“Monterey Week” is almost upon us. What better place to be in mid-August than on the Monterey Peninsula? PML will be hitting the Monterey auction circuit in full force this year. Russo & Steele, RM, Gooding, and Bonhams all have Porsches consigned, so the action ought to be fast and furious all weekend long. At Russo & Steele, the action starts Thursday, August 12th (click here for the schedule).

We present here a few of the listings from Russo & Steele. They have a fairly broad selection ranging from 356s, to SWB and LWB “Longhood” 911s, a track-only 911, a US-spec Carrera, an unusual “delete spoiler” M491 Cabriolet, a 930 Turbo Coupe, and a 996 Twin Turbo Coupe**. Pre-auction estimates were not available at press time. (Please note: this is not a complete listing;cars are still being added to the auction line-up). For any car guy with 120 octane in their veins, this is truly a “pilgrimage to Mecca”… We hope to see you up there. Please click here for the auction location – a downloadable pdf map is available.

Scroll down the page to view the offerings – for further information on any of the cars, simply click on it’s image. (When clicking on the links; be sure to hit your browser’s “back” button to return to this page afterwards).

**PML has not inspected any of these cars, nor do we have any vested interest in their sale.

'65 356C Cabriolet - Nardi wheel, COA, Excellent example

'60 356B 1600 Super Cabriolet - Outstanding Restoration, COA, Reutter Body

'63 356 Super 90 Coupe - T-6 body, COA, Fresh Maintenance, Great Show/Driver!

'67 911 Coupe - SWB Car, Numbers Matching, Recent Restoration, Multi-purpose Show/Driver

'67 911 Coupe - SWB Car, Bahama Yellow, Original Drive Train, COA, Excellent Original Car

'70 911T Coupe - LWB Car, High-end Driver Quality Example, ONE Owner From New!

'73 911S Coupe - LWB Car, Rust Free CA Car, Original Engine Upgraded To 2.7 Spec.

'77 930 Turbo Coupe - Track Car, Highly Built and Yes, It's Fast!

'75 911 Carrera Coupe - Only 395 Were Built For The US Market

'88 Carrera Cabriolet - M491 Body With Very Rare Spoiler Delete

'84 930 Turbo Coupe - Euro Spec, Federalized For US

'04 996 Twin Turbo Coupe - An Absolute Hoot To Drive!

1966-911 “Sports Purpose R” inspired.
Vin # 304291 –completion date 4/29/1966 per C.O.A
Restoration completed May 2010

Magnus Walker is passionate and serious about early Porsches. He has just completed an extensive restoration of a ‘66 911. His goal was to build a lightweight R inspired sports purpose SWB car – the type of car that was raced by the Porsche factory in the mid 60’s (think early Vic Elford). The current weight of the car is 2065 lbs with half a tank of gas; it has been lowered to 23.5” rear -24” front, corner balanced, & aligned. The set up includes 22 & 30 mm torsion bars,19 mm front & rear adjustable sway bars,& adjustable spring plates,along with Koni adjustable shocks. The car rides on 15 x 6 fuchs with Yokohama S drive 205/55/15 tires. Although not the original 2.0 liter motor{# 907533}; Walker was almost able to find “the needle in the haystack” with engine # 907540 which according to the Porsche C.O.A is only 7 engines from the original in the car & was perhaps built the same day!!  An extensive detailed build sheet of his restoration is below.

BODY

• Replaced front & rear floor pan, Front suspension pan,-right side inner outer rocker panel
• All rust issues fixed.
• All floors & wheel wells treated with Wurth coating.
• Detailed front trunk & engine bay.
• Bare metal 2 stage paint –inside & out.
• Deco trim delete.
• R Porsche side script decal

INTERIOR

• New headliner
• Recovered dash-RS door panels, knee pad in German vinyl.
• Lightweight carpet kit
• Rubber floor mats.
• GTS “le mans” seats with hound’s-tooth inserts.-set lowered in the tunnel
• Bolt in roll bar
• Schroth 4 point harness.
• Vintage Momo “Jackie Stewart” steering wheel.
• All 5 gauges refurbished & working with new chrome bezels at NOHO Speedo-yes even the clock works & has a quartz movement.
• Wood dash inlay refinished.
• All new rubber weather stripping.
• Plexi vented r qtr windows cut down & installed in original pop out frames.

