Porsche Automobilia

[beh911]

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...911-e-targa-2/
119210484

One of your docs is for a car sold on BaT not long ago

[Eric Gratz]

Lorenzo,

11820721 is still around. It is a very rare 1968 T with rally kit or 911TR. It has an extensive race history.

https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...light=11820721

https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...e-these-decals



-Eric

[Lorenzo]

Great infos!

Here another 1968 911 S Targa sold through Strähle

[Eric Gratz]

Lorenzo,

The car 11850319 hasn’t shown up to my knowledge, but engine 4081054 surfaced a while back.

https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...68-911S-Engine

-Eric

[911MRP]

In addition to the regular corporate brochures around 1972/3 Porsche Cars GB had road tests reports by respected British motoring weeklies such as Motor , Autocar reprinted.
Presumably for use as additional local market sales materials in the dealership network. I have a number of examples of different 911 models including this one which they as sole Porsche concessionaire branded on the front page.



Price lists for the vehicles and accessories were simple imperial size foolscap typed and mimeographed. Cheap to produce and to update regularly to account for high inflation at time as well things like vat being introduced to replace old taxation systems. Also provided details of local market variations the concessionaire made the standard specification as shown in the International large format and one page colour brochures. These spec tweaks added some items above the German spec to help position the relatively expensive 911 in the British market against competition like an e-type Jaguar that was a significantly cheaper competitor. The comparison in test says a v12 Jag was £3139 whereas the 911S was £5401. With a few expensive M options a new 911S would be be pushing twice the price of a etype Jaguar. A Dino 246 GT was £5471 so quite similar price to the 911 S. Wonder what the odd quid was for on the price of Italian and German car



As mentioned in a prior post there were 23 dealers here by January 1973 plus two more if include Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands but just 18 of those were main/retail rather than service-only locations so wonder how many of these were reprinted and survive? There were very roughly over 300 then over 500 911 sold through the British importer on model year 72 and 73 respectively so 911 was quite an exclusive vehicle on British roads at that time.




The biggest disappointment expressed by the testers in the reprint was the overall 13.3mpg regarded as high fuel consumption over the test distance of 2000 miles. This preceded the global fuel crisis that would soon loom but clearly even in those carefree days pf 1972 was noteworthy although it does say typical buyers of such cars probably wouldn’t be troubled by the fuel expense — also this was 13.3 miles per bigger IMPERIAL gallon which are equivalent to 1.2 American gallons! Other period similar PCGB reprint test reports in my files show the then new 73 RS recorded 16.7 mpg over 2,600 miles and a 911E with 15.6 mpg over test was also more frugal. All three cars undergoing flat out acceleration tests and top speed runs and no doubt driven hard during test commensurate with all being the importers demo vehicles being loaned to journalists.

Steve

[911MRP]

A companion to the official CMA that I also have . A 25 page training document from Porsche.


The addendum includes specific CO values for a list of models and years beyond just the E and S of this title page including my 73RS.

Steve

[Lorenzo]

An unusual bb pencil box

[giorgio salerno-ballotta]

Hi greetings from Tuscany San Giuliano Terme Pisa. It's for sale? Please contact me at whats up 338 8098780. Thanks giorgio s ballotta.

[Lorenzo]

My items posted in this thread are not for sale. But I have some doubles of my collection posted in the "For sale" section. Thanks

[Lorenzo]

Found another ceramic 911 in red, it was manufactured by the artist Balestra in 1971. They were used by the italian importer Autogerma for some pics in the new year calendar.