Vehicle Details
- Year: 1973
- Make: Porsche
- Model: 911 S
- VIN: 9113300782
- Mileage Shown: 45,053
- Transmission: Manual
- Title Status: Clean
- Color: Black
- Seller: Bill_Noon
- Seller Type: Dealer
- Location: San Diego, CA 92116
- Dealer Fees: None
- Lot #: V-0014307
We are pleased to present this 1973 Porsche 911S Coupe finished in Black over a black leatherette interior. The last of the long-hood 911s and mechanical fuel injection cars, this 1973 Coupe is one of 1,430 examples completed in the final production year for the original “S” performance model 911. This Porsche was completed in January of 1973 and delivered one month later at the Porsche Factory via Tourist Delivery to its original owner Ervin William Barnes of Colorado Springs. The car was specified for the North American market with the only optional features being a raised driver’s side seat and chrome wheel arch trim, an unusually sparse configuration for a top-range 911.
Research conducted by the seller suggests the original owner to have been a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Spain, and likely purchased this Porsche while stationed there, taking delivery at the Porsche Factory on February 12th of 1973 while on leave. Mr. Barnes had the car's first service performed at the Porsche Factory on December 15th, 1973. The next recorded details of the car are registration in Colorado Springs where it remained with Barnes until he moved to Incline Village, Nevada in the mid-1980s. The car was still with Col. Barnes after twenty years of uninterrupted ownership in 1993 but appears to have been put away in storage in the mid-1990s. The car resurfaced several years ago before eventually being acquired by the seller on PCARMARKET earlier in 2021. Having since been treated to a full mechanical restoration at a cost of nearly $50k, this numbers matching 911S is now being offered for auction by its seller out of California accompanied by its original toolkit, manuals, warranty card, and extensive maintenance records.
In recent years, this 911S has been treated to a high-quality complete repaint in its factory specified nonmetallic shade of Black. Noteworthy details include chrome headlamp bezels and window moldings, black horn grilles, a single driver-side mirror, pop-out rear quarter windows, chrome rocker panels, H4 headlights, and a 911S-specific front spoiler. The factory 15” Fuchs wheels come dressed in new Michelin Defender tires. Detailed images are provided in the photo gallery.
Inside, you will find a well-preserved black leatherette interior. The car was ordered without a sunroof, air conditioning, power windows, or any other optional luxuries making for one of the purest lightweight configurations possible. The cabin is described to be highly original and in very good condition apart from one small crack on the dashboard. The seller reports all gauges and electrical features to be working properly other than the original Blaupunkt radio.
This 911S is equipped with its original Type 911/53 2.4L flat-six fuel-injected engine as confirmed by the original warranty card. The rear wheels are driven by way of a numbers-matching Type 915/02 manual transmission. Some popular upgrades installed under prior ownership include Bilstein Sport rear shock absorbers, stainless steel braided brake lines, and oil-fed Carrera chain tensioners. Since acquiring the car earlier in 2021, the seller has commissioned a full mechanical restoration at a cost of nearly $50k by Wayne Baker's Personalized Autohaus of San Diego. During this time, the original engine and gearbox were fully rebuilt along with the brakes, suspension, and electrical system. Detailed images of the undercarriage are provided in the gallery along with photos from the mechanical restoration.
This sale will include two sets of keys, the original owner’s manual, toolkit, spare tire, warranty card, maintenance records, a Porsche Production Specifications certificate, and a clean title. A fine example of the last long-hood 911S, this well-documented and thoroughly serviced 1973 Coupe is ready to be cherished by its next custodian.
Auction Results
- Sold for: $199,000
- Auction End: Nov 19, 2021 08:50:00PM UTC
- Number of Bids: 14
Comments (36)
Sold for $199,000
Bid in the amount of $199,000
Many kind thanks everyone, I will be reaching out to those that made last minute contact and see if we can work something out with PCAR's Legendary Deal Tank!
A blessed weekend to all,
Bill Noon
Bid in the amount of $167,000
Bid in the amount of $165,000
Thank you kindly gentleman for your bids. Best of luck to you both,
Bill
Bid in the amount of $160,000
Bid in the amount of $150,000
Bill, happy to sing your praises! Yes Thomas rewebbed and restored the seats and, since the seats were original and little used, did not touch the vinyl covering specific to the 73 seats. GLWTS
Many kind thanks sthein!
I had forgotten about that perfect set of Sports Seats you have. Those were restored by Thomas Precocias correct?
I will definitely put you in touch with the new owner when the auction ends. They would be just awesome in the car.
Cheers,
Bill
I have to say that I have known the seller (Bill Noon) for many years and know he presents any car he is involved with well and accurately. Recently he represented me in the sale of my early "prototype" 1975 Euro Carrera and was able to unearth a number of facts via his inside channels. Good luck to both the seller and the eventual winner and don't risk waiting to bid at the last minute; the clock resets and you risk failing to get a bid in due to internet "glitches"! Also, I have original, rebuilt and totally correct sport seats for this car; advise Bill accordingly.
Many thanks abcroll for your bid! Best of luck in the waning hours of this auction.
Cheers,
Bill
Bid in the amount of $125,000
"optional features being a raised driver’s seat" and wooden blocks on the pedals :-D
Good morning and my thanks abcroll and rsporsche1 for your bids! They are greatly appreciated.
Please let me know how else I can assist,
Bill Noon
Bid in the amount of $112,000
Bid in the amount of $100,901
Good evening ModelTtony-619,
Of course, the showroom opens at 10AM. The address is Veloce Motors the Vault in San Diego, CA.
Google me and you will find my contact details and happy to assist you and anyone else who would like a last minute look and test drive on this very special Porsche.
Let me know how else I can assist,
Bill
Could I view the 911S on on Friday morning?
Many thanks 9146max and tdskip for your bids. Best of luck to you both,
Bill
Bid in the amount of $41,999
Bid in the amount of $35,000
Many thanks OkJAB, nosubstitute4porsche and Zjs2057 for your bids. Please let me know if I can assist further in anyway.
Best of luck,
Bill
Bid in the amount of $12,800
Bid in the amount of $10,000
Bid in the amount of $2,400
Many kind thanks for your bid RadRacer!
Let me know if I can assist further in anyway,
Bill Noon
Bid in the amount of $1,973
Great observation @spinfree!,
I looked at the photos you identified and saw the same thing and did an immediate double take.
If you look at photos 67, you can see that the letters are straight and its the compound curve of the rear deck lid that makes them look out of alignment when you look straight on though a wide angle lens photos.
Can I help with anything else?
Bill
Photographic illusion, or are the P O R S C H E letters off baseline? The POR and SCHE look like they're at different levels. Most obvious in images 98 and 99.
Many thanks BrentF, I was not aware it was called that. Much appreciated,
Bill
"Slam panel" is the rear body panel situated between the two rear bumperettes. It's the panel that the rear license plate is attached to,
Photo 303 in the Gallery contains the original assembly records from Porsche on this particular 911S.
Cheers,
Bill
Good afternoon longballa,
I apologize for my ignorance, what is a "slam panel" please?
With regards to the rear license plate mounting bracket, the car came to us this way. This Porsche was originally sold new at the Porsche Factory and had American Armed Forces Tourist plates initially.
Perhaps these oversized plates required a different mounting method?
In any case, the plate mounting bracket has given us no trouble since our purchase of the car and close to three hundred sorting and set up miles.
How else can I assist?
Bill
I see the rear slam panel has been changed. Can I ask why you mounted the license plate bracket at the bottom of the license panel instead of at the top where it goes?
Good morning PCARMARKET fans everywhere and welcome to our latest exclusive auction.
We purchased this 911S here at PCARMARKET just over six months ago. Here is a link to the original auction:
https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/1973-porsche-911s-1/
We had a bit of an advantage over the other bidders as this car had previously been offered to us by the original owner back about 1993, shortly before it went into storage.
I was able to obtain the Porsche internal assembly record for the car and it turned out to be both incredibly original as well as rather rare in its very Sparten configuration.
A direct translation of them is now posted in the photo gallery.
This Porsche originally had two options:
M407 Raised front seat Left
M426 Chrome wheel arch trim
The 3/4 inch spacers for the raised front seat and the incredibly rare and extremely ugly “chrome wheel arch trim” pieces have been thankfully removed leaving a zero option final year, long hood 911S.
We purchased the car knowing it would need a total mechanical restoration which we entrusted to Wayne Baker’s Personalized Autohaus here in San Diego. After our purchase, we spent nearly $50,000 on full engine and gearbox rebuilds, completely overhaul of the MFI as well as full suspension, brakes and electrical system overhauls. We also converted the car back to the original twin battery set up and reinstalled all of the fuel venting equipment, so no stinky gas smell. The work took more than five months to compete but the effort was full justified.
After the complete mechanical restoration, I personally put 200 miles on the car, never using more than 4,500rpm in that time frame. We then sent the car back to Wayne Baker where the heads were re-torqued, valves adjusted and the car given its first new fluid and filter service. I put another 80 miles on the car for final sorting and set up and it is now ready for any manner of enthusiastic use on the road, track or for display.
My absolute very best to all over the next seven days,
Bill Noon