1972 Porsche 911T Longhood

This 1972 Porsche 911T coupe is a numbers matching car that has an all stock drivetrain and interior. A cosmetic restoration back to stock would make the car a high dollar collectible, but we bought it as a driver and actually like the stripes and hood mounted Cibie lights with slightly lowered stance. It is a turn-key driver without rust to which we have added ~3070 miles in the last year, 1100 of which have come since the last listing as we successfully campaigned the car on the Motherlode 400 rally.The interior features stock seats with vinyl upholstery in good condition. The driver side upper bolster bead is torn as shown in the photos. The steering wheel is stock and all the gauges and lights function properly. The dash top has a few cracks as shown in the photo. The original dash speaker cover was in poor shape so we installed a brand new reproduction that looks great. The period radio does work and drives round speakers in the door panels. Door pockets are intact and function fine but sag slightly from their original position.We bought this car from CPR in SoCal (link) because of the dry body, the more attainable driver grade condition, and the rally style look. The car came with almost no documentation and no claim of numbers matching, so we attained the COA ourselves and were thrilled to see the correct engine remaining. The car had the ugly chrome USA-spec sugar scoop headlights, which we promptly swapped out for new Euro units. We also added a new genuine Porsche driver door mirror since the original was scratched. Some pals across the street from BaT shot the car for us in their slick photo studio. While great for lighting, studio shots tend to make cars look better than they are. Look at the large versions and you will see the paint imperfections and plenty of chips across the front of the car, as well as some other imperfections.The car came to us with the factory double chrome tube bars between the rear guards, which we also removed for a cleaner look. It is included with the car and weâ??ll add a picture to the gallery. Wheels are 15â?³ Fuchs and tires are nearly new Generals in 195/60R15 up front and 205/60R15 in the rear. Weltmeister sway bars are installed front and rear, and the S-style front lower spoiler is aftermarket fiberglass. The auxiliary front lights are controlled by separate switches on the dash, and both sets function well. The front trunk area is very dry and you have to look hard to find Emerald Green, so the color change was fairly thorough and not just an exterior job.The front suspension pan has been replaced on the car, and was the subject of some debate in the last auction. We have many shots of the underbody here in the Flickr gallery. The replacement was done at least as long ago as the red color change, which is estimated to be 20+ years old.We covered the Motherlode 400 event here on BaT last month, on which we ran 800+ miles in three days through the California foothills in this car. The car ran quite well though heat, elevation, dirt sections, and many, many curves. BaT friend and pro photographer Cliff B. was along in his GTV and sent us some of these great shots of our car at the event. The factory 2.4L engine runs very well following tuning by Hi-Tec Automotive in San Rafael, California. When we got the car it had an aftermarket Perma-tune ignition box that provided an intermittent stalling problem at warm idle. The guys at Hi-Tec personally refurbish the factory Bosch units and we had them install one along with new points ($927). The car hasnâ??t missed a beat since and makes very smooth power.They also replaced all the aged fuel lines on the engine and since we had no maintenance history we had them do a full service including oil and filter, new spark plugs, checking of head torque, and checking of compression (185, 180, 175, 180, 180, 175). They machined the valve covers to prevent future leaks and installed new gaskets. The previous listing resulted in the two prior owners contacting us with more info on the car. That was awesome! It turns out they are both great fans of the car and both had lots of information to share.