette3]

A friend had #27 1968 car that had 67 gauges in it. There are hundreds of these interesting anomalies

That's a lot of gauges!

JohnA

[beh911]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a cover for an early car? I will keep it in my home garage in Florida, and occasionally have to swap it to a warehouse, but nothing for very long. I don't anticipate it being outside; however, it rains like crazy here, so it might be used very rarely outside. Thanks,

I've always had lightweight cotton car covers for indoor storage. Basically a dust barrier.

If you can avoid keeping your car out in the rain, covered or uncovered, you should. If it must stay out in the rain covered, I am no expert, but I picture an outdoor grade car cover acting like a moisture trap over time, which isn't ideal on your 68 chassis. It's lucky to have made it this far in one piece!