Vehicle Details
- Year: 1972
- Make: Porsche
- Model: 911S
- VIN: 9112301520
- Mileage Shown: 10,104mi (5-digit odometer)
- Transmission: Manual
- Title Status: Clean
- Color: Silver Metallic
- Seller Type: Private Party
- Location: Elmsford, NY 10523
- Lot #: V-0045047
Representing the final generation of the classic long-hood 911 body style, this 1972 Porsche 911S Coupe benefited from a full restoration completed in 2010, including a bare-metal refinish in the factory-specified Silver Metallic shade over a tastefully customized interior incorporating houndstooth upholstery. Its mechanical restoration included a rebuild of its original fuel-injected 2.4-liter engine and 5-speed manual transmission along with many other new and rebuilt components. Initially delivered at Vaugh Porsche-Audi in Nashville, Tennessee, it was also configured from the factory with an optional limited-slip differential, power windows, and without a sunroof. Accompanied by a detailed ownership history and a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, this 911S Coupe is now being offered for auction by its seller out of New York.
As part of its meticulous restoration, this non-sunroof Coupe was stripped to bare metal and refinished in its factory-specified Silver Metallic Glasurit paint. Before the paintwork, Emilio Romeo, a specialist based in Brooklyn, New York, performed extensive work on the car. This included fitting a new factory driver's side fender, driver's outer rocker panel, and lower half-lock post. Additionally, Romeo removed the rear fender flares that Brumos Porsche had installed for the second owner and replaced them with butt-welded factory arches to restore the car to its original stock appearance. The entire vehicle was disassembled, with all new seals installed as part of the restoration process. Chrome accents can be found along the original chrome window trim, which slows slight patina, as well as the driver’s side mirror, lower rocker trim, front horn grilles, and headlight bezels. It rides on original 15” Fuchs wheels wrapped in Vredestein tires which are reported to have plenty of remaining tread, although they were produced in 2009. The seller notes two paint imperfections smaller than dime-size on the driver’s side rear fender along with two minor scratches. Detailed images are provided in the gallery.
The cabin presents Black leatherette upholstery and custom period-correct Sport Seats with houndstooth fabric inserts. The original Comfort Seats are also included in the sale with houndstooth inserts, although they show signs of fading fabric and require padding restoration. The interior updates include a refreshed headliner, dashboard, door pockets, carpets, and seatbelt components. A 1973 or later 915 shifter assembly with a modified gate has been installed, with the original shifter also included. The factory-optioned air conditioning system has been removed based on the current owner’s preference. All gauges and accessories are said to be functional apart from the radio.
Power is derived from a 2.4-liter Type 911/53 flat-six engine with mechanical fuel injection, driving the rear wheels through a 915 five-speed manual transaxle equipped with an optional limited-slip differential. A comprehensive restoration has been conducted on the original engine and transmission involving rebuilt cylinder heads, new piston rings, installation of case studs, and a new clutch. The engine case stamping reads "6322240" which matches the serial number on the Porsche COA. Following restoration, the vehicle has been meticulously maintained and lightly used. The seller adds that new dual batteries were installed in July 2024.
This sale will include a clean title, a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, the owner’s manuals, and additional documentation. Other included items consist of the original seats and shifter.
The seller would like you to know: Owned by just 3 families since new, very original, and extensively documented – original window sticker, delivery documents, all early maintenance records, and continuous maintenance records throughout its life. Also included is correspondence between the current owner and the first two owners that gives insight into how it was enjoyed by them. In 2009-2010, a full and sympathetic restoration was completed on the car. Now retired master Emilio Romeo in Brooklyn NY handled the body and paint restoration. For a car that was not a garage queen, the body was remarkably clean – it required a new driver’s side fender (OEM) and the driver’s outer rocker and lower half lock post to be replaced. The car was stripped to bare metal and Romeo removed the rear fender flares that Brumos Porsche installed for the second owner and replaced them with butt-welded factory arches to bring the car to stock. It’s impossible to tell that the rear arches have been touched. Fresh Glasurit Silver Metallic paint was applied. For mechanical restoration, early 911 expert mechanic John “Cheech” Fernandes at Rennwerke Porsche in NY took the lead. During the restoration, the suspension was disassembled, trailing arms refinished, and the bushings, ball joints, wheel bearings, and Bilstein shocks were replaced. The brakes were overhauled at the same time, with work consisting of fitting refinished/rebuilt rear calipers, refinishing the brake lines, and replacing the rotors and pads. The engine was disassembled, the heads were rebuilt, and cylinders were refinished, and the pistons had new rings installed. The original magnesium engine case had timesheets and new studs installed. The mechanical fuel injection pump was tested to spec and reinstalled and new SSI heat exchangers were installed. The 5-speed transaxle was rebuilt, and Cheech confirmed it is a very high locking diff from the factory.