SUSPENSION

• Sway A Way 22& 30 mm torsion bars.
• 19 MM adjustable sway bars front & rear,
• Adjustable SwB spring plates.
• Koni adjustable shocks
• Powder coated a- arms & trailing arms.
• New dual master brake cylinder & rebuilt calipers.
• New rear rotors.
• New front & rear pagid orange brake pads
• New wheel bearings.
• All new bushings.
• Aligned-corner balanced & ride height set with negative camber for aggressive street use!
• 72 mm wheel studs
• 4 -15 x 6 ‘Fuchs bead blasted, painted & polished
• 4- New Yokohama S Drive 205/55/15 tires

DRIVE TRAIN - 2.0 LITRE MOTOR # 907540

• 66 Compression 150-155
• Leak down 5-6%
• New gaskets & oil return tubes.
• Cleaned & dressed with fresh powder coated sheet metal
• Rebuilt Webber 40 id carbs.
• New motor & Trans mounts.
• New engine sound pad.
• New battery & alternator
• 901 5 speed Trans-new shifter bushings & seals.
• Replaced 1st 2nd & 3rd gear syncro & sliders
• New Borla headers & Dansk twin pipe sport muffler

The car is located in downtown Los Angeles.

It has a clear CALIFORNIA title.
Please call Magnus; 213-268-6713 cell or 213-687-7290 office
Asking $52,500

Vintage 1969 911S Coupe – Perfectly Restored

We can’t say enough good things about Paul Kramer and his uncanny ability to bring in and feature wonderful, one-of-a-kind Porsches at his neat shop, “AutoKennel”. This 1969 911S coupe is just the latest in what’s becoming a long line of great Porsches to come out of his Costa Mesa shop.

Over $125,000 has been invested building this stunning concours winner.   Everything on this car was meticulously restored over a 2-year process.  Either NOS parts were used or original items were restored.  No expense was spared. a complete documented restoration history including over 200 photos as well as spreadsheets is available.

The car was entered at the 2009 Keystone, Colorado PCA Parade Concours d’Elegance in the early 911 Touring class and won first place with a score of 233.2 out of a possible 235.0, a total point loss of only 1.8 points and only .1 of a point was deducted for originality issues.

The owner of this car is a very reputable Porsche 356 person who knows what it takes to build a “correct” car.   He truly is the kind of person you want to buy an early Porsche from.  The car is located with the owner in Colorado, just outside of Denver.   He encourages potential buyers to come look at the car to truly appreciate the level of craftsmanship.

Some of the restoration highlights include:

• Bare metal media and sand blast entire exterior, all wheel wells, the floor pan (inside and lower), epoxy primer and professionally refinished
• All hardware re-plated yellow cad, clear zinc or black oxide
• Exterior door trim re-anodized by Marcos, King of Trim
• Dash re-covered by Just Dashes
• New interior by Autoweave, Denver, CO, to include an NOS headliner, custom made: seats, with hounds tooth inserts, carpets and door panels
• Steering Wheel re-wrapped by Autobahn
• Wheels, original with correct date stamps, restored by Wheel Enhancements and five new Vredestein 185/70 HR X 15 tires mounted and balanced
• Transmission rebuilt
• Engine and MFI pump rebuilt
• Brakes rebuilt
• Suspension rebuilt, but not steering rack, new shocks
• New windshield
• Gauges restored by North Hollywood
• Suspension components and engine sheet metal re-painted
• Gas tank restored with correct gray undercoating
• All chrome re-plated – seat hinges, outside door handles, bumper guards, head light rims, bezels, shift lever, heater control levers, etc.
• Seat sliders re-plated clear zinc and seat stands repainted
• Other new parts include turn signal lenses, shocks, seals, bumper and rocker side trim, etc.
• Meticulous and correctly re-undercoat and restore undercarriage, wheel wells, front and engine compartment
• Sunroof clip was added using a complete 1974 roof
• Radio restored to working condition
• Correct tool kit, jack and Owner’s manuals and original factory paint touch up paint is included

Recently, an enthusiast went out to Denver and inspected the car: here are his comments: “Bottom line- for anyone looking for an original, mechanically sound early S, they are well advised to spend the extra money and get a car like Tom’s that is as good as when it left the factory. Old Porsches, and early S models in particular, are notoriously expensive to restore, and many restorations are done incorrectly. You will not find a nicer example of a ‘69 S than Tom’s. And, I’m a fan of the ‘69 S– it is a single year model, first year longer wheel base, first year MFI, and last year of the original 901 2 liter motor. It is an engineering marvel. A rolling piece of art.”

