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This particular 2.2-litre 911S is one of only 44 right-hand drive
examples delivered to the UK in 1971 out of 78 cars in total, making
it a very rare Porsche indeed. It is a matching numbers example
finished in its original colour of silver metallic with black interior,
while original factory options comprised an electric sunroof, electric
windows, tinted glass, rear screen wiper and black leatherette seats
with corduroy centres.

In February 1979, with a total of approximately 9,500 miles on
the odometer, the car was exported to dry and sunny Brisbane
in Australia (no salted roads there) by an Australian ex-patriot.
Since then has passed through the hands of three Porsche Club
Queensland presidents and three subsequent owners: one in Victoria
and two in Sydney.

The car comes with a substantial folder of documentation dating
back to 1978, which suggests that the current odometer reading of
63,950 is correct (the distance travelled is actually 163,950 miles
as the five-digit odometer has travelled around once). Much care
and attention has been lavished on this Porsche over the years, as
evidenced by invoices for two engine rebuilds (in 1980 and 1994) and
two gearbox rebuilds (mid-1980s and 1993) plus all the other routine
maintenance one would expect.

The invoices show remedial work to the body in 1986 and a major

refurbishment in 2006 at a cost of around AU$31,000, which resulted

in confirmation that the car has not had any major crash repairs

and that the bodyshell was straight. On conclusion of the repairs,

a complete ‘glass out’ re-spray in the original colour was carried

out. Photographs of the rebuild are on file together with a detailed

account of the restoration process written by the then owner, Dennis

Brooks. The car is still in beautiful condition today.

More recent work includes refurbishment of the front seats in

houndstooth check, new headlining, new factory 85-litre plastic

fuel tank, new Koni Classic shock absorbers, SSI heat exchangers,

wheels refurbished to correct finish, etc. The car comes with the

original Durant mirror (‘flag’ style currently fitted for better visibility),

the original clock (voltmeter fitted in place), a genuine Fuchs spare

wheel and a number of other period spares. Re-imported to the

UK in 2014, this highly original and correct 911S is offered with the

aforementioned history, Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, old-style

logbook and current MoT.

£130,000 - 160,000

€160,000 - 200,000