Vehicle Description
Chassis No. 9113101024
Engine No. 6131540
The Porsche 911 T (Touring) was launched for the 1968 model year,
initially with a 2.0-liter flat-six engine. It gained an additional
200 cc for 1969 and later reached its final evolution at 2.4-liters
by 1972. Tenacious adhesion, responsive steering, tremendous
flexibility, superb brakes, a meticulous finish, and a solid,
resilient feel were just some of the virtues praised by the press
when testing the 911 T in 1973, with that model year marking the
end of the first generation, long-hood 911.
This desirable 911 came off the Stuttgart-based Porsche production
line during November of 1972, as a 1973 model-year US-market
mechanically fuel-injected (MFI) T Coupe. Inspecting the car today,
one will find what appears to be original factory-applied Sepia
Brown paint in jambs and fender wells, indicating that this
well-preserved car left the factory in the same era-evoking color
in which it appears today. The comprehensive history file
accompanying the sale of this Porsche contains many handwritten
notes by its previous owner Jack Wallace, a retired NASA engineer
from Cupertino, California, who would own the car from the
mid-1980s until 2023. These notes also indicate the car being owned
by J.D. Larkin of Saratoga, California in 1974, and then by Jo
Jackson from Palo Alto, California from around 1977 when Wallace
acquired the car. Hundreds of receipts dating back to 1974 indicate
fastidious service, maintenance, and refurbishment work carried out
during the next several decades, including an engine rebuild by
Jerry Woods in 1994, whereby the noted Porsche specialist enlarged
the engine capacity to 2.7-liters. In doing so, he retained what is
believed to be the original type 911/59 engine case, which
according to Porsche literature falls in line with the chassis
number sequence for a 1973 US-market 911 T Coupe equipped with MFI.
A respray of the exterior bodywork has been carried out in the
correct Sepia Brown color, and in 2015, the interior was
refurbished with new seat covers by Autos International.
Most recently, this well-kept 911 was treated to a comprehensive
cosmetic detailing by the renowned specialists at I Am Detailing in
Costa Mesa, California. Today, this lovely Porsche presents very
well inside and out, still adorned by what appears to be its
original blue and yellow California license plates, indicating its
treasured time in the mild climate most likely since new. In
addition to the comprehensive history file, the 911 is offered with
a tool kit and correct jack.
