1966 Porsche 911 SWB

1966 Porsche 911 76,000 original miles

1966 Porsche 911, sn# 303931, numbers matching engine #907256 and transmission #229493, produced on 3/30/1966, see COA below. This car is the 255th produced with Weber carbs and one of 1709 produced in 1966 and was the 540th for that year. Originally sold by P.C. Southwest of San Antonio, TX too R.J. Ketfee Jr. as shown on the Kardex. Current owner purchased this car in March of 2001 in Denver CO. with 68,000 miles. 3R Automotive of Englewood, CO. installed the roll bar, fuel cell and race seat in order to attend DE and vintage race event. The car was run at only 3 SCCA vintage events and a few various Porsche DE events. All other aspects of the car were kept stock in order to also be able to drive on the street. This is not a race car but a street car with a few features to make it race legal for vintage events. Current mileage is 77,130. Paint has been changed from its original Sand Beige to Red and is in very nice condition. All original glass is retained except the front windshield.

Exterior

Interior

Interior is in nice original condition and includes the original wood-rimmed steering wheel with matching wood dash trim. Original VDO instruments include a five-digit odometer reading 77,130 miles. The carpet is in good condition and original wood floorboards have been retained. Interior currently has a race seat and roll bar. Original seats are in very nice condition and the original drivers seat is included in the sale. Rear side material on passenger side near door and front of dash pod needs re-gluing. The bolt in roll bar car be easily removed.

Engine/Transmission

Original 2.0L engine was treated to a rebuild in 2002 by Steve Rowe, a 30 year Porsche mechanic at 3R Automotive. Modern update of upgraded chain tensioners were installed. The original weber carbs were restored in 2008 and recently have had a fresh tune. Engine starts easily with a few pumps of the throttle and after a short warm up idles smoothly. Driving the engine rev’s smoothly and pulls as would be expected. The transmission shifts smoothly up and down through the gears with no issues.

Trunk

The front trunk area is very clean and in solid condition. Original fuel tank and filler neck is included in sale so the existing fuel cell can easily be removed to put back to original. Stabilizer bar and battery shut off have been added but can be easily removed as well.

Underbody

The Undercarrage is all original and mostly very solid. Some areas of undercoating are showing signs of flaking and there is a small area of rust at the front driver side inside suspension mount. The area of rust is very small and the repair may be able to be contained to a small area. Certain rubber boot components as shown in the underbody pictures do need replacement however do not affect function of the steering.

Suspension

At 68,000 miles the front and rear shocks were replaced with Koni’s. Also done at this time were new SS brake hoses, lower ball joints, drop links and upgraded turbo tie rod ends.

Wheels

Original steel chrome with factory marking and stampings.

Documentation and serial numbers.