The first owner, Bill, was a respected attorney and Porschephile, this was his second of many 911s and he was able to purchase it when the original owner backed out of the purchase, in our email exchange he writes: “I purchased a 911E which I picked up at the factory in 1969. The dealer (Vaughn Porsche-Audi) here in Nashville ordered the 1972 911S for a customer who developed back problems before it was delivered and couldn’t go through with the purchase. It was one of my favorite cars. I owned 7-8 Porsches over the next 20+ years. I know I have a photo of my oldest daughter who was 2-3 at the time helping me wash the car. The dealer hired a mechanic from Germany named Volker Bruckman who started working on cars at home and then opened an independent shop. He fabricated a Sportespuff (or something like that he called it) exhaust for the car and put a duck tail engine cover on it. My wife and children used to joke that they could hear me start it up downtown on my way home at night!”
Bill’s daughter Mary Ann was nice enough to forward a picture of the car being washed in 1974 in their driveway while she was 2-3 years old and helping her dad clean the car. Mary Ann was also nice enough to share some memories of the car in its early days: “I have fond memories of that car. I remember driving to church on Sunday mornings with my little sister in my lap listening to old bluegrass music on the radio. I remember hearing the car coming from a long way away when Dad was coming home at night. We would be so excited to hear that sound.” She mentioned that “she learned to drive a stick shift on a 1984 Carrera her father owned”
In 1976 the car was sold to its second owner, Cloyd who worked 160 miles to the east at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, keeping the car in TN. So, #1520 came to Cloyd with a ducktail spoiler and modified exhaust, and from the letters and documentation that I have from him, it is clear he was a passionate enthusiast and wanted to explore the limits of the S and enhance its performance. He was committed to Brumos Porsche given its reputation in the 1970s and had a lot of work performed at Brumos in Jacksonville, FL which was an 8-hour ride from Oak Ridge TN. Aside from basic maintenance and repairs, he also had Brumos install steel RS rear flares and replaced the original Fuchs wheels with 16” BBS basket weave alloys (the car wears its original 15-inch Fuchs now all restored by Weidman - and a spare that was dipped). He also installed a Fittipaldi wood steering wheel and Recaro RS seats. Fortunately, Cloyd retained the original wheels, original standard seats with houndstooth inserts, and original leather-wrapped steering wheel which is on the car presently.
In 2005 the current owner met Cloyd’s stepson Scot who inherited the car from Cloyd and brought it from TN to St. Louis, MO. He worked closely with one of Scot’s best friends who introduced him as a Porsche “freak” who could give Scot advice on repairs, etc. He talked Scot through brake caliper rebuilds the virtues of SSI heat exchangers and where to get the best prices. At some point, Scot needed to part with #1520. It was living on the street in St. Louis, and he needed a new family car. The current owner always told Scot that if he ever sold this car, he was his buyer as his first Porsche 911 of more than 10 over the years, was a 1970 911T purchased in 1979 when he was 18 years old. A deal was struck in 2008 and #1520 went to its third family in NY where it has been since.