For further information please contact Paul Kramer at AutoKennel: 714.335.4911  or email: paul@autokennel.com

2.0-litre / O, A and B series (1964–1969)
The earliest editions of the 911 had a 130 PS[1] (96 kW) flat-6 engine, in the “boxer” configuration like the 356, air-cooled and rear-mounted, displaced 1991 cm³ (cc) compared with the 356’s four-cylinder, 1600 cc unit. The car had four seats although the rear seats are very small, and the car is usually called a 2+2 rather than a four-seater (the 356 was also a 2+2). It was mated to a five-speed manual “Type 901″ transmission.

The styling was largely by Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, son of Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche. Erwin Komenda, the leader of the Porsche car body construction department, was also involved in the design.

The 356 came to the end of its production life in 1965, but there was still a market for a 4-cylinder car, particularly in the USA. The Porsche 912, introduced the same year, served as a direct replacement. It used the 356’s 4-cylinder, 1600 cc, 90 hp (67 kW) engine but wore the 911 bodywork.

In 1966 Porsche introduced the more powerful 911S, the engine’s power raised to 160 PS (120 kW; 160 hp). Alloy wheels from Fuchs, in a distinctive 5-leaf design, were offered for the first time. In motorsport at the same time, installed in the mid-engined Porsche 904 and Porsche 906, the engine was developed to 210 PS (154 kW).

In 1967 the Targa version was introduced as a “stop gap” model. The Targa had a stainless steel-clad roll bar, as Porsche had, at one point, thought that the NHTSA would outlaw fully open convertibles in the US, an important market for the 911. The name “Targa” (which means “shield” in Italian) came from the Targa Florio sports car road race in Sicily, Italy in which Porsche had notable success, with seven victories since 1956, and four more to come until 1973. This last win in the subsequently discontinued event is especially notable as it was scored with a 911 Carrera RS against prototypes entered by Italian factories of Ferrari and Alfa Romeo. The road going Targa was equipped with a removable roof panel and a removable plastic rear window (although a fixed glass version was offered alongside from 1968).

The 110 PS (81 kW; 110 hp) 911T was also launched in 1967 and effectively replaced the 912. The staple 130 PS (96 kW; 130 hp) model was renamed the 911L. The 911R had a very limited production (20 in all). This was a lightweight racing version with thin aluminium doors, a magnesium crankcase, twin-spark cylinder heads, and a power output of 210 PS (150 kW; 210 hp).

In 1969 the B series was introduced: the wheelbase for all 911 and 912 models was increased from 2211mm to 2268mm (87 to 89¼ in), an effective remedy to the car’s nervous handling at the limit. The overall length of the car did not change: rather, the rear wheels were relocated aft. Fuel injection arrived for the 911S and for a new middle model, 911E. A semi-automatic Sportomatic[2] model, composed of a torque converter, an automatic clutch, and the four speed transmission, was added to the product lineup.

B17 (1969)
It is a concept designed by Pininfarina by lengthening the wheelbase by 7.5 in (190.5 mm), resulting in a car 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) heavier than original.

The original Porsche 911 (pronounced as nine eleven, German: Neunelfer) was a sports car made by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. The famous, distinctive, and durable design was introduced in autumn 1963[1] and built until 1989. It was succeeded by a modified version, internally referred to as Porsche 964 but still sold as Porsche 911, as are current models.

Mechanically, the 911 was notable for being rear engined and air-cooled. From its inception the 911 was modified both by private teams and the factory itself for racing, rallying and other types of automotive competition. The original 911 series is often cited as the most successful competition car ever, especially when its variations are included, mainly the powerful 911-derived 935 which won 24 Hours of Le Mans and other major sports cars races outright against prototypes.

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[1] Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, better known to English speakers as the Frankfurt Motor Show.

It was initially designated as the “Porsche 901″, after its internal project number. However, Peugeot protested on the grounds that in France it had exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle. So, instead of selling the new model with another name in France, Porsche changed the name to 911. It went on sale in 1964.