Earliest US delivery 1973 911S

[darcy356]

Does anyone happen to know the vin #s of the earliest US delivered 1973 911S's. Thanks.

Jack

[jc4me2]

My friend owns 9113300079, I'm sure there are earlier ones though...

[LongRanger]

No VIN stated . . .

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...les-Two-Owners

. . . but claimed to be the '21st '73 Coupe produced,' so . . . gettin' there

[davep]

perhaps 9113300017

[LongRanger]

Here's 9113300022 . . .

http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...973-911S/page3

[darcy356]

Rick: Thanks for the heads up on the 21st '73 coupe and 0022.

Dave: Funny you should mention 0017. I committed to buy 0017 back in August from Phil Bagley at Klub Sport Racing and just finalized the purchase yesterday. I want to thank Phil for all the incredible work he put into the car and his patience and understanding working with me. I also want to thank Kevin Jeannette at Gunnar for looking the car over and recommending a few changes we could make.

jc4me2: It truly can be a small world. I just got finished reading your thread on your 2 cars in Wichita and thats were I was born, raised and currently reside. Your beige gray car looks familiar. Did you happen to purchase it from someone in the College Hill area. Another small world coincidence is that one of the first owners of 0017 was a doctor who lived in Leewood,Ks (Kansas City). He owned the car for several decades and is currently living on the west coast. Phil contacted him trying to get a clearer picture of its history and thinking the Dr. was the original owner came to find out he purchased it early on from a gentlemen here in Wichita. Looks like 0017 is coming home as it were.

Thanks again for your responses and if anyone comes up with an earlier vin for a 73S here in the US, I'd love to know.


Jack

[jc4me2]

Jack, we ought to get in touch. Yes, the T had been sitting in a college hill driveway for years. How do you know the car?

[darcy356]

jc4me2, I'll send you a PM and lets do get in touch. As for your T, I live a couple miles further east and like you, just saw the car languishing in the driveway on one of my many walks or drives through the area. It looked like a fairly decent car, only really needing some air in the tires and a good wash. I had always hoped to see the owner out working on it so I could get the story on the car but to no avail. I'm glad it ended up in good hands.

[Peanut]

Looks like this car is for sale. No affiliation. Just passing along. Estimate is $250k - $300k.

Scott

http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1071692

[LongRanger]

. . . Looks like this car is for sale. No affiliation. Just passing along. Estimate is $250k - $300k . . .

http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1071692

VIN = 9113300017
Eng# = 6330029
Trans# = ?

'. . . 190 hp, 2,341 cc SOHC air-cooled horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine with Bosch mechanical fuel injection, five-speed manual transmission, independent front suspension with McPherson struts and torsion bars, independent rear suspension with trailing arms and torsion bars, and four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 89.5 in . . .

One of the great performance Porsches
Original colors and options
Beautifully restored by a marque expert


. . . Shy of the Carrera RS, the beautiful and powerful 1973 911 S Coupe represents the pinnacle of Porsche’s lightweight sports cars from the early 1970s. The year 1973 also marked the end of the “long-hood, thin-bumper” period of Porsche design, with the following model year featuring five-mph safety bumpers and an increased weight . . .

. . . The high-performance 1973 “S” had a highly responsive 2.4-liter Type 911/53 engine that packed a wallop: 190 horsepower at 6,500 rpm. It was bolted to a new Type 915 transmission, which offered stronger internals and a simplified shifting pattern. A new front chin spoiler reduced front-end lift at speed by a claimed 40 percent, and it helped pin the front of the car to the pavement. It was so effective that Porsche soon adopted the part across the 911 line. The 911 S was rather expensive when new, bearing a base price of just over $10,000 before any options were added, but it is important for being the last performance Porsche built before “federalization” requirements began robbing power . . .

. . . Chassis number 911330017 was equipped by the factory with such extras as an antenna, an engine compartment light, a tinted windshield and side glass, and Dunlop tires. It is noteworthy as one of the first 911s brought into the United States in 1973, and it was kept by its original owner in Kansas City until the early 1990s. After passing through two additional enthusiast owners, it underwent a no-expense-spared restoration by its third owner, marque expert Phil Bagley, who returned it to its original factory condition. The body was refinished in the original factory color of Silver Metallic, and as described by the owner, it features a nut-and-bolt rotisserie restoration that was performed to the highest standards . . .'

(Not mine)


Previous appearance . . .

. . . What is the correct front oil cooler that should be in my car? It is an early '73 911S (VIN is 9113300017). The original oil cooler has been replaced with a later non Porsche (Motec?) cooler. Is the correct cooler part # 911 107 046 00? When was the later coil oil cooler used (911 107 047 00) used? . . .