1974 Carrera # 15 Ground up Restoration One of a Kind RSR Inspired Build

1974 Porsche 911 Additional Info:

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VIN: 9114410015

Engine Number: 6340263

Sahara (Desert) Beige with Black Leather Interior

Possible trade up or down for:

930, 997 GT3, 993 C2S, 911 turbo, m491 turbo look.

1974 Carrera Targa. This Porsche is a real factory duck tail Carrera. This Carrera is number 15, the first known U.S. Carrera Targa ever built.... (The first 14 were coupes).Rare optioned car.Factory fiberglass targa top. This car was ordered with manual windows. Numbers matching motor and transmissionvalidated by Porschecertificate of authenticity. 100% Rust-free car purchased in Atlanta, GA. It took over five years to have the car restored. The Porsche is a RS inspired build. Less than 7,000 miles on the restoration. The engine was re-built with RS Pistons and rings, E cams, and PMO Carburetors. A stainless steel Sport Muffler and a stainless heat exchanger were installed. The original transmission was rebuilt. Brakes were rebuilt and rebuilt Koni shocks installed. The suspension was rebuilt. Original Porsche 7 X 15 inch Fuchs wheels were installed on the front and 8 X 15 inch Fuchs on the rear. Porsche RS steel flares were welded to all four corners and RS front and rear air dams were installed. Rare Cibie Rally lights were mounted on the hood. The car was disassembled and taken down to bare metal for a complete repaint in Sahara Desert Beige. The car was re-assembled using all new trim and rubber seals. The car is always stored in a heated garage and has never seen rain since its restoration. All the work listed was done by various professional, well known and respectedPorsche shops.

The interior has leather Porsche sport seats, rare vintage Blaupunkt Berlin stereo, and rare vintage rebuilt RS speedometer (180mph)/ tachometer (7200rpm).

I have extensive records and receipts. The car has had only7,000 miles put on it since it has been restored.

Here is a list, although not complete, of many of the improvements that have been made to the car:

Engine/Exhaust:
Complete engine rebuild. Car has less than 7,000 miles on it since the engine was rebuilt. The engine rebuild included the following items:
•Updated tensioner kit
•New 2.8 Nikosil pistons and rings
•New intake and exhaust valves
•New bronze guides
•Rebuilt oil pump
•Resurfaced E- cam
•New PMO carburetors, PMO linkage, PMO fuel block, and Fuel Pressure Gauge. New idle jets. The carbs were just recently tuned by a renown Porsche mechanic in Portland Oregon
•Water shed PMO air cleaners
•K & N Air Filters
•Porsche RS Red Cooling Shroud
•Clewitt Spark plug wire set
•Porsche RSR spark plug retainers
•New Bearings, gaskets, and chains
•Resurfaced flywheel
•New Stainless Steel Heat Exchanger
•New Stainless Steel Sport Muffler
•New oil lines and Rocker oil lines
•New 930 Turbo Rocker covers
•Intake manifold work
•Cylinder heads were ported and polished
•MSD Ignition
•New oil tank level sender
•New oil pressure switch
•New Pressure regulator
•All machine work and labor
•New heavy duty battery

Transmission:
Complete transmission rebuild. Car has less than 7,000 miles on it since rebuild. The transmission rebuild included the following items:
•Replaced 1 and 2 sleeves with new sleeves
•Replaced 3 and 4 sleeves with new sleeves
•All new syncros installed
•1st Gear new teeth
•2nd Gear new teeth
•New gaskets
•New aluminum clutch, updated fly wheel.
•New hoses
•Porsche Short Shift Kit, new shift bushings
•All machine work and labor

Brakes and Suspension
Complete rebuild of brake and suspension. The car was updated with power assisted brakes.

•Rebuilt front brake calipers painted red

•New front tires- 205/50 X R15
•New rear tires- 225/50 X R15
Body/Exterior:
Complete bodywork and paint was completed. Bodywork and paint included the following:

•Steel RS flares front and rear welded to body.
•Antenna hole filled.
•American International Racing Porsche IROC front and rear air dams
•Body was taken down to bare metal. All glass, doors, hoods and trim were removed. The body was painted in correct and rare 1974 Sahara (Desert) Beige color. The painted body was color sanded and polished. ($20,000).
•New windshield and rear glass were installed.
•Body was reassembled with new trim and rubber seals. Reassembly completed in 2008.
•Original Porsche factory ducktail professionally restored by a specialist in Florida.
•Rare factory fiberglass Targa top
•Rare Porsche Cibie Rally lights
•New H4 Chrome bezel European headlights
•Completely detailed undercarriage

Interior:
Interior work included the following items:
•Factory black leather sport seats
•New correct black dash with speaker grille
•New leather door panels
•New black carpet
•New Coco black/yellow floor mats
•New factory sport steering wheel
•(Rare) Blaupunkt Berlin 8000 radio with equalizer, updated Blaupunkt speakers front and rear.
•180 mph Carrera RS speedometer
•7200 rpm Carrera RS tachometer
•New LED dash lighting
•Aluminum instrument trim rings
•Aluminum ignition cap
•Aluminum button control caps
•New stainless steel Carrera threshold plates

Toolset:
•Complete original toolset
•Porsche Tire Air Compressor
•Porsche factory tire pressure gauge
•Porsche Mechanics Rags
•Porsche First Aid Kit
•Porsche Emergency Triangle and rare Porsche 1974 PoconoBlanket, and Engine Lid Badges.

Books & Records:
•Receipts for the past 15 years .
•Original Porsche Owners manual, and sales materials included.
•Blaupunkt Berlin 8000 Arimat Service Manual
Over $5,000 in recent tuning and dialing in work done
Over$70,000 invested in the build with receipts (not including the cost of the car).
Other Notables- Original keys and pouch, mint 1974 original Oregon blue plates registered as collector car. I have over 150 pages of receiptsneatly and chronologically organized intwo binders. I also have over 50 pictures documenting before the car was restored, during the build, and pictures of the factory duct tail spoiler being completely restored. I have all receipts that will go with the car. Also included is rare factory exterior and interior color charts. brochures, original manuals, rare original factory dealer brochures as well as magazine articles. The car comes with one large box full of documentation, pictures, dealer manuals, repair manuals, Porsche performance hand book, rare Porsche Carrera posters from 1974, and a bunch of miscellaneous documents. The car runs, drives and stops awesome. The Porsche has a excellent power to weight ratio due to the upgraded and built 2.8 liter motor built to RS specs. A reputable Porsche expert commented that this is one of the nicest R-Gruppe Porsches in the Pacific North West.
. I have not listed all the work that has been done to this car. I tried to high light the main areas of the restoration. Much more work has gone into the car that is not listed.
Feel free to contact me with additional questions. I will be happy to show thePorsche in person oranswer any questionsover the phone in person or by email.