1970 Porsche 911 S

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By 1969, Porsche engineers had all but ironed out the idiosyncrasies that were such a feature of the earliest, short wheelbase 911s.

They had reduced the effect of the engine overhang by lengthening the wheelbase, improved the car’s aerodynamics, introduced mechanical fuel injection and produced a car in the 2.0S that was substantially advanced from the early 2.0 cars. Their attention then turned to improving the power and torque of the engine further and, in August 1969, displacement was increased to 2,195cc which helped to flatten the torque curve, ensuring more torque was available at lower in the rev range.

For the 911S, power increased by 20bhp over the 1967 S, to 180bhp at 6,500rpm while actual peak torque was largely unchanged at 130 lbs/ft at 5,200rpm, thus retaining the car’s particular rev-hungry nature. The 2.2S remained a competitive road car and the flagship of Porsche’s range pending the launch oft he 2.4S (famously with a 2.3 litre engine) and then the 2.7RS with 210bhp in 1972. 

The interior continued to develop with a theme of sporty luxuriousness and still presents as a modern, coherent design today.

this car

Chassis 9110300166 was specified in Conda Green with Black Leatherette interior, power windows, rear wiper and comfort seats. The car maintains its matching numbers engine and although not recorded on the COA likely its original gearbox as the serial number correlates to an early 1970 model year car.

The car was ordered through AFN UK by Mr Andrew Moncreiff who unusually requested to collect the car himself from the Porsche factory in Stuttgart. In order to do so, a special document still with the car called an “Internationaler Zulassungsschein” was issued by the City of Stuttgart Police Department to allow the car to be driven unregistered on German roads.

Mr Moncreiff, living in Johannesburg at the time, shipped the car directly to South Africa where it remained for a year before being returned to Europe and registered in the United Kingdom for the first time on March 4 1971. The car must have been thoroughly enjoyed as the odometer was showing over 37,000 miles by May of 1972.

The car has passed through the ownership of 4 UK residents before the current owner purchased the car in 2010. Although drive able and with an MOT, the car was used sparingly until 2012 when it was taken off the road for restoration.

The current owner, an aviation engineer by trade, managed the restoration himself using a combination of suppliers to complete the work. The body was restored by Autoclassica of Knaresborough and the engine rebuilt by MB Engineering near Kendal with machining work done by Nick Fulljames at RedTek Engineering.

Many important and original details remain with the car including the unrestored steering wheel, rare 1970 MY delay action wipers, door cards, bonnet badge and complete toolkit. The factory comfort seats remain with the car but have been replaced with genuine Recaro sport seats, an important addition that refocuses the interior towards the cars sporting abilities.