1965 Porsche 911
- Engine
- Flat-six, numbers-matching, with Solex carburetors
- Colour
- Irish Green
A 1965 Porsche 911 (2.0-litre air-cooled flat-six) completed at the factory on 9 December 1965 and originally delivered in Irish Green with beige leatherette interior. First sold new to a New York owner, it later passed to a long-term California custodian. After being painted copper and given a black interior, the car was subjected to a thorough nut-and-bolt restoration by its most recent owner, returning it to original colour and specification, with its date-coded engine and original Webasto heater both fully rebuilt.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$192,500
- —Auction saleSold US$190,400
- 1965 →Factory deliveryJoseph Thomaspartial documentation
Original purchaser based in New York; car remained on the US East Coast during his ownership.
- → 2013Acquisition unknownCalifornia long-term ownerpartial documentation
Kept the car in California for an extended period; during this time it was repainted copper and fitted with a black interior.
- 2013 →Private saleCurrent owner (restoring party)full documentation
Commissioned a thorough bare-metal restoration returning the car to its factory Irish Green color and original mechanical specification; interior redone in leather rather than original vinyl.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Car was repainted from original Irish Green to copper and the interior was replaced with black trim at some point during California ownership.
Exact date unknown; work occurred during the long-term California ownership period prior to 2013.
- —Restoration
Full nut-and-bolt restoration commissioned by the current owner: bodywork stripped to bare metal, repainted to the original Irish Green, original date-coded engine completely overhauled including the Solex carburettors and new pistons, original Webasto heater rebuilt to working order, and interior redone in leather (replacing the original leatherette) and returned to the original beige colour. New-old-stock components used throughout where available.
Completed after acquisition in 2013; a substantial sum was reportedly spent on the interior alone. Car driven only test miles since restoration was finished.
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