Vehicle Description
Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale August 17th - 19th, 2017 at
Russo and Steele's 17th Annual Monterey, California Auction. Please
contact us for more information. NUMBERS-MATCHING 1973 PORSCHE 911E
COUPE This is a beautiful and highly optioned numbers-matching 1973
Porsche 911E Coupe, VIN 9113201070, finished in the original Gemini
Blue Metallic over black, with the original 2.4E mechanically fuel
injected engine and the rare original sportomatic transmission.
With a recent cosmetic and mechanical restoration, this car ready
to enjoy immediately. The first three owners of the car were from
the South Dakota area, where the car was routinely serviced at
Carousel Porsche in Minnesota (the closest franchise dealer to
Sioux Falls, SD) as well as Classic Import Repair in Sioux Falls.
In 2008, the car came to California, where it was serviced by Auto
Werkstatt in Manhattan Beach for a time, and more recently by the
consignor at TLG Auto and AIR MotorSports. A complete engine
rebuild at Carousel Porsche was completed in 1997-98 (approximately
20,000 miles ago) at a cost of over $10,000 (documents available).
The front suspension pan was replaced by AIR in 2014, but all other
body panels appear to be original. The consignor commissioned a
glass out repaint of the car by AIR in 2016, and TLG Auto rebuilt
the original sportomatic transmission in 2017. As part of the
consignor's refurbishment, the dash was repaired, the modern stereo
was removed and replaced with a correct and fully functioning
Becker Europa, the seats were recovered and a few other interior
details attended to. The car has the original Fuchs wheels, the
jack, the original owner's manual and Porsche Certificate of
Authenticity. The car was a US delivery car with a build date
around April of 1973 and included light alloy wheels, stabilizer
bars front & rear, chrome fender trim, S trim and instruments,
tinted glass and a Becker Europa radio (all present). The COA
confirms that the engine and transmission are original to the car
(the original engine number per the COA is 6239260 and the original
transmission number is 630509). In addition, the car has dealer
installed AC, aluminum "S" front calipers and a steel "S" front
bumper. The sportomatic transmission, with its clutchless shifting,
was years ahead of its time. To prove it's durability, Vic Elford
raced a 1967 911R equipped with a sportomatic transmission, in
which after 84 grueling hours on the Nurburgring Nordschleife, he
brought his blood orange 911R to victory in the aptly named
Marathon de la Route race of 1967. Over the years, many
sportomatics were converted to full manual transmissions, so very
few remain in existence as originally configured. The four-speed
clutchless manual in this car has just been rebuilt, and is ready
for touring or racing.
