Collectors\' Motor Cars and Automobilia

222 | THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL SALE

Previously owned by Porsche enthusiasts and Porsche Club GB

members, this car has been cherished throughout its life and retains

many important period details, as listed in the factory delivery

specification. 0t has covered some 125,000 miles from new, is fully

documented and comes with extensive service history and MoT records

dating back to the early 190s. The accompanying Porsche Certificate

of Authenticity confirms matching engine and gearbox numbers.

The engine has been rebuilt and well detailed. 0t benefits from a new

stainless steel exhaust system, mated to an original Bischoff final

silencer that has been ceramic coated for cosmetic durability. The

intake system is all original" the throttle bodies carry the date stamping,

and the MF0 fuel pump is of the correct date and type (019) as originally

delivered. We are advised that the original Type 915 gearbox is very

good mechanically. The wheels are believed original and carry the

correct date stamp '74'. They have been refurbished to the highest

standard in the 1974-specification petal finish and shod with a set of

period-looking Avon CR6ZZ tyres.

Homologation regulations required that the Porsche 911Carrera had be
built to the lightweight, racing RS specification. Customers wishing to
purchase a Carrera RS for the road had to specify the Touring package
that cost an extra DM 2,500 and offered the greater comfort of the
911Ss trimmed and upholstered interior. When the homologation
targets had been met, the lightweight RS was discontinued but the
Carrera name continued on Porsches top-of-the-range model, which in
its new, series-production 911SC form mounted the 210bhp engine in
a full-weight, fully trimmed body shell.

0n 1975, if you wanted to order a Porsche 911 Targa, then the
210bhp Carrera version sat at the pinnacle of the model range. A
rare right-hand drive Carrera Targa - one of only six supplied to the
<K - this car was first registered in February 1975 and delivered with
a mouth-watering complement of factory options. Finished in classic
Guards Red with black leather seats (inlays perforated), it came with
headlamp washers" 15 Fuchs alloy wheels" drivers side outside
mirror" rear wiper" front and rear spoilers" tinted windows" intermittent
wiper control" chrome trim parts" Bilstein shock absorbers" and
'Carrera' lettering in black.

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1974 PORSCHE 911 2.7-LITRE CARRERA

TARGA COUPÉ

Registration no. HLL 716N

Chassis no. 9115610125

• One of only six UK-supplied RHD cars


• Matching numbers


• Enthusiast owned and cherished


• Restored 2014/2015