Lovely little car.....

[Steve Devaney]

bridey0 said:

Different car for different reasons

Agree, but £35k would be at the very top of what I may be able to stretch to for a toy. So my toy would have to be a bells & whistles air-cooled Turbo
The '70 T is a lovely thing but doesn't excite me for that kind of money.

[stevod]

bridey0 said:

Did it look like it had been nicely restored? Dont suppose you had a drive?

I was only having a browse. I was visiting a workshop next door and didn't realise there was a P specialist there. Had 20 mins to kill. It looked nice, but I know less than nothing about cars of that vintage!

S

[bridey0]

Steve Devaney said:

Agree, but £35k would be at the very top of what I may be able to stretch to for a toy. So my toy would have to be a bells & whistles air-cooled Turbo
The '70 T is a lovely thing but doesn't excite me for that kind of money.

Yes fully understand . That 70's little car would Almost be a lovely piece of furniture in the right garage

[graemel]

bridey0 said:

Steve Devaney said:

That makes three of us!

However nice that car is, it is 930/965 money and that is where my pennies would go........

Different car for different reasons

Very true.
I would like an early car again. I had a white with blue 2.7RS years ago that was based on a 2.4E. Great car. They really are a unique experience. In its day the 2.2S was top of the range. Unlike the 2.4S that played second best to the 2.7RS. Also the last Porsche built whilst still in the family ownership. Something my mate occasionally mentions having owned a 2.2S for over thirty years. It should be back on the road soon and I am really looking forward to driving it.

[v8250]

it needs to be bloody good for a T at that price. why do people get the earlier 911's mixed up? coming back down to earth...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C345713

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C339725

[bridey0]

You just wonder if 125hp these days is just far to small when you think even a standard 964 is double that but still has some old school charm.
Though I have a 964 and think they are often overlooked that 911t is a real corker

[graemel]

I think a T will feel a little slow. Although it probably weighs 350kg less than a 964. I think an E would be a good compromise

[bridey0]

v8250 said:

it needs to be bloody good for a T at that price. why do people get the earlier 911's mixed up? coming back down to earth...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C345713

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C339725

Two very nice cars there though an inspection for rust would be prudent

[supermono]

Every time I see one of these old 911s or 912 I feel that's where I need to go after the GT2. Nothing newer inspires me the same way.

Something LHD and green is ideal

SM

[Crimp a Length!]

supermono said:

Every time I see one of these old 911s or 912 I feel that's where I need to go after the GT2. Nothing newer inspires me the same way.

Something LHD and green is ideal

SM

Must admit i was the same, a lovely 73 2.4S
Mega bucks though so an E or a T would suffice

[gibbon]

supermono said:

Every time I see one of these old 911s or 912 I feel that's where I need to go after the GT2. Nothing newer inspires me the same way.

Something LHD and green is ideal

SM

I loved my little irish green lhd 912, such a special little car, was very sad to sell it.

Will see if i can dig out some pictures later.

[systech]

Chrisp5782 said:

T - Touring, entry level car with cast iron cylinders.

E - Injection engine with aluminium and steel engine build.

S - Sport.

I'm not sure on BHP for each but other will know.

And the T had dual banks of Zenith carbs which were a bit tricky to keep well set up (mainly balancing air flow). Many people replaced them with Webers which were better. Still a lovely car but not quite as exilarating as the E and of course the S (I had a 2.2 T and later an 2.2 E).

[nogsk]

I very nearly bought a '72 S, I think it was around '80. However, it was horrible to drive and quite a heap, I particularly remember the horrible clutch pedal action . Might well have been an abused example, my money went on an Esprit instead.

[Pothole]

This one's nice

http://www.eclecticcars.co.uk/2012/08/porsche-911-...

[shoestring7]

Chrisp5782 said:

erics said:

what's the difference betwee T, E and S?
(obviously the price!)

T - Touring, entry level car with cast iron cylinders.

E - Injection engine with aluminium and steel engine build.

S - Sport.

I'm not sure on BHP for each but other will know.

The 2.2, 2.4 and 2.7 had magnesium alloy crankcases. It was the SC on that had the stronger, heavier aluminium cases.

BTW, unlike just about every other model I can think of, a lot of the early development of the 911 was to make it lighter, so the 2.2s didn't weigh as much as the 2.0, partly due to the expensive mag alloy engine cases.

SS7

[jon.b]

Pothole said:

This one's nice

http://www.eclecticcars.co.uk/2012/08/porsche-911-...

£45k for a T

[drmark]

nogsk said:

I very nearly bought a '72 S, I think it was around '80. However, it was horrible to drive and quite a heap, I particularly remember the horrible clutch pedal action . Might well have been an abused example, my money went on an Esprit instead.

Must have been a shocker to fee that bad after just eight years - general consensus of road testers at the time was that the 2.2 and 2.4 esses were the cars every other manufacturer had to beat. They should be a joy to drive, albeit not Lotus!

Edited by drmark on Thursday 29th November 20:19

[sleep envy]

jon.b said:

Pothole said:

This one's nice

http://www.eclecticcars.co.uk/2012/08/porsche-911-...

£45k for a T

mentalist money

[uktrailmonster]

Steve Devaney said:

However nice that car is, it is 930/965 money and that is where my pennies would go........

Funnily enough when I was in the market for an early car, I considered a 2.4S against a 930 for similar money at the time (both around £20K ish in 2002 for prime examples). Test drove several examples of both and thought the 2.4S was a far more exciting ride than the 930, which left me quite cold. So I bought a 2.4S and only sold it when prices started going through the roof and it wasn't getting driven enough. That's the problem with these really old cars, they are not really daily drivers unless you are pretty hardcore. Cracking car though and the one I miss the most, including my old 964RS.

[MrCooke]

A low mileage RHD 72 T in need of paint has just been sold at £50k...

Early cars also had aluminium cases, up to about the middle of 1968. Eat my beard.