1972 Porsche 911 2.4 T Coupe

The Porsche 911 has featured consistently in the top ten cars of our generation. With a motorsport pedigree unsurpassed by any other car with true production underpinnings, it's not surprising the 911 has endeared itself to the world. Coming of age at the beginning of the seventies, with wins at the Daytona 24hrs and the Targa Florio, they have never stopped winning since and cinema goers worldwide became familiar with the distinctive shape as the car of choice for a number of top stars.

For 1972, the 911 had two major revisions, the most significant being an increase in capacity to 2341cc (known as the 2.4) but remained on carburettors, and externally an aggressive new front spoiler was incorporated below the bumper.

This original right-hand drive, UK-delivered Porsche 911 2.4 T was first registered in 1972 and was specified in the "groovy' colour of Royal Purple. Showing just 54,566 miles on the speedometer, it was discovered by our vendor as a sound and complete restoration project. Whilst the mileage could not be fully substantiated, the vendor believed it to be genuine and set about a ground up restoration 2 years ago.

Almost every single component of the car was stripped to a bare shell and rebuilt over many hundreds of hours by the vendor's in-house mechanics. The engine, gearbox, and differential were then fully rebuilt and the bare shell E-coated and finished in its original colour of Royal Purple. The interior has been fully re-trimmed and the whole car has been reassembled with great attention to detail. A significant number of bills and receipts can be found in the history file for parts alone, along with a CD containing photographs of the process.

The history file also contains a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity confirming this is a matching numbers 911 2.4 T. In addition, there are a number of older MoT certificates and service invoices supplied with the vehicle. Offered at public auction for the first time in many years, we welcome pre-sale inspections and are delighted to be offering such an interesting Porsche 911 from the pre-impact bumper heyday.