Scot found the memories shared by the car’s original owner and daughter entertaining in contrast to his experiences with the car: “Awesome Pete. Remember though - they did not develop aluminum brake calipers for nothing! I remember driving with my stepfather through West Virginia curves in four-wheel drifts - as he would explain that he needed to stay on the throttle because if he did not, the back end would break out. I also remember helping him put on the temperature C racing tires/light wheels on the car - then going and warming them up for autocross. Funny how the original owner’s memories are driving sanely down the street to church and my memories are of adrenalin moments and pushing the limit. That car has sentimental children's memories! Thanks for the drive down memory lane pal.” Scot is now living in Porsche’s birthplace Austria with his family.
The car is a legitimate 2.5 condition car that can easily be #2 with some minor detail work if the interest is to show the car. While the restoration is 14 years old now, it has been stored inside, used regularly but lightly, and not driven in foul weather. It is in great shape and needs nothing to be immediately enjoyed by its new owner. Many more pictures are available as well as detailed photos of the body/paint and mechanical restoration.
Auction Results
- Sold for: $175,000
- Auction End: Jul 23, 2024 07:19:48PM UTC
- Number of Bids: 25
Comments (50)
Sold for $175,000
@sportscarguy3 stunningly high or stunningly low? : )
WOW !! I am totally stunned by the pricing / bidding of this Porsche !
well, the reserve is somewhere here, bye! : )
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Hello all. @coldbru had requested photos of the front suspension pan from underneath. My mechanic just snapped some photos which I have added to the gallery including detail of the front suspension arm mounting points.
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@pjzabo
I appreciate you filling in the details. There's a lot of history about this car on the Internet, the metal work and changing the fenders, etc. So I'm filling in what I've missed (like your reference to 2009 for the tires) and yes, my first "personalization" would be a set of wheels and tires to inch up to a little more traction and handling, some pads and rotors, braided lines to firm up the brake pedal, etc. The dampers are presumably due for replacement. All relatively minor stuff.
Ironically, I feel safer on the track with known drivers going in the same direction and all with mutual respect, than the romantic "spirited" driving on public roads these days, though that is where I see great value as vehicle that can still be driven frequently. : ) But I do worry about the fact these cars are not just expensive, they're basically irreplaceable regardless of the insurance coverage.
Well, we'll see how this auction goes before I contemplate all the follow-on costs. Thanks!
@flatcrank Hello! Let me address your questions and comments in order.
I am the fourth owner of this car since new, but it has only been in 3 families. The second owner gave it to his stepson Scot who is a friend of mine and I purchased it from him.
I have all of the AC components, but most are boxed in the attic of my mechanic’s shop which I will not get a photo of in time. For sure everything comes with the car – the under-dash vent assemblies, fan, switches, evaporator, condenser, compressor, brackets, even the original lines. As with any 1972 vehicle you will want to modernize some equipment to improve the performance of the system – for sure the lines and compressor.
The original houndstooth insert comfort seats are included in the sale. I have them in my basement and they are shown in photos 113-114.
The only other non-original components are the shifter. 1972 was the first year of the 915 transmission and they kept a shifter design similar to the old dogleg 901 transmission shifter before it. In short, it’s awful. It’s a one year only shifter and it goes with the car. The car currently has a newer 1973+ shifter installed with a Seine systems modified gate assembly. Much more pleasant to shift but if you are a purist, feel free to put the 1972 shifter back in. I have brand new front bumper overriders since the car was equipped with them but don’t have the heart to put them on. They also come with the car as adding them makes it 100% as it was delivered.
The bubbles in the paint which are well documented in the photos have not changed for more than 5 years, perhaps longer. There are no leaks from the rear window and the car has been stored inside since restoration was completed.
As I disclosed in my listing, the tires are more than 10 years old and need to be replaced. The new owner can decide if they want the nostalgic sidewall flex of a new 75 series tires or if they want to upgrade, perhaps to 16” Fuchs with lower profile and modern rubber.
There have been no track days in my ownership, not with this car. With my 1988 951 and my 2012 Boss 302 Mustang yes for sure. In my opinion, it would be crazy to track this car given its originality and documented history, there are better choices than that.
