Lot details
• Rare model, outside oil filler
• Original engine
• High-quality restoration
• Original service book
• No reserve
Thanks to its certificate of authenticity and original service book, this car is well documented. It left the factory in January 1972 and was delivered the following July to an enthusiast from Chioggia, south of Venice. In accordance with the Italian legislation at the time (in particular with regard to lighting), it was finished in light ivory (code 1110) with a black leatherette interior, and had several options: sports seats with headrests, halogen fog lamps and tinted glass.
At the start of the 1980s, it was still in the region, before leaving for the United States, where it was used by two successive owners, one of whom made it the subject of his Christmas card in 1994. Apparently, he nicknamed his car ‘Rudolph II’.
In 2015, it returned to Germany, where it was bought by Staffan Wittmark to form a pair with his 911 2.4 S of the same period and colour, both cars having the outside oil filler (a feature which lasted only one model year); he thus had identical-looking coupé and Targa models.
Completely restored, the car is in excellent condition and the rear compartment, which is most satisfactory in appearance, houses the original engine. The carpets and Targa roof have been restored, but the seats and door cards appear to be original and have an attractive patina. A Becker Grand Prix radio is fitted in the dashboard.
As well as the certificate of origin and service book mentioned above, the history file includes the owner’s manual in its wallet and a set of bills from its time in America. This very fine example represents an opportunity to acquire a rare and particularly appreciated version of the famous 911 which existed for only a single model year.
