1966 Porsche 911 (short-wheelbase)
- Engine
- Flat-six, numbers-matching, with 901/0 gearbox
- Colour
- Irish Green (Irishgrün) over black leatherette
A 1966 Porsche 911 short-wheelbase coupe finished in Irish Green over black leatherette, completed in January 1966 and distributed through Porsche Car Pacific in Burlingame, California. The first recorded owner is listed on the accompanying Kardex copy as 'B. Wilson'. The car retains its numbers-matching flat-six engine and original interior, having received only a single repaint in the correct factory colour. It was acquired by collector and Porsche customiser Magnus Walker in 2009 following an impromptu same-day trip to Seattle, and remained in his long-term care as an unmodified, patinated survivor.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$192,500
- 1966 →Factory deliveryB. Wilsonpartial documentation
Listed as first owner on the Kardex, though no address or further details are recorded. Car was distributed via an early California Porsche dealership.
- → 2009Seattle-based sellernone documentation
Owner at time of Walker's purchase; car was advertised online and inspected at an independent Porsche specialist in Seattle before the sale.
- 2009 →Private saleMagnus Walkerfull documentation
Purchased after a same-day trip to Seattle. Walker replaced the non-period Fuchs wheels with powder-coated steel wheels and kept the car largely unmodified, valuing its original patina.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2009Modification
Non-period Fuchs wheels removed and replaced with steel wheels powder-coated in a grey shade, fitted without hubcaps.
Carried out by or at the direction of Magnus Walker after acquisition. The grey powder-coat is noted as not strictly period-correct.
- —Bodywork
The car was repainted at some point in its history in the factory-correct Irish Green colour, its only repaint.
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