1975 Porsche 911

While Porsche's 911 is best known for uncanny performance and its unique layout, the basic design most adapted extremely well to changing buyer demands and increasingly strict regulations throughout its successive generations. Perhaps most importantly, this attribute ensured the 911's continued dominance, not only on racetracks and dealer showrooms, but also in the Porsche boardroom and beyond, in the face of the new front-engine Porsche models launched in the 1970s. For the revised 1974-75 ''G Series'' models, Porsche simplified the model lineup and positioned the Carrera above the 'S' as the top high-performance 911-based model until the advent of the 930 later in 1975. While the Carrera was essentially the same as European counterpart, the engine was slightly detuned in compliance with stricter U.S. emissions standards. Other Carrera specifics included upgraded suspension, flared rear fenders, wider wheels and tires, and usually ''Carrera'' graphics just above the rocker panels, plus a ''whale-tail'' spoiler on the rear decklid.

Accompanied by documented history, a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, and service records under the current expert ownership, this Porsche 911 Carrera is exceptionally rare as 1 of just 395 Carrera Coupes produced for 1975. Benefiting handsomely from a fresh and thorough restoration costing over $160K, this Carrera was purchased by the current owner from an ad posted to the PCA (Porsche Club of America) website in August 2021. According to its known and documented history, the Carrera was previously owned by Pete Davis, who inherited the car from his brother Jim Davis, who was a lifelong Monterey, California resident and highly involved in the PCA show scene, as well as a legendary Gruppe R crew member. Original documents show he traded a 1973 Porsche 911 in for this '75 Carrera, which has been photographed in various PCA publications and coverage of Porsche Werks Reunion meetings. Being a 1975 California model, its VIN contains a '6' digit where examples bound for all other U.S. states had a '5,' denoting this car's original California emissions equipment, which has been subsequently removed for performance and durability, but included with the car as offered for sale. In addition, the engine rebuild included a 964 oil pump, chain tensioner and head stud upgrades, making these cars nearly bullet proof. The original owner, Jim Davis, was a die-hard Porsche enthusiast and avid concours participant, as evidenced by the huge collection of trophies this car earned under his expert and enthusiastic ownership.

Following acquisition of this Carrera, the current owner put it on a lift and performed an exacting detailing process, starting with the wheels off and the underside of the car reviewed and thoroughly detailed. Since the original finishes were all incredibly well preserved, just some light cleaning confirmed the fact that this was a real and lifelong Northern Californian vehicle. Next, the high-specification Carrera engine was fully rebuilt, and the gearbox fully rebuilt with a new gear set installed. Other restorative work included the glass-out repaint, seat recover, and full suspension restoration/rebuild. Mileage is believed correct with just 57,400 miles indicated at the time of description writing. A delight for hard-core Porsche collectors and enthusiasts, t

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