Nice little piece on a '68 911L in the Wall Street Journal

[daepp]

"The car was originally sold in New Jersey to a man named Paul Rothchild, who paid $7,222. (I have the invoice, dated Aug. 8, 1968.)
The car was metallic dark green at the time. Rothchild was a record producer, and in the 1960s, he became the producer for a new
Los Angeles-based band called the Doors. Rothchild worked with the band for years, and has often been called the fifth Door..."

The rest of the (short) story here:

Grab a cup of coffee, relax and enjoy for just a bit

[LWJ]

Reminds me of the "L" I didn't buy because I loved my wife. Oh well, still have the wife.

[racer]

$110K for a non original paint car... sometimes i wish my discretionary income was as plentiful as others Montana plates too eh? nice!

[sand_man]

WOW! What a sweet little car! PERFECTION to my eyes!

[cairns]

This is one of the reasons I love the WSJ. They do a short piece like this on cars every week- although the cars aren't usually as interesting as this.

Would love to see the original color.

[porsche tech]

As you all know...first year for emissions...air pump missing on this one. This was the USA version of S because S couldn't pass emissions regulations. Worked on a number of L's back in the day...not attracted to them.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by porsche tech

As you all know...first year for emissions...air pump missing on this one. This was the USA version of S because S couldn't pass emissions regulations. Worked on a number of L's back in the day...not attracted to them.

Bingo! If I recall correctly, a Corvair air pump was used. The "L" was a USA model only, with "S" appearance package, but not a bit faster than the standard 911. Also, the '68 L car had less power than the '67 S.

But it seems like we were actually there at the time. Today? "Ohhh, it's a longnose and it's air cooled. Let us all kneel and bow towards Stuttgart!"

[daepp]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

But it seems like we were actually there at the time. Today? "Ohhh, it's a longnose and it's air cooled. Let us all kneel and bow towards Stuttgart!"

That's what you got from the article? Or is that your filter?

[Rinty]

Thanks for posting.

[Heel n Toe]

https://petrolicious.com/marketplace/the-fifth-door-s-1968-porsche-911l-that-s-gone-gold

[Daves911L]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Bingo! If I recall correctly, a Corvair air pump was used. The "L" was a USA model only, with "S" appearance package, but not a bit faster than the standard 911.

No, the "L" was also produced as a a ROW model. Only the US spec cars had the air pump, ROW "L" did not have an air pump and had the same 901/06 engine used in '66/'67 911. I think all 901/06 motors were aluminum cases (mine is), but not certain.