FORGOTTEN SIBLING

Can a 912 E with carefully considered modifications get one-up on the same-age G-series 911? We get behind the wheel and find out...

Words Nicholas Found

How is it possible I can step out of a 991 GT2 RS, considered by many to be the pinnacle of modern 911s, and be completely won over by a narrow-bodied Neunelfer from the 1970s as soon as I walk up to it? It’s probably the simplicity of design. The slim hips. The smooth deck. The modest silver paintwork. If the 991 GT2 RS represents the most extreme production 911, this is the purest form. Except, despite every morsel in my body telling me this is a G-series 911, it isn’t a 911 at all. FINDING THERE’S NOWHERE TO PUT YOUR CARAMEL MACCHIATO AND NO WAY OF STREAMING TAYLOR SWIFT ON SPOTIFY Phil Brown, the owner who’s as approachable as the car itself, reveals this is a 1976 912 E.…

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Classic Porsche (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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