There are so many receipts and records that I have grouped them by ownership history in folders as they appear in the photos. Since the full resto was completed in 2010, I have put a total of around 7K miles on the car. Rennwerke Porsche Technicians handled the mechanical restoration and have maintained the car since then. I encourage you to call John “Cheech” Fernandes who owns the shop if you want more details, but it has been annual inspections, oil changes, minor things like the recent battery replacement, checking valve clearances and generally looking over the car to see if it needs anything.
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That's an enjoyable story to read about the early history of this car.
There's mention of 3 families as of 2021. Does that mean the car is currently with its fourth owner?
It would be useful to get pics or inventory of the parts being included with the vehicle, especially the AC components to reinstall under the dash, etc.
There were references to original seats needing work and these are apparently reproduction seats.
Are the original seats still included?
Are there other non-original components?
As I understand it, the engine number matches and the transmission is the same (and presumably rebuilt at the time the engine was rebuilt.)
The rust bubbles appear to be on the driver's side quarter panel low down – is that correct?
Those rust spots were described as being stable and not apparently indicating a source of corrosion (leaking rear window being the usual culprit.)
Do the tires have date codes or perhaps an approximate time of purchase?
I'm wondering how to replace with "period correct" tires or if it's typical to just update to modern rubber – not that I'd have any intention of this being at a concours under scrutiny. I'm just curious about recreating the original driving experience. : )
It looks like the rear rotors are deeply grooved, presumably from some PCA club meet driving and so on. Are there any maintenance receipts for the years since the engine build and the body repairs, etc.?
It would be great to see the typical "stack of receipts" to see the level of upkeep in the last few years.
Thanks,
@pjzabo , the photo you posted is perfect. Thank you for your responsiveness.
@coldbru I cannot find the exact photo you are looking for so have left a message with my mechanic to get it on a lift and take some photos of that area this afternoon. When I get them I will post them right away. It's probably not that helpful but I did find a photo of the front pan from above with the gas tank out during resto and have uplodaded that now. It is photo 129
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@pjzabo thanks for your earlier response. If you have more photos, I would please ask for a better photo of the front suspension pan from underneath.
Specifically the area around the gas tank. Thank you
@isanni347 Hello - there is no accident history for this car. There is also detailed and continuous service history from new. Please let me know if there are any specific additional photos you would like to see.
Any accidents?
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@coldbru those bubbles have been there for many years and have not grown or changed. I am going to put it down to likely some prep issues on that panel prior to paint. The car has been stored inside since restoration was completed 14 years ago and has not been touched up in any way since then. It is possible there could be sa very small surface rust spot but if you view the undercarraige and all the detailed photos of the car as a whole you can see this is not a car with rust issues.
@pjzabo hi seller, are the bubbles in photo 44 rust bubbles? Also starting to see just the formation of Rust on photo 16 at base of fender. Other than these is there any other identifiable rust existing or starting anywhere else on the car? Thank you.
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@pjzabo thanx. A+. s
@scheherazade Hello, yes all the AC components were saved and boxed and are at my mechanic (Rennwerke) I even have the old lines but for sure you would want to modernize those and some other components (likely the compressor as well) but the underdash vent panels, evap, brackets, conderser all go with the car. The power windows work.
@pjzabo the AC has been removed, but are all the parts still in your hands? underdash vents, evaporator, brackets, condenser? do the PW work properly? thanx s
@Slim_Chance Hi Slim. I did put an ad up on PCA a couple of times but never seriously pursued a sale and ended up taking it down. The car has not changed hands since 2008 when I purchased it from a friend. All the history is well documented. Thanks.
Good Morning Porsche fans. It's time for me to part with my beloved early 911S which I have owned for 16 years. I have had 8 different air cooled 911 cars over the past 40 years, mostly 3.2 Carreras but always wanted an early S and was fortunate enough to find a good one with great documentation and history. I hope the next owners enjoys and appreciates it as much as I have. I'm hear to answer any questions.
Nice car that's been sold a couple of times per PCA ads (internet is forever).
$178,000 in August of 2021
$175,000 in March of 2024
Factory AC is rare as hens teeth on these early cars. The setup for the washer bottle is always the give-away.
Good luck, it's pretty.