1970 PORSCHE 911S

rare original colour of Tangerine (Blutorange)

full restoration managed by Sports Purpose

metal and paint work by Sportwagen, car build, engine and gearbox by Neil Bainbridge

matching numbers engine and gearbox

for many, the ultimate early 911S

very attractive period correct details, such as Recaro sports seats, early Momo Prototipo and original carpet set

This Porsche 1970 911S was supplied in May 1970 through Porsche Switzerland. It is presented in its original colour combination of Blood Orange exterior and black vinyl interior and is numbers matching.

The car spent the first 30 years of its life in Switzerland with three different owners. It was maintained for much of this period by the same classic car specialist near Montreux. It was then purchased by a well-known British Porsche enthusiast and event organiser, who imported the car to the UK in 2000. He commissioned a refurbishment at Sportwagen, one of the leading Porsche restorers in Europe. The car was sold to the previous UK owner in 2005.

After being maintained for several years by a respected classic Porsche specialist in North London, the car was sold by Sports Purpose to its current owner in 2020. Wishing to return the car to its very best, while retaining its wonderfully original and patinated interior, the owner commissioned Sports Purpose to oversee a full restoration.

The car was first stripped by marque specialists BS Motorsport, before being sent to the renowned Sportwagen in Essex for paint and metalwork. Once disassembled, Sportwagen confirmed the car to be very original. Meanwhile, BS Motorsport undertook a rebuild of the engine and gearbox, as well as a full chassis refurbishment, before reassembling the car and carefully refitting its original interior. Notably, with the use of high compression pistons the engine makes 210 bhp, 30bhp more than factory.

Completed in 2024, the restoration has since been proven with several hundred miles of snagging and fine-tuning carried out by ourselves including chassis setup by Center Gravity. The result is a car that is now fully sorted and performing exactly as intended.