I have to admit this is getting pretty cool for me. I now have seen pictures of #119 and #121. Bookends to my #120. Thanks to all of you.

Australia seems to be a hive of activity for 2.7 Carreras with at least three ex UK cars there. (It was four but a Lime Green one has just returned). Amongst them is a Bitter Chocolate one which is the chassis number adjacent to my '74 which is now in Sydney. BTW it was suggested in this thread that the subject (#83) was sold to the UK, do you know if that is the case?

Guy

Has now gone from all sites it was advertised on, Sold?

Guy

As the ad for #121 has been removed from mobile.de the details can be found here on Ryans Carrera MFI site:

Carrera MFI 2.7

Guy

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I've been slow to update the details on the restoration of #9050 (see Carrera MFI 2.7: Restoration). I've got several posts drafted up but not finalized. Perhaps I should start a new thread showing more of the restoration details?

black anodized vs. chrome trim...
 

Great thread guys- was reading through and just wanted to add that according to the late '73 options list for MY74 cars, Carreras had black anodized trim as standard with chrome trim being an option (for Carreras only)- M446 was the option code for chrome trim. There may be other info out there that people know about but wanted to give my .02 about what the options list shows...

Hey guys. I have also a 2.7 Carrera. It was modified in the eighties from RUF.
Next year I want to start the project and bring it back to the road.

Everything should be original. So total removal of all the RUF parts.
The only thing that I am not sure about: paint.

The original color is salmon diamond metallic. I would prefer a color like white, with red fuchs and red Carrera on the side.

What do you guys think?

Thanks,

Chris

Why go to all the trouble of returning it to original if you aren't going to retain the original color?

Personally I love the period colors as it makes each car unique and stand out from all the other cars with more "normal" colors. The red Carrera script and Fuchs weren't available in the options list for 1974, though I guess someone close to the factory could still have ordered that.

Tell us more about your Carrera! We'd love to see some photos.

I personally do not like the RUF mods.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1352152404.jpg

This is not the original color of the car.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1352152514.jpg

I think it is the only carrera in salmon ever.
That is the original color, I got that pic from Hessekop.
I hope it is ok that I post it here.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1352152769.jpg
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1352152820.jpg

For reference here is a 911 painted salmon metallic from 1974. I think its a neat period color. You could either be "yeah, that is the original color. it is the only one built like that", or be like 100s of other Carreras. I'd go with original.

http://www.pelicanparts.com/pmpre/im...arious_015.jpg

Salmon Metallic
 

Oh yea how I do remember this color. I missed out on this one a couple of years ago in Monterey. Below is a link to a pic of it.


Mohr Imports, Inc.

Great looking color IMHO.

Chris what year is your Carrera and does it still have it's original engine? Thanks.

I agree with Bob, WHY would you restore the car and not paint it the original color which is very nice and rare?

Hello to all Porsche enthusiasts out there!

This is a photo of the 1976 Carrera #105. Yesterday the car left its garage for the first time after 28 years. It is in original condition and has never been restored. With some maintenance on the fuel system, engine, suspension, brakes etc.. I hope to bring the car back on the road until April.

Does anybody have a real proof, that the 1976 Carreras were build for homologation purposes? Some state, that these cars were only build because Porsche ran out of 3.0 K-Jetronic engines.

I will let you know when the car hits the Autobahn again after so many years.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1359848918.jpg

Fantastic find!

There is no proof discovered that the 1976 Carrera was built for homologation. When at the Strahle Porsche Swap Meet in Stuttgart I asked a few engineers who worked at the factory then and they said they were built to use up spare parts Porsche had. This theory holds some weight as it appears most 76 Carrera have MFI pumps built from different years. Similarly the cylinders I've seen from various restorations people have done are typically cast from 1973-January 1975.

Yes a fantastic find. Please post up more photos of your Carrera when you can. I would enjoy seeing more details of the original condition of your '76 Carrera. Looks like it has a few options like the extra lights and the headlight washers. The Fuchs are 6 and 7" and the trim is bright not black.

Very appropriate tow vehicle for your trailer.:)


Ryan,

My friend George K from CH has seen the homologation papers for Germany and CH. His long time mechanic also has one these Carreras and has raced it for many years and knows the history of this model from 'back in the day'. I would really like to find these homologation papers myself. I do wonder, if these cars were produced just because they were using up parts, then why do they have many unique characteristics like clear glass, driver's side only mirror, manual windows, etc.?