1975 Porsche 911 2.7 Coupe

The Porsche 911 range, available at the beginning of the Seventies, created a dynasty for the German manufacturer. Using the 911S 2.4 as a platform these derivatives would go on to dominate The Championship for Makes, GT racing and various branches of grass root motorsport throughout the world. In February 1973 Gregg and Haywood won the Daytona 24hrs in what was virtually an 'out of the box' Carrera RSR; the die was cast and Porsche enjoyed the accolades.

This is a genuine matching numbers UK car delivered new by Glen Henderson Porsche of Ayr and registered in August 1975 to a Mr. William Angus Ogilvy of Stirlingshire. The maintenance records show twelve service stamps, which confirm the mileage of approximately 90,000 miles. There is also a record of the previous owners which included the famous drummer Alan White (of Oasis, Yes, and John Lennon fame). In August 2008 the owner decided to embark on a total restoration with Classic Preservation, a process that took until 2011. The restoration is covered by over two hundred photos that show the professionalism of the work and this is all recorded on a Photo-CD in the history file. At this time the rubber impact bumpers were substituted with those from the earlier model which gives the car the look of a 1973 911S together with period registration number. Resorting back to originality could easily be achieved. The interior is 'as new' with period style bucket seats.

With the values of 2.7 911's already on the move this example offers a very interesting proposition. It has the look of the iconic 911S and the performance capacity close to that of a 2.7 RS, the values of these models, in this condition, would be £90,000 and £180,000 respectively.

This 911 could be the one that got away at today's guide price, which is below the cost of refurbishing the bodywork alone. It offers the best of both worlds but at a very affordable price.