1974 Porsche 911 2.7

• Purchased by our vendor from California in July 2017; upon arrival in the UK, it was thoroughly inspected and a work list prepared, the brief was to create a semi-lightweight hot-rod/outlaw-look 911 with a hot engine
• After inspection, the car was found to be completely rust-free and had never been welded; the 1974 911 2.7 is a relatively rare car, and is always popular with re-creators to build  1974 3.0 RS and RSR race replicas
• The engine was removed and sent to ‘Carrera Performance’, where it was fully stripped and fitted with a new crank, barrels, and pistons (2.7), ‘S’-spec camshafts and a lightened flywheel, whilst the injection system was also fully overhauled
• A sports back-box and SSI heat-exchangers were also fitted, now giving a glorious sound; the body was painted in Porsche colour Crayon (to match our vendor’s new GT3), and it's had a full suspension geometry set up
• The interior has leather buckets fitted, a bolt-in roll-cage and fire extinguisher, plus lightweight carpet and door panels/pulls, the front luggage compartment is trimmed with a Carbone carpet set

The Porsche 911 was developed as a much more powerful, larger, more comfortable replacement for the Porsche 356, the company's first model and essentially a sporting evolution of the Volkswagen Beetle. The new car made its public debut at the 1963 Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, better known to English speakers as the Frankfurt Motor Show.

After 11 years in production, the Porsche 911 received its first serious facelift when 'Model Year 1974' saw the introduction of the new torque-rich, smoother, cleaner, and more economical ‘G-programme’ 2.7-litre models, including the 150bhp 911, 175bhp 911S and 210bhp Carrera. MY1974 also heralded the dawn of impact bumpers to conform with the new US low-speed protection requirements. These bumpers being so successfully integrated into the design, that they remained unchanged for 15 years. These models also had new interiors with new seats and integrated head restraints, door trims and side window demist vents on the dash. In retrospect, the 1974 911 was the first ‘worldwide car’ that Porsche produced.

The 1974 911 2.7 is a relatively rare car and is always popular with re-creators planning to build ‘74 3.0 RS and RSR race replicas. This example was purchased by our vendor from California in July 2017 and, upon its arrival in the UK, it was thoroughly inspected and a worklist prepared, the brief being to create a semi-lightweight hot-rod/outlaw-look 911 with a hot engine.

After inspection, the car was found to be completely rust-free and appeared never to have been welded. The engine was removed and sent to Porsche specialist ‘Carrera Performance’ of Horsham, where it was fully stripped and fitted with a new crank, barrels, and pistons (2.7), ‘S’-spec camshafts and a lightened flywheel, whilst the injection system was also fully overhauled. A sports back-box and the popular ‘SSI’ heat exchangers were also fitted, helping the engine run cooler, and increasing both horsepower and torque in addition to sounding fantastic.

The bodywork was painted in Porsche colour Crayon (to match our vendor’s new GT3), and it's had a full suspension geometry set up. The interior is fitted with high-quality leather bucket seats, a bolt-in roll-cage, fire extinguisher, lightweight carpet and door panels/pulls and the front luggage compartment is trimmed with a ‘CarBone’ carpet set.

A properly-sorted classic 911 now with the ‘go and looks’ to warrant real admiration, the ‘Outlaw’ style is topical and rather 'cool' and this special 911 would be very welcome at any ‘Sunday Scramble’ or ‘Boxengasse’ gathering.