1968 911T Irish Green?
1968 911T Irish Green?
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BorkBorkBork

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731 posts

69 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch...

This doesn’t look Irish Green to me. I know it’s not always a true reflection in photos, but this looks so off the mark that I’d be amazed if it was Irish Green. It’s Slate Grey isn’t it?

Is Sheffield an OPC Classic Centre? I thought it was Leeds, Swindon, Bournemouth, Hatfield and Glasgow?

I can see the front seats and steering wheel aren’t original, what about the rest of it? The model is missing from the back under the grill. Was that an option? I know the Hella spotlights were.

The radio looks like a period Blaupunkt Bremen. That orange dash?

g7jhp

7,020 posts

256 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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Hard to tell unless you see it.

If you look at the pics below you wouldn't think they're the same IRISH Green car, but if you watch the video it is a very 'light dependent' colour.





https://youtu.be/4vZ057sLf1E



BorkBorkBork

Original Poster:

731 posts

69 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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The light might be having an effect, but on the images above it’s only Irish green if those images have been greyscaled, surely?

Yellow491

3,256 posts

137 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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BorkBorkBork said:
https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch...

This doesn’t look Irish Green to me. I know it’s not always a true reflection in photos, but this looks so off the mark that I’d be amazed if it was Irish Green. It’s Slate Grey isn’t it?

Is Sheffield an OPC Classic Centre? I thought it was Leeds, Swindon, Bournemouth, Hatfield and Glasgow?

I can see the front seats and steering wheel aren’t original, what about the rest of it? The model is missing from the back under the grill. Was that an option? I know the Hella spotlights were.

The radio looks like a period Blaupunkt Bremen. That orange dash?
Are you buying,you dont say.
Thats not irish green,ste paint work in places.

BorkBorkBork

Original Poster:

731 posts

69 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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Yellow491 said:
BorkBorkBork said:
https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch...

This doesn’t look Irish Green to me. I know it’s not always a true reflection in photos, but this looks so off the mark that I’d be amazed if it was Irish Green. It’s Slate Grey isn’t it?

Is Sheffield an OPC Classic Centre? I thought it was Leeds, Swindon, Bournemouth, Hatfield and Glasgow?

I can see the front seats and steering wheel aren’t original, what about the rest of it? The model is missing from the back under the grill. Was that an option? I know the Hella spotlights were.

The radio looks like a period Blaupunkt Bremen. That orange dash?
Are you buying,you dont say.
Thats not irish green,ste paint work in places.
I’m interested to a point. I’m after a ‘71 T ideally, want the longer wheelbase and the 2.2 engine.

Prestonese

805 posts

123 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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There are better options out there. Speak to Williams Crawford or Canford if you are looking for benchmarks against this one. They have access to a range from the cleanest cars to a bunch of mongrels. Most of them I've seen at these places are better than the one being discussed here - albeit most likely it will be tricky to find many in RHD without paying top dollar. If you want advice, go onto DDK and ask the forum if you haven't already done so - you'd be amazed by how many will offer insight and the level of detail can only be described as obsessive.

I've seen this car advertised somewhere else before - the orange decals stick out. I think it is Irish Green but these photos were taken in poor light.

Edited by Prestonese on Saturday 15th January 15:45

Yellow491

3,256 posts

137 months

Saturday 15th January 2022
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Prestonese said:
There are better options out there. Speak to Williams Crawford or Canford if you are looking for benchmarks against this one. They have access to a range from the cleanest cars to a bunch of mongrels. Most of them I've seen at these places are better than the one being discussed here - albeit most likely it will be tricky to find many in RHD without paying top dollar. If you want advice, go onto DDK and ask the forum if you haven't already done so - you'd be amazed by how many will offer insight and the level of detail can only be described as obsessive.

I've seen this car advertised somewhere else before - the orange decals stick out. I think it is Irish Green but these photos were taken in poor light.

Edited by Prestonese on Saturday 15th January 15:45
Ddk is your friend,before so called restorers ,Restored cars need to be a 100% or end up a money pit with early cars,lots of experts out there!

phib

4,513 posts

277 months

Sunday 16th January 2022
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I suspect it was originally Irish green and they have just put the chassis number into their system.

It’s the same when they have a wrapped car always comes up with the original colour on the site.

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Haribo Lecter

949 posts

245 months

Sunday 16th January 2022
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It’s not Irish green at the moment. Irish has more yellow in it than that and is a lot brighter as a result. It’s so dark it’s closer to Brewster, but it’s darker again than that colour.

Simon-h34g4

2 posts

78 months

Wednesday 19th January 2022
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BorkBorkBork said:
I’m interested to a point. I’m after a ‘71 T ideally, want the longer wheelbase and the 2.2 engine.
Hi BorkBorkBork,

Excuse the direct message I have a RHD 2.2 E which I am looking to sell in the coming months. If you’d like to chat about the car please feel free to get in touch. I’m not a trader just an enthusiast!

Cheers,

Simon

Cheib

24,662 posts

193 months

Wednesday 19th January 2022
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BorkBorkBork said:
https://finder.porsche.com/gb/en-GB/details/porsch...

This doesn’t look Irish Green to me. I know it’s not always a true reflection in photos, but this looks so off the mark that I’d be amazed if it was Irish Green. It’s Slate Grey isn’t it?

Is Sheffield an OPC Classic Centre? I thought it was Leeds, Swindon, Bournemouth, Hatfield and Glasgow?

I can see the front seats and steering wheel aren’t original, what about the rest of it? The model is missing from the back under the grill. Was that an option? I know the Hella spotlights were.

The radio looks like a period Blaupunkt Bremen. That orange dash?
i wouldn’t lay any great store by whether they are a classic centre or not…I went to look at a car at Hatfield once….total waste of time. My impression was the car they had belonged to one fo their good customers, it was providing a bit of showroom eye candy and was up for a daft price.

Trouble is with this car is that as you have spotted their are a few bits that are obviously not correct which is fine if you like the look of them but the cost of getting the car to correct spec is eye wateringly expensive. And it’s cars that are in the correct spec that fetch the money. Also are those non OEM parts there because someone was cutting corners during a restoration or because they wanted to hot road it a bit ?

gary71

1,995 posts

197 months

Wednesday 26th January 2022
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Definitely had a bit of hot rod inspiration, not always just for the cost saving, but probably because that’s what the previous owner wanted.

Using original parts or not is always a tricky one. I’m restoring my ‘72 at the moment and I’m not doing it for the next owner I’m doing it for me.

With certain really visible and hard to change parts it’s best to stay OE. Things like the RH B post inner on the car in question is a post ‘72 panel as it has the depression for the oil flap. That’s the type of stuff that only adds an hour or two to the bodywork rebuild to remove but keeps it closer to original.

Where you draw that line on these permanent things is very personal, I drew it at removing a depression in my new floor that was later than my car, guess the owner of this (grey!) car drew their’s in a different place. I also didn’t fully backdate the engine cover as to do so would have compromised the new OE panel.

My car won’t have door pockets, it has basket weave on the dash instead of smooth vinyl, it will have an alcantara headlining, but that’s all easy to change.

This car is certainly over the top end of the price band and I’d at least want the glovebox to line up for that much money irrespective of what colour it is smile