1966 Porsche 911
- Engine
- 2.0L flat-six
- Colour
- Polo Red
A 1966-model-year Porsche 911 coupe from the early 'O' series — among the first hundred of just 1,709 short-wheelbase examples built for that year. Completed on 14 January 1966 in Polo Red over black leatherette, it spent decades in American ownership before a long period of shed storage from around 1990. Rescued and returned to running order, the car subsequently received a bare-metal repaint while retaining its all-original interior and numbers-matching drivetrain. It won its class at the 2017 Atlanta Concours.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$200,000 – US$250,000
- —Auction saleSold US$128,800
- 1966-01-14 →Factory deliveryResident of Dothan, Alabamapartial documentation
First registered owner; specified only a tinted windshield and rear glass as factory options.
- → 1980Private saleEastern Airlines pilot from Fayetteville, North Carolinapartial documentation
Acquired the car when it was approximately three years old, around 1969.
- 1980 →Private saleLeonard Cummingspartial documentation
Based in Marion, later suburban Charlotte, North Carolina; parked the car in a shed near Gastonia around 1990, where it remained in storage for roughly three decades with a 1989 registration still attached.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorspartial documentation
Acquired after approximately 30 years of storage; undertook a full bare-metal repaint and mechanical rebuild while retaining all original components; interior left untouched due to its near-pristine state.
Competition
- 2017-10-01Atlanta Concours 20171st in class
Car was shown following its restoration and won its class; afterward driven back to North Carolina under its own power when trailer space was needed for another vehicle.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
Following retrieval from long-term storage, the car was recommissioned with fresh fuel and an oil change, after which it started and ran normally.
Work carried out at the current owners' shop shortly after acquisition.
- —Restoration
Complete disassembly and bare-metal lacquer repaint to address surface imperfections; no prior accident damage or structural repair was found. All original components were reused apart from fresh windshield and rear glass seals. The original interior was assessed as near-perfect and left untouched.
Carried out prior to the October 2017 Atlanta Concours appearance; invoices for paint and associated mechanical work are included with the car.
- —Mechanical
The original gearbox was overhauled with replacement synchronisers while otherwise retaining its original components.
Performed as part of the broader recommissioning and restoration process by the current owners.
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