1973 Porsche 911E RHD – Silver
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:15 pm
Introduction
I wasn’t sure about starting this restoration thread since there have been several 1973 RHD 911E restorations on here. However, a few of you have asked for an update and DDK has provided me with so much knowledge that I feel I should give something back. Besides, most of you will have far more experience than me and I will probably need plenty of help through this process.
I had been searching for a car passively for a few years; I didn’t know about DDK then so obviously had been looking in the wrong places! It was after I bought the car that the insurance company salesperson introduced me to DDK (best bit of advice anyone has ever given me). I came across the car in 2015 and it ticked all the boxes for me: pre-74, matching numbers, E or S, RHD and a colour I really like. Being a novice, I didn’t know much about what to look for other than the obvious stuff that I had read about. However, it was clear even to me that the car was in a bad way body wise. The seller had owned the car for 18 years but hadn’t done much mileage (about 10k). He informed me that an engine rebuild had been carried out soon after he had bought the car but he hadn’t paid much attention to the bodywork other than addressing issues raised during MOT tests. Given the state of the bodywork, I should have walked away but I was thinking with my heart and not my head. On the plus side there was a lot that was good about the car: it seemed to drive well and although the interior looked worn, it had a genuine feel to it. The car hadn’t been raced so there appeared to be many original features. Here are some photos, a few of which I have posted previously:
It was clear that the bodywork would need to be carried out. I am fairly practical but I have no experience with something like this so doing work myself would not be an option. The previous owner had a slot penciled in with Chesterton Coachworks but taking on a project like this needed consideration. Having read some restorations threads here, I contacted a couple of restorers I had read about on here: it was clear they both knew their stuff and would do a proper job. The only problem was, as with anyone good, they had long waiting lists. So I decided to keep the slot with Chestertons and had the car checked over by them and Gary at GDC Automotive. I knew then that they were the right people for the job. They were also relatively easy for me to reach and I figured this would be important since a project like this would require regular visits. So, a few months later and with a few hundred miles clocked up, it is time to start the restoration.
More to follow,
Gitesh
I wasn’t sure about starting this restoration thread since there have been several 1973 RHD 911E restorations on here. However, a few of you have asked for an update and DDK has provided me with so much knowledge that I feel I should give something back. Besides, most of you will have far more experience than me and I will probably need plenty of help through this process.
I had been searching for a car passively for a few years; I didn’t know about DDK then so obviously had been looking in the wrong places! It was after I bought the car that the insurance company salesperson introduced me to DDK (best bit of advice anyone has ever given me). I came across the car in 2015 and it ticked all the boxes for me: pre-74, matching numbers, E or S, RHD and a colour I really like. Being a novice, I didn’t know much about what to look for other than the obvious stuff that I had read about. However, it was clear even to me that the car was in a bad way body wise. The seller had owned the car for 18 years but hadn’t done much mileage (about 10k). He informed me that an engine rebuild had been carried out soon after he had bought the car but he hadn’t paid much attention to the bodywork other than addressing issues raised during MOT tests. Given the state of the bodywork, I should have walked away but I was thinking with my heart and not my head. On the plus side there was a lot that was good about the car: it seemed to drive well and although the interior looked worn, it had a genuine feel to it. The car hadn’t been raced so there appeared to be many original features. Here are some photos, a few of which I have posted previously:
It was clear that the bodywork would need to be carried out. I am fairly practical but I have no experience with something like this so doing work myself would not be an option. The previous owner had a slot penciled in with Chesterton Coachworks but taking on a project like this needed consideration. Having read some restorations threads here, I contacted a couple of restorers I had read about on here: it was clear they both knew their stuff and would do a proper job. The only problem was, as with anyone good, they had long waiting lists. So I decided to keep the slot with Chestertons and had the car checked over by them and Gary at GDC Automotive. I knew then that they were the right people for the job. They were also relatively easy for me to reach and I figured this would be important since a project like this would require regular visits. So, a few months later and with a few hundred miles clocked up, it is time to start the restoration.
More to follow,
Gitesh