1968 Porsche 911S - 11801199
Cost: $350,000, open to serious offers and inquiries
Car Highlights:
In-Period Spanish Competition History
Retains matching 2.0L S motor and rare competition specification gearbox
Documented with Extensive Restoration Photos
3 Owners, Long Term 50 Year Ownership
Accompanied by racing period photos
Technical Specs:
1991 CC Air Cooled SOHC Flat 6-Cylinder Engine
Two Weber IDS 40mm Carburetors
Estimated 180BHP at 7,000 RPM
5-Speed Manual Transaxle
4-Wheel Ventilated Disc Brakes
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
Description:
Having recognized early on that entering in competition would help bolster retail sales, Porsche first created a dedicated circuit racer with the new 911S in the fall of 1966. Porsche’s fous was selling cars that could be raced or rallied by its customers adhering to the FIA’s GT Group 3 regulations. A big step in that direction was the creation of the optional “Rally Kit” that would allow upgrading the stock 160 hp 901/02 engine with 906 cams and con-rods, plus larger carburetors, if desired. Other options were a competition clutch and sport exhaust, a partial roll bar in the cabin, bucket seats, a dead pedal, wider 6”& 7” alloy wheels, a 100-liter gas tank, and a variety of gearings. In addition, two other optional tuning packages were made available, Sport Kit I and Sport Kit II. The latter supplied the purchaser with different jets and venturis for the Weber 40 mm triple-throat carburetors and was good for an additional 15 horsepower.
This 1968 911 S was originally delivered to Spanish privateer Luis Bay through Ben Heiderich, the Spanish Porsche importer. The car was delivered to Las Palmas, Grand Canary, but sometime soon after was shipped to Heiderich’s shop in Madrid for racing perperation . According to its factory Kardex, it was ordered with a 16mm rear stabilizer, recaro sports seats, limited slip differential, strengthened engine mounts, “lowered suspension”, “racing brake pads”, and a “competition clutch and flywheel”. Interestingly these latter three options were speicified indiviudually in the Kardex as opposed to the “Rally Kit” option which would have included all of these features in one package in addition to removing the undercoating / sound deadening and a lightened interior with no back seats. Perhaps they wanted a road car interior with the hottest motor? Some interesting notes from the 1968 pamphlet “Information Regarding Sport Purpose Vehicles” include clarifying the racing spec brake pads to be “Textar 1431 G” and a note recommending against the Carrera 906 clutch and flywheel package as it made a negligible weight difference and was more fragile. Not the best sales pitch for an advertised upgrade! The minimum homologated weight for a Group 3 911S was 2147lb as opposed to 2035lb for the more expensive and focused 911 T/R, however the rules varied in practice on this differentiation. For example Le Mans 1968 allowed both the S and T/R to run at 2039lb while in 1969 both models were required to run at 2198lb. All Group 3 911s were therefore seen as the same in the eyes of the FIA to some extent besides their differences from the factory.
When the car arrived at Ben Heiderich’s shop in Madrid to begin its racing career, a “Sport Kit II” was installed.. These cost about $500 on top of the $7400 cost for the car. For reference, Rally Kit cost $300, recaro sport seats cost $15, LSD was $136. Sport Kit I added bigger venturis and jets for the Weber carburetors, rain lids over the carbs — not air cleaners — and an oil-catch tank. All of this was worth plus-eight horsepower. The Sport Kit II (which required Kit I to be installed) added a straight-pipe, two-outlet sport muffler, and was worth another seven horsepower — so now plus-15 total, to roughly 175hp overall from 160hp on a stock S motor.
From March 1969 to September 1970, the car participated in three races at Jarama, three hillclimbs in central Spain, and a final hillclimb in Mallorca, over two seasons of competition.
Race Results:
Galapagar Hill Climb (Madrid), March 28, 1969 - 6th overall, 3rd in class
Sotillo Hill Climb (Avila), May 1, 1969 - 2nd overall, 1st in class
Jarama (Madrid) Touring Car Race June 15, 1969 - unknown result
Jarama (Madrid) Touring Car Race November 16, 1969 - 4th overall, 2nd in class
Cruz Verde (Madrid) Hill Climb December 12, 1969 - 2nd overall, 1st in class
Jarama (Madrid) Touring Car Race March 1, 1970 - DNF
Puig Major (Mallorca) Hill Climb September 20, 1970 - 6th overall, 4th in class
In 1971 the car was air shipped back to Gran Canary, where it was revised at Porsche premises in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Installed at that time were new camshafts, new ignition, and a new clutch and carburetion set-up. The car was then painted yellow. In 1975, the car was installed with magnesium minilite wheels, 8" and 10 " x 15," and received corresponding wheels, flares, made in fiberglass, on top of the original fenders. At the same time a Kremer RSR fiberglass front bumper was installed and the car was painted red. In 1981, it was stored with 52,000km on the odometer until being sold in 2022 to myself and has been restored in full bare metal back to factory condition. Weidman restored wheels, Palo Alto gauges, etc.
Car will be completed over the summer as a full painted roller with interior and original drivetrain (motor and gearbox) needing a rebuild.
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