Ludovic
I have a pair of elephant hide door cards in good condition (dated September and October 1967), the only issue is that the left one is black whilst the right one is red. If of interest I could post some photos (I am in the UK).
Ludovic
I have a pair of elephant hide door cards in good condition (dated September and October 1967), the only issue is that the left one is black whilst the right one is red. If of interest I could post some photos (I am in the UK).
Tim
Early 911S Registry #1167
The 68 elephant hide and basket weave door panels are back on the Porsche Mania site
https://www.maniadellaporsche.it/part.html?part=PR2_911
The later '68's had basket weave on the dash , allegedly Porsche ran out of elephant hide . I think Carparc's post of a June build '68S with basket weave confirms this .
Last edited by Richy; 12-24-2021 at 05:08 PM.
my 911L 11805261 had the original basketweave.
regards uwe
My 11805182 has basket weave panels and elephant seats and headliner
1968 911L Coupe - Golden Green
1971 911S Coupe - Gemini Blue
1973 911S Targa - Signal Yellow
1974 914 2.3 - Sunflower Yellow
My US-delivered 1968 911L #11805200 was delivered with basketweave where the COA shows the production date as Feb 15, 1968. I can confirm that the basketweave is original based on photos that my uncle took of this car in 1972 (he bought it in 1972 as the second owner, and I bought it from him in 1992). Here’s one of the pics that I converted from a set of slides that he had:
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Early 911S Reg #3096
"Chester" - 1968 911 L, Fully Restored, Numbers Matching, Tangerine Orange on the original 5 1/2 x 15 Fuchs wheels
"The Beast" - 2010 911 4S Cab, Triple Black, 6 Speed MT, SSK, PSE with Fabspeed Sport Headers and 200-Cell Cats
"The Truck" - 2019 Cayenne Turbo, Jet Black, Sport Chrono, PSE, Rear Axle Steering & PSCB Brakes (for haulin' stuff... fast)
”Blue” - 2023 911 Turbo S Cab, Gentian Blue over Deviated Black Leather with PSE & PCCB’s
Hah, great suggestion, it’s now officially on the list
This got me thinking about the evolution of these amazing 911’s from Chester delivering 140 HP in a 2.0 liter air cooled engine in 1968 to SOB cranking out 640 HP in a 3.8 liter Twin Turbo engine 55 years later. Both are an absolute blast to drive and offer a special driving experience in their own ways, and we are all blessed to be part of this community that appreciates and enjoys these special cars!
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Early 911S Reg #3096
"Chester" - 1968 911 L, Fully Restored, Numbers Matching, Tangerine Orange on the original 5 1/2 x 15 Fuchs wheels
"The Beast" - 2010 911 4S Cab, Triple Black, 6 Speed MT, SSK, PSE with Fabspeed Sport Headers and 200-Cell Cats
"The Truck" - 2019 Cayenne Turbo, Jet Black, Sport Chrono, PSE, Rear Axle Steering & PSCB Brakes (for haulin' stuff... fast)
”Blue” - 2023 911 Turbo S Cab, Gentian Blue over Deviated Black Leather with PSE & PCCB’s