1971 Porsche 911S 2.2-Litre Coupé
Registration no. TBA
Chassis no. 9111300760
Engine no. 6311277

This particular 2.2-litre 911S is one of only 44 right-hand drive examples delivered to the UK in 1971 out of 78 cars in total, making it a very rare Porsche indeed. It is a matching numbers example finished in its original colour of silver metallic with black interior, while original factory options comprised an electric sunroof, electric windows, tinted glass, rear screen wiper and black leatherette seats with corduroy centres.

In February 1979, with a total of approximately 9,500 miles on the odometer, the car was exported to dry and sunny Brisbane in Australia (no salted roads there) by an Australian ex-patriot. Since then has passed through the hands of three Porsche Club Queensland presidents and three subsequent owners: one in Victoria and two in Sydney.

The car comes with a substantial folder of documentation dating back to 1978, which suggests that the current odometer reading of 63,950 is correct (the distance travelled is actually 163,950 miles as the five-digit odometer has travelled around once). Much care and attention has been lavished on this Porsche over the years, as evidenced by invoices for two engine rebuilds (in 1980 and 1994) and two gearbox rebuilds (mid-1980s and 1993) plus all the other routine maintenance one would expect.
The invoices show remedial work to the body in 1986 and a major refurbishment in 2006 at a cost of around AU$31,000, which resulted in confirmation that the car has not had any major crash repairs and that the bodyshell was straight. On conclusion of the repairs, a complete 'glass out' re-spray in the original colour was carried out. Photographs of the rebuild are on file together with a detailed account of the restoration process written by the then owner, Dennis Brooks. The car is still in beautiful condition today.

More recent work includes refurbishment of the front seats in houndstooth check, new headlining, new factory 85-litre plastic fuel tank, new Koni Classic shock absorbers, SSI heat exchangers, wheels refurbished to correct finish, etc. The car comes with the original Durant mirror ('flag' style currently fitted for better visibility), the original clock (voltmeter fitted in place), a genuine Fuchs spare wheel and a number of other period spares. Re-imported to the UK in 2014, this highly original and correct 911S is offered with the aforementioned history, Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, old-style logbook and current MoT.