Car is sold and paid in full.
This is a 1968 911 normal coupe (VIN 11830398) that was originally a special order color of metallic blue (code 52300-L) and retaining its original aluminum case motor. It was converted to a shorthood and updated with flares and a Carrera tail in the 1980’s. I obtained this California car last year from the daughter of the long time owner (she inherited the car from her father), who indicated that her father had the car updated many years ago. I had planned to return the car to the original color and longhood configuration, but I have too many other projects going so I’ve decided to pass it on to a new owner.
A little internet research has revealed that this car has one of the last aluminum 2.0 motors (serial number 3380142) to come out of the factory, based upon the build number of the motor (12043). The last known aluminum 2.0 is build 12050. Based on the engine type (901/17), this car originally started life as a sportomatic, but it now has a 901 5 speed transmission. The original Weber carbs have been rebuilt, a new battery has been installed and I changed the oil recently. New distributor cap, rotor, points and plug wires have been installed as well. The car starts up easily with no smoke, with some very modest oil leaks from a couple of spots, but does have some mechanical issues that have manifested themselves upon driving the car more - see post below for more info. I have personally verified with PCNA that the engine is original to the car.
We have examined the car thoroughly and find no evidence of rust underneath except around one of the anchor nuts for the belly-pan on the passenger side, and some bubbling in the cowl on the driver’s side . The floors, front pan, rear shelf and seat bottoms all appear solid, and much of the original undercoating is still intact. The shorthood conversion was performed reasonably well, by installing a later front clip (the clip was made across the tank horseshoe forward of the wheel well and shock tower). I believe the flares are SC, but they may be RS, I am not totally certain – you be the judge. The flares are metal and were replaced all the way down, so they include the torsion tube access as if the car was a lwb. The bottom leading edge of the flare on the driver side is showing some cracking. Car is on 15” replica Fuchs (7’s and 8’s) with Bridgestone tires in good shape.
As mentioned, the original color of the car is a rare Lesonal code color (52300-L), a metallic blue which I believe was available only in 1967 and 1968. Examples of the color are hard to come by, but the few that I have seen are all quite beautiful, and for this reason, I gave serious consideration to returning the car to its original color and configuration. The current bumble-bee yellow paint still shines up nicely, but is beginning to show some age from use over the years, with typical chips and nicks here and there. The body is very straight with good gaps throughout. The only issue of significance is at the trailing edge of the tail, where the fiberglass edge is cracking, and the cracking at the bottom of the flare on the driver side. The interior of the car is in presentable condition, with later seats, newer carpeting, a newer non-standard headliner and a recovered dash. The original instruments are all intact (but clock doesn’t work) and a radio block off plate is installed in place of a radio.
I have the clear California title in my possession, but the car has not been registered for at least one year, so there will be some back fees due in CA if you want to keep the car here. The car runs and can be driven away in the current configuration, but the original motor will need some attention. PRICE REDUCED TO $9,900obo for the car as it is presently configured.
I am a partner with Kevin Mentzer in Automotive Innovations & Restoration, LLC, and Kevin is familiar with this car and can restore it to a swb longhood for a very reasonable price, which would provide a new owner with an expertly restored car in a unique color with a unique motor at a price that would be hard to replicate. Please contact me via PM or email from the board with any questions or requests. Thanks
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