• Year of manufacture 
    1977
  • Mileage 
    146 180 km / 90 833 mi
  • Car type 
    Other
  • Lot number 
    72117859
  • Reference number 
    72117859
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Location
    Netherlands
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

This is a 1977 Porsche 911S 2.7 Targa Sportomatic in the rare colour 436, 'Diamond Sarah' with a beige/black interior.

The car has been owned by the previous owner since 2015, a lot has been done to the Porsche over the years. The engine has had the necessary tinkering, including replacing the cylinders (Mahle) and oil pump, and various other parts have been replaced and updated.

To give the Porsche even better handling and sportiness, all rubber bushings have been replaced with Powerflex bushings. Most chrome parts and similarly most yellow passivated parts have been redone. Together with SSI Heater, the sports exhaust and the original Blauwpunkt radio, this all adds up to a nice sound.

The instruments have been converted from Miles to KM. The Porsche has driven about 5,400 km since then. The car has also been completely stripped bare and repainted in the original very rare colour Diamond Sarah (436).

Also present:
- Many invoices.
- Pictures of the body and engine (more than 1,000 pictures).
- Porsche birth certificate.
- Instrument certificate (Hans Peters).
- Original bonnet

The birth certificate shows that the car was originally delivered with the colour Diamond Sarah (436) and with which special options this 911 Targa left the factory:
- 009 3-Gang Sportomatic-Getriebe
- 389 Blaupunkt-Radio 'Bamberg' Stereo, US-Band
- 399 Kälteanlage ohne Frontkondensator (currently no longer in it)
- 400 Geschmiedete Leichtmetallräder. 6jx15"poliert
- 474 Dämpferbeine Bilstein
- 494 2 Lautsprecher auf Hutablage
- 566 Nebelscheinwerfer Weiss unten
- 590 Mittelkonsole
- 651 Fensterheber elektrisch

Furthermore, the Porsche has good paintwork and the interior still looks tidy. The bottom is also in good condition (as can be seen in the photos). Mechanically, the car is also sound. The car does show normal signs of wear on the aforementioned parts.

The Porsche 911 Sportomatic:
It is not true that Porsche only supplied manual transmissions until 1989 because, between 1968 and 1980, the Sportomatic was on the price list. It is not a true automatic, but a semi-automatic, because you had to change gears yourself. There is no clutch pedal, however, although the system does have a clutch as well as a torque converter.

You have to look twice, but this classic 911 really only has two pedals.
Basically, Porsche uses a modified four-speed gearbox. A microswitch in the gear lever disengages a dry single-plate clutch as soon as you put your hand on the lever, and clutches again when you release the lever. It is important not to go through the gears too quickly, though, because then the clutch and torque converter cannot match the rotational speeds fast enough, resulting in unsubtle gear changes. A torque