QUESTION OF SPORT

We’re used to hearing about Sportomatic gearboxes being replaced with manual cog swappers, but installing Porsche’s early stab at a semi-automatic transmission when perfectly good manual units are available? Welcome to this highly personalised 911...

Words Dan Furr and Shane O’Donoghue

911 RESTOMOD What is it that made you seek out the Porsche in your possession? Of course, condition, mileage and, perhaps, even colour played a significant role in the selection process, but taking specification and trim options out of the equation, what was the motivating factor for buying the particular model you desired? For the owner of the 911 on these pages, it was age. Hers and the car’s, in fact. You see, she was keen to own a 911 manufactured in 1974, the year she was born. It doesn’t take a genius to work out the Porsche on these pages doesn’t look much like the G-series, a generation of 911 (and 912, if you’re being picky) launched for 1974 and continuing on Porsche’s assembly lines for a wholesome fifteen…

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Classic Porsche (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

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