1971 Porsche 911T 2.2 Coupe

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This is a very interesting car with an interesting history! It started life as a left hand drive 1971 Porsche 911T 2. 2. finished in Tangerine with Black Leatherette Interior. it was sold new in Germany. It is a desirable D Programme car. It arrived in the UK in 1983 and was immediately converted to Right Hand Drive and turned into an RSR Replica which is how you find it now! It has been on museum display for many years and needs recommissioning before hitting the road in anger again.

'The 911 is the best Porsche ever all the vices of the old suspension have been eliminate. and the modern offbeat styling should have a much broader appeal than the old bathtub shape. The overhead-cam. air-cooled flat 6-cylinder engine. the 5-speed all-synchro transmission. and the 4-wheel disc brakes are irresistible to anybody who ever felt a flicker of desire for any Porsche in the past. ' Car & Driver.

Porsche's long-running and much loved 911 sports car first appeared at the 1963 Frankfurt Show as the '901'. but shortly after production proper commenced in 1964 had become the '911' following Peugeot's complaints about the use of '0' model numbers. The preceding Type 356's rear-engined layout was retained but the 911 switched to unitary construction for the bodyshell and dropped the 356's VW-based suspension in favour of a more modern McPherson strut and trailing arm arrangement. In its first incarnation. Porsche's single-overhead-camshaft. air-cooled flat six engine displaced 1. 91cc and produced 130bhp; progressively enlarged and developed. it would eventually grow to more than 3. 0 litres and. in turbo-charged form. put out well over 300 horsepower. The first of countless upgrades to the perennial 911 came in 1966. two years after production had commenced. with the introduction of the 911S. Easily distinguishable by its stylish Fuchs five-spoked alloy wheels. the 'S' featured a heavily revised engine producing 160bhp.

In 1967 the 911T (Touring) was introduced as a new base model. initially with the 2. 0-litre engine in 110bhp form before gaining the 2. 2-litre unit along with the rest of the range in 1969. by which time the 911's wheelbase had been extended by 57mm to tame the sometimes wayward handling. Such was the 911's success that within a few years Porsche was selling cars faster than it could build them. a state of affairs that led to a substantial proportion being manufactured by coachbuilder Karmann at its Osnabrück factory.

Our car needs much work but will be a great looking RSR Rep when restored. or it coud be converted back to original spec if desired. With prices of early 2. 2 T's rising it is getting rarer to find a car in this price bracket. it is a project. of course. but will be a great car when done. It is UK Registered but has no Tax or MOT.

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