1973 Porsche

This car is for sale on The Market website. The Market the UK’s Largest Online Classic Car Auction company.

This left-hand-drive car came from Europe to the United Kingdom sometime in the early 1970s, where it appears to have been used until the 1990s, at which time it was taken off the road. He speculates that this was due to an MOT failure.

A rare two-litre car, vastly superior to the original flat-four with a set of Porsche cylinder heads, it was restored at some point, quite probably with a view to racing it as he thinks the flared wheelarches and wider wheels were added at this point.

The current owner and vendor has owned the car for two years, having bought it as a stalled project; it had been sitting sans engine for around eighteen years. He reinstalled the original, matching numbers engine and devoted considerable resources to refurbishing and recommissioning to bring it to the condition you see today.

The panels are in good condition, with tight, even gaps, which leads us to believe that the car has clearly been looked after and stored correctly throughout its life. It may even had had some restorative work done at the same time as the flared fibreglass wheelarches were fitted, as they have been very neatly and professionally incorporated.

The removeable targa top still fits snugly and is in good condition.

The interior has been recently restored by the owner's brother-in-law, who is a professional who spent his working life retrimming classic Jaguars and Aston Martins. He repaired a couple of small holes in the bolsters of the seats and then applied a liberal sprinkling of magic to give the whole thing a deep clean.

The result is gorgeous: the seats are in a stunning condition and a credit to him. And, while the rest of the interior could do with another quick clean, we adore the green tartan finish; after all, if you're going to treat yourself to a Porsche from the mid-seventies then you really might as well go all-in!.....much more text on our website.

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The vehicle can be viewed in North Yorkshire.

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