History of 1973 911S Targa wanted!

[Flonz911]

I recently bought a 911S Targa deliverd to the US in 1973 that is now back home to Germany where it was built 40 years ago!

The car came with an US title from 2004 saying that it lived in Loveland, Colorado the last 10 years, but no other history whatsoever. Also I was not able to contact the previous owner mentioned in the title.

The VIN is 9113310580 which indicates that it must have been number 580 of only 925 Targa S built in 1973.

The dealer who imported the car back to Germany said it was driven by an ex-navy fighter pilot in Colorado since 2004. Its current color is silver, but it was repainted along its way from its original color of sepia-brown. It also has a changed wing (rear, right) which might result from a minor accident in the past.

The 65-year old ex-Prosche mechanic over here in Germany, who is helping me doing the car up confirmed that chassis number, transmission and engine are the correct stuff, but Porsche was not able to issue a "birth certificate" as they claim they lost the specific production card for the car in their archive due to water damage. My mechanic friend was pretty impressed by the cars performance, wondering whether the engine was tuned to RS specs.

I would love to find out more about the car and appreciate any help/information about its history.

[RSTarga]

owned by
1973 9113310580 engine 6331185 S-Targa Silver
Philip Metzler, Jr. Colorado Springs, CO