Description
This car is Lot 111 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at The Bond Street Sale 12 December, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Public Viewing:
Available 12th December 2024 from 09:00 until 17:00, at 101 New Bond Street, London.
Lot 111
1000 miles since restoration
1974 Porsche 911 3. 2-Litre 'Carrera Classic' Coupé
Registration no. To be advised (74 POR available by separate negotiation)
Chassis no. the details below
Unique creation by Rindt Vehicle Design
Featured in Classic Porsche magazine (August 2024 edition)
Exhibited at Salon Privé in 2024
Only circa 1, 000 miles post completion
Immaculate condition
For many enthusiasts the quintessential sports car, Porsche's perennial 911 has appeared in countless variations over the course of the last 60-plus years, many of the more recent issuing from the Stuttgart factory's Sonderwunsch 'Special Wishes' department. In parallel with bespoke offerings from the factory there have been notable contributions to the expanding 'restomod' (restored/ modified) scene from independent specialists such as Ruf Automobile, Singer Vehicle Design, Tuthill Porsche, Lanzante, and Rindt Vehicle Design.
It was to Berkshire-based Rindt that the lady vendor turned to for this G-Series example, which dates from 1974, the year she was born. Interviewed for a six-page article in Classic Porsche magazine (August 2024 edition), company founder Brian Richardson explained why: "Our customer was adamant that she wanted a bespoke 911 based on a car originally manufactured in the year of her birth. She had specific requirements beyond age of the donor vehicle, though. For example, despite the competition-inspired look, which obviously takes heavy influence from Gulf livery worn by the JW Automotive 917s fielded five decades ago, she explicitly stated that she wanted a 911 built to touring specification, ideally with an automatic transmission." Hence this car is equipped with Porsche's four-speed semi-automatic Sportomatic gearbox.
Rindt started by sourcing a suitable donor car: a basket-case example minus engine and gearbox, which was purchased from Northern Ireland in need of complete restoration. Such was the poor condition of the bodyshell that it spent four months undergoing renovation on Rindt's body jig, receiving fresh metal where required and being modified to '2. 7 RS' specification, which included shortening and narrowing it, flaring the wheelarches, and fitting a duck-tail spoiler at the rear. Replica Group 4 Campagnolo wheels, finished in Gulf livery, complete the exterior picture.
Lifting the rear hood reveals a rebuilt 3. 2-litre engine (the original would have been a 2. 7), which has been equipped with a Jenvey Dynamics fuel injection kit and programmable ECU, while the gearbox has been beefed up to handle the increased power output.
For the bespoke interior our vendor specified heated and electrically operated seats from a Type 964; a Kenwood touchscreen infotainment and satellite navigation system; Classic Retrofit air conditioning; Gulf-inspired tartan fabric interior embellishment; a MoMo Prototipo Black Edition steering wheel; orange and blue stitching to the Linen leather seats; Quickfit Safety custom seat belts; twin Smiths stopwatches; leather-trimmed dashboard top-roll; and personalised dials featuring the owner's initials. The Kenwood system incorporates Apple CarPlay and also provides the reversing camera display. Front and rear parking sensors are fitted also. Rindt's logo has been applied to the interior, exterior, and even one of the cooling fan's blades.
Since completion this unique Porsche 911 has attended numerous events, including Salon Privé earlier this year, never failing to turn heads and attract favourable attention. Only a trifling 1, 000-or-so miles have been covered since the rebuild was finished and it is certain that a similarly personalised example would cost considerably more than the guide price to build today.
