1973 Porsche 911S 2.4 Coupé
- Engine
- 2.34L flat-six, SOHC, Bosch fuel injection, 190 bhp at 6,500 rpm
- Colour
- Light yellow
A 1973 Porsche 911S 2.4 Coupé in Light Yellow, representing the final model year of the long-hood generation. Delivered new through a Portland, Oregon dealership with an exceptional factory specification including electric sunroof, Koni dampers, limited-slip differential, and sport seats, the car spent nearly four decades in single-family ownership in the Pacific Northwest. A comprehensive bare-metal restoration was completed in 2013 by Redline Service in Tucson, after which the car entered concours competition. Matching-numbers throughout, with full documentation from 1981 onwards.
Ownership
- 2019-01-17Auction saleSold US$117,500
- 1972 → 1973-02-01Factory deliveryContinental Porsche & Audipartial documentation
Portland, Oregon dealership that originally sold the car; vehicle left the factory in autumn 1972 finished in Light Yellow.
- 1973-02-01 → 1975Private saleVictor Powellpartial documentation
Resident of Gresham, Oregon; held the car for approximately two years before selling.
- 1975 → 1981Acquisition unknownFour intermediate ownersnone documentation
The car changed hands four times between 1975 and its 1981 sale; no individual owner details are provided.
- 1981 →Private saleLong-term family ownerfull documentation
Purchased as a family vehicle after finding a two-seat 914 insufficient; retained for roughly 38 years with all service receipts from acquisition onward preserved. Car was driven sparingly, averaging around 1,400 miles per year.
Competition
- 2013Concours participation following 2013 restoration
After the Redline Service restoration was finished in May 2013, the car began appearing at concours events, though no specific event names or results are cited in the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2012RestorationRedline Service
Comprehensive restoration commenced in late 2012: engine and matching-numbers gearbox were both stripped, rebuilt, and reassembled; bodywork was taken to bare metal and refinished in the correct Light Yellow; interior including sport seats was retrimmed in brown leatherette.
Work began after the car was driven from Portland to Tucson, Arizona. Restoration completed in May 2013.
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