1970 2.2S

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1970 2.2S

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After begining to miss my old tangerine 911T sold on this forum last year I was tempted to buy this 1970 2.2S in January.
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It was in a bit of a sorry state and looked like it hadn't been cleaned for 10 years. The car felt unloved and undriven for a heck of a long time.
It had been converted to look like a RS lightweight back in the 1980's and was in a state of neglect.
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But looking on the bright side it did have a recent engine and gearbox rebuild and was a confirmed matching numbers car that left the factory painted signal orange.
After 2 days of elbow grease and half a bottle of T-Cut with a serious dose of chrome cleaner the old girl started to shine !
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Then a magic wand was waved by Dave Broughton at 911 Classic. The suspect brakes were corrected and with a bit of expert fettling the old girl now has a spring to her step. Wind her past 5000 RPM and the spring is truly sprung ! Blimey she's off like a rocket !
Still room for improvement but just shows that old cars are like people - they perform best when they are appreciated !

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Looking good :)

It's nice when the application of elbow grease alone can transform a car!
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I remember seeing this car a few years ago for sale at Chelsea Cars, Wandsworth. At least I think it was this car as I wouldn't forget the interior!

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Hi,

Is it possible to know what the vin number is please for my RHD 70S file?

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Alan.UK wrote:Hi,

Is it possible to know what the vin number is please for my RHD 70S file?

Thanks

Alan
Sorry Alan the vin number won't help your records because it was first registered as a LHD car for the German market. It was apparently professionally converted to RHD when it was imported into the UK in the late seventies.
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Bootsy wrote:I remember seeing this car a few years ago for sale at Chelsea Cars, Wandsworth. At least I think it was this car as I wouldn't forget the interior!

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Yes Bootsy I am sure you are correct. The back window has a sticker that clearly states Chelsea Cars London.
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Post by Alan @ CanfordClassics »

Hi Richard,

Thanks for letting me know.

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