Once in a lifetime Barn Find

[Zeke]

I had a '71 S once with 40 some odd thousand miles on it.

After the odo spun over probably twice. That's a great car for someone with deep pockets, but if it has only 42,000 miles on it total, I'll eat a square inch of the engine padding. Just send it on up to Long Beach.

Did you say no rust?

Nevertheless, congratulations for letting the car find you, as someone put it. It's in good hands.

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by Zeke

I had a '71 S once with 40 some odd thousand miles on it.

After the odo spun over probably twice. That's a great car for someone with deep pockets, but if it has only 42,000 miles on it total, I'll eat a square inch of the engine padding. Just send it on up to Long Beach.

Did you say no rust?

Nevertheless, congratulations for letting the car find you, as someone put it. It's in good hands.

The Viet Nam Vet who bought the car in 1969 after returning, used the car very little, it was his 2nd car and drove it only on weekends, it went into storage in 1975 so he drove the car for 5 years, many little clues telling me it has only 42,000 on it. Nothing has been dicked with, no rust, orig paint, perfect gaps, the doors shut like new, incredible car

[speeder]

Kind of strange that someone would buy an expensive sports car like that and park it at 5 years old w/o regard to the condition of the storage. Don't get me wrong, it could be a lot worse as in rusted-out, but that dash looks like it must have been parked outside in the desert for years. Also, what's the story with the rattle-can primer all over the body?

Once again, not knocking the car. I'm as jealous as everyone else and it's a great resto candidate. Just wondering what happened.

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by speeder

Kind of strange that someone would buy an expensive sports car like that and park it at 5 years old w/o regard to the condition of the storage. Don't get me wrong, it could be a lot worse as in rusted-out, but that dash looks like it must have been parked outside in the desert for years. Also, what's the story with the rattle-can primer all over the body?

Once again, not knocking the car. I'm as jealous as everyone else and it's a great resto candidate. Just wondering what happened.

The vet made a lot of $$ after the war and his dad was high up the food chain in the military, hence my guy secured Govt contracts, made a lot lost a lot, his primary driver was a corvette so the car was parked in a leaky barn, but in a dry climate. there is no rust, more pics to follow, the rattle can was to cover minor surface rust, he hoped to restore it someday, but never had the money, car was forgotten. It came to me through a sprint car racing buddy, who knew the car and the caretaker needed the money, whom the vet gave him the car. The care takers son is a racer and they need race engines so my purchase is funding this, me being be a racer understood the scenario so win win on both sides. This car will be brought back to original, with the best workmanship

[speeder]

Well, it will be sweet. It needed to go to someone like you with the knowledge and the checkbook to do this right. Great colors, too.

You're probably way ahead of me on this, but if not, get a copy of M. Donohue's road test of all the '69 911 cars in C&D magazine. I think that the 911S was a targa.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by Zeke

That's a great car for someone with deep pockets, but if it has only 42,000 miles on it total, I'll eat a square inch of the engine padding.

I'm with Milt on this. I just recently sold a '72 911 with 34k miles and I can't see how this car could get into this condition if it was stored inside.

Good luck to you.

JR

[DonDavis]

Originally Posted by NotaBRG

First thing I would do is reset the trip odo while the car is in motion.


At least that's one of the first things I did when I got my '71.

Fixed it for you!

Great find Mark! Looking forward to its progress.

[126coupe]

Originally Posted by javadog

I'm with Milt on this. I just recently sold a '72 911 with 34k miles and I can't see how this car could get into this condition if it was stored inside.

Good luck to you.

JR

Number one it was in a ****ty leaky barn, 2 many clues to even fathom he drove the car 30K miles a year for 5 years. My acquaintance has known the Vet for 40 years and remembers when the car went into hiding in 1975. Clues, bright gauges, no pedal wear, engine leak down, no rust wear there should be rust, bellypan perfect, not even a dent. once she is all apart I will discover more.

[Zeke]

Sounds promising. Send the engine sound pad up so I can eat it. Or better yet, bring it to the sushi lunch I've owed you for 8 years. You can take pics for all to see.

[126coupe]

Milt, when you are in the OC, come and visit the cave,

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

Leaky barn, like this?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by javadog

I'm with Milt on this. I just recently sold a '72 911 with 34k miles and I can't see how this car could get into this condition if it was stored inside.

Good luck to you.

JR

Stored inside? Well, good luck with the restoration. I'm also in the camp finding the miles hard to believe. Milt's safe...there is no engine padding to eat.

(edit) A tip of my hat to those willing to rescue cars that not too many years ago would have been scrapped.

[70SATMan]

The speedo on my 70S broke at 44k which it still shows and I have numerous shop receipts showing the same mileage and that it was never repaired. I know my car had over 100k judging from the wear on the carpeting and the pedals, the shape of the aluminum trim, etc and it was parked in storage in 85 till I bought it. It looked much better than this one.

Looks to me like this car was hit in the rear pretty hard to have bent up that rear over rider like that. The rear deck lid has been replaced with a later unit. Makes me suspect that the rear license panel has also been replaced.

All of the bumper trim has been painted black over the aluminum. The headlight trim rings have been painted in body color which makes me question the original paint. The aluminum bumper end trim on at least one side looks like it is ready to fall off like it had been removed at one time. Another indication of a possible re paint. Maybe in the jambs its original... I also see what appears to be blue overspray in the engine comp. on some of the harness and one the CDI panel components

A good indication of low original miles would be the condition of the aluminum rocker trim and the rear bumper end trim. They get pitted by road debris.

[MJHanna]

Man, you guys are HARD on him. He never said it was original paint. I would be more than happy have this blue targa to go with my 69S Coupe.

[pwd72s]

I think "realistic" is a more appropriate word than "hard".

Like I said, a tip of my hat to those willing to bring an old car back from the dead...

[126coupe]

Cynicism running big time.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by 126coupe

Cynicism running big time.

Cynicism? Naw, jus a bit of disbelief. If you want cynicism and outright animosity here, and on the S registry, sell this.



Then buy this.



And then express the opinion that the Mustang is a superior driver than the iconic 1972 911S.

[porsche4life]

Man..... We just can't have a 911 thread without a pic of that mustang....

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Man..... We just can't have a 911 thread without a pic of that mustang....

Just for you, Sid...I know how much you lust for a Pony car. It's okay, you can admit it...

[Rot 911]

Damn that car looks like it spent alternating years under a blazing sun and constant rain. Never seen such a combination of rust and sun damage!