THREE-YEAR 911 S TARGA FACTORY RESTORATION COMPLETED

This issue of Classic Porsche features the very first 911 Targa and a prototype 911 S used as a development vehicle by Porsche in the years leading up to the arrival of the long-wheelbase variant of the evergreen flagship Germany taking more model. is back than Meanwhile, on three the years. road in after The Stuttgart, car’s a comprehensive owner, the first a long-time 911 factory S Targa collector restoration delivered and in Porsche enthusiast, discovered the semi-open drop-top whilst on his travels in the USA. “This 911 sat motionless in a doorless garage for almost forty years,” explains Uwe Makrutzki, Head of Porsche Classic Factory Restoration. “The car was originally delivered to Hülpert, a Porsche dealer in Dortmund, on 24th January 1967. Restoring this 911 S has been a special project, not least because it represents one of the first Targa models to find its way back to Zuffenhausen.”

As a soft-window variant, this early Targa features a plastic, collapsible rear screen instead of the domed glass window available from mid-1967. Only 925 units with S engine, short wheelbase and soft window were produced between the end of 1966 and 1968. Even so, this rare sports car was in a wretched state. After serving as a demonstrator for Hülpert, it was sold to a customer in the USA in 1969 and subsequently parked in the aforementioned garage in Long Beach, New York State, from 1977 until the end of 2016. On the positive side, the car remained complete, which is particularly pleasing in view of its many extras, including Webasto heater, tinted glass, Blaupunkt Köln radio, leather seats, halogen fog lamps and outside thermometer. The next project owned by the Targa’s proud owner is an early 928 already at Porsche Classic awaiting a similarly comprehensive restoration.