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1969 Porsche 911 S Coupé

119300932racingGermany
Engine
2.5L air-cooled flat-six, SOHC, Bosch mechanical fuel injection with sliding throttle bodies, twin-plug ignition, ~275 bhp
Colour
Tangerine orange ('Blutorange' 6809)

A factory-prepared 1969 Porsche 911 S Coupé (chassis 119300932), the last of six works rally cars built for the 1969 season, this car was campaigned by Pauli Toivonen and Martti Colari to an outright victory at the 1969 Acropolis Rally under factory support. It subsequently passed through several French privateer owners, competing at Le Mans in 1970, 1971, and 1972 as well as numerous French road events, before undergoing a comprehensive restoration that returned it to its 1972 Le Mans race livery.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Estimate €1,100,000 – €1,300,000

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1969 → 1970Private sale
    Jean Claude Lagniez
    partial documentation

    French racing driver based in Montrouge who competed the car in multiple events during the 1969–1970 season. Factory Kardex updated with new engine number at time of sale.

  3. 1969-03-18 → 1969Factory delivery
    Porsche factory racing department
    full documentation

    Chassis delivered from Zuffenhausen without engine or gearbox, then completed by the works team for the Acropolis Rally. Factory Kardex documents the build and engine assignment.

  4. 1970 → 1970Private sale
    Marcel Balsa
    partial documentation

    Retired French racing veteran who occasionally hired out vehicles from his collection. Car was road-registered in France under plate 7793 HG 78 during his ownership.

  5. 1970 → 1972Private sale
    Pierre Mauroy
    partial documentation

    Purchased the car from Balsa and continued campaigning it at Le Mans and the Tour de France. Co-drove at Le Mans with the car's previous owner Lagniez in 1971.

  6. 1972 → 1975Private sale
    Fernand Tsaropoulos
    partial documentation

    Competed as 'Lee Banner' at the 1972 Le Mans and subsequently acquired the car after that event.

  7. 1975 → 1988Private sale
    Raymond Touroul
    partial documentation

    Also a co-driver at the 1972 Le Mans attempt; acquired the car from Tsaropoulos in 1975.

  8. 1988 →Private sale
    Gilles Bochand
    partial documentation

    First of three subsequent French custodians from 1988 onward. A comprehensive restoration was carried out during this later ownership period, including fitment of a correct factory engine with Bosch slide-throttle injection and Schrick camshafts.

  9. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Two subsequent French owners
    none documentation

    A pair of unidentified French owners held the car after Bochand; the car was fully restored during this period.

Competition

  1. 1965
    1965 Rally Monte Carlo
    Driver: Peter Falk5th overall, class victory

    Herbert Linge co-drove; this was the 911's first international rally appearance.

  2. 1968FIA World Rally Championship
    1968 Rally Monte Carlo
    Driver: Vic Elford1st overall

    David Stone navigated; achieved with limited factory backing. Pauli Toivonen and M. Tiukkanen finished 2nd in a separate 911 S.

  3. 1969
    1969 Acropolis Rally
    Driver: Pauli Toivonen1st overall

    Martti Colari co-drove; the winning margin over second place was one minute and thirty-two seconds. The car ran as a factory-supported two-litre entrant.

  4. 1969
    1969 Rally Tour de Corse
    Driver: Jean Claude Lagniez15th overall

    Co-driven by Huret.

  5. 1969
    1969 Rally Criterium de Cevennes
    Driver: Jean Claude Lagniez

    Co-driven by Huret; no result recorded in the source.

  6. 1969-09-18
    1969 Tour de France
    Driver: Jean Claude LagniezDNF

    Co-driven by 'Econ' Parot; car ran under entry number 126.

  7. 1969-10-12
    1969 1000 KM de Paris
    Driver: Jean Claude Lagniez16th overall, 3rd in GT 2.0 class

    Co-driven by Parot.

  8. 1969-10-18
    1969 Rally Jeanne d'Arc
    Driver: Jean Claude Lagniez2nd overall

    Co-driven by Delporte; event ran 18–19 October 1969.

  9. 1970
    1970 Le Mans 24 Hours
    Driver: Pierre MauroyFinished but unclassified

    Co-driven by René Mazzia; ran under entry number 62 with a 2.2-litre engine. Car completed the race but fell short of the 70-percent-of-winning-distance threshold for classification.

  10. 1971
    1971 Le Mans 24 Hours
    Driver: Pierre MauroyDNF — gearbox failure

    Co-driven by Jean Claude Lagniez; car ran under entry number 37 and retired in the seventh hour.

  11. 1971-09-01
    1971 Tour de France
    14th overall

    Car ran under number 130 with Migault, Perramont, and Jalott sharing duties; circuits at Nürburgring and Reims were included in the route.

  12. 1972
    1972 Le Mans 24 Hours
    Driver: Dominique BardiniDNF — engine failure

    Co-driven by Fernand Tsaropoulos and Raymond Touroul; car ran with a 2.5-litre engine and retired in the 17th hour.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 1969Modification
    Porsche racing department

    Car delivered from the factory without engine or gearbox and completed by the works racing department to full rally specification: Scheel racing and navigator seats installed, competition harnesses, stripped interior, enlarged fuel tank, upgraded front brake calipers with experimental pistons, anti-roll bar changes, and a specially tuned 170 bhp engine with polished ports, revised cams, Bosch mechanical injection, platinum plugs, special exhaust, lightened flywheel, dry-sump modifications, and a ZF limited-slip differential.

    Completed as one of six works rally 911 S Coupés for the 1969 season.

  2. Restoration

    Full comprehensive restoration carried out at an unspecified date after 1988; car refitted with an original factory engine equipped with Bosch sliding-throttle mechanical fuel injection and Schrick camshafts.

    Car presented in its 1972 Le Mans livery following the restoration.

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