My 912-6 arrived today

[jerhofer]

I have been a PCA member for 35 years and have had a number of 911's over the years. Until now, the only other long hood was a '72T that my brother-in-law and I owned together as a project back in the '80's. I recently completed a body off restoration on my 1964 Corvette. My excuse for getting that car was that it was the year I graduated from high school. Upon completion of that car, my wife asked when she was going to get a '67 car, her year of graduation. She should not have said that to me!! After 45 years of marriage she should know better than to give me even the slightest excuse to buy a car!

I began searching for '67's locally on Craigslist but did not come up with anything interesting. About two weeks ago, at the bottom of the page on Bring A Trailer, I saw this photo of a white long hood car. Clicking on the photo sent me to the Houston Craigslist where a dealer had the car. I called on the car to discover that it was a '67 912 with a 3.0 SC motor and 915 tranny. The interior had been redone and the many detailed photos revealed a rust free car. He sent me a copy of the title which was dated 1994 so I knew the previous owner had owned the car for nearly 20 years at least.

I searched for the name on the title and eventually found the California owner who had owned the car for 30 years, buying it when he was 16. We have been trading e-mails. He and his father did a restoration when they bought the car replacing the floorpan and the battery box area. They took it down to bare metal. In 1994 he and his father, both mechanical engineers, did the engine swap. Since this is California we are talking about, this SC motor has all of the smog equipment including the air pump and catalytic converter, which may soon disappear. Since he was too young to have the car titled in his name, it originally was in his father's name. In 1994, he titled it in his name.

The car drives great, the engine starts like it should, it has a short shifter that works well and I am very pleased with the car. Besides the motor, the SC donor car contributed the power windows and brakes and the fog lights. I bought the fog light hole covers and will remove the fog lights to give the front end a cleaner appearance. The jury is still out on the exterior mirrors. May go back to Durants.

The car has 911S badging. I think 912-6 badging in more appropriate. To that end, I bought four used 912 emblems on Ebay and plan on making two 912-6 emblems by cutting off the "9's" on two of the emblems and turn them over to make them be "6's". We'll see how that goes.

[DRACO A5OG]

Wow, she sure is purty Congrats, a Garage Queen or Weekend Warrior?

[kiwiokie]

Looks like a nice car. Definitely agree on losing the door mirrors and driving lights.

[jerhofer]

Originally Posted by DRACO A5OG

Wow, she sure is purty Congrats, a Garage Queen or Weekend Warrior?

My wife and I both used to do a lot of track events but have given that up at this point in our lives. However, I plan on driving this car to Austin in November to the F1 race. It will be a driver. Gets very sticky here in NC so A/C is a must, at least for me. The first project will be backdating the exhaust.

[dporsche74]

Very Nice 912-6
Just a few minor details and that 912-6 seem just about perfect ...hope you got a good deal

Look into the repop rear muffler skirts ..that car will look Awesome with one. with a capital A

Congrats!!!

[Justin@Athens]

WOW! what a garage!

[DRACO A5OG]

Originally Posted by jerhofer

My wife and I both used to do a lot of track events but have given that up at this point in our lives. However, I plan on driving this car to Austin in November to the F1 race. It will be a driver. Gets very sticky here in NC so A/C is a must, at least for me. The first project will be backdating the exhaust.

Outstanding!

[jerhofer]

Originally Posted by Justin@Athens

WOW! what a garage!

Thanks. In addition to the Corvette restoration, my son and I have done a number of projects in this garage including three LS motor swaps into his '69 Camaro, his '79 El Camino and into a '77 Camaro Pro-Touring car that I sold about a year and half ago.

Interestingly, my son and the previous owner of the 912 are nearly the same age and both are mechanical engineers.

Here is the LS motor I had in my Camaro.

[regency]

Damn, I think I gotta wipe away some drool.........

1973 911 T MFI Coupe, Aubergine

Steve

[bleek]

Originally Posted by regency

damn, i think i gotta wipe away some drool.........

+1

[Royze]

that wooden dash with the nardi is purrrrrfect!

[jmpowers]

Very nice, enjoy in good health!

[racngrn]

White just works on some cars and that is one of them. Really sharp and the interior is fantastic. How do you decide what to drive, or are they on rotation!

[88coupe]

Love it! Interior is even better than the great exterior! Also glad to see another Porsche/Chevy nut out there good work!

[brighton911]

Triple envy going on here Porsche, Vette and garage are super nice. Agree on losing the mirror and foglights, the rest is outstanding. Enjoy!

[patz]

Excellent score!

[Les Paul]

I think I would put 912 on it. Cool sleeper that way. Beautiful car

[patz]

my 914/6, 3.6 had a 914 1.7 logo on it.

[Reifle]

Very nice

[sepia2.4]

Sweet. Like the other car too. Nice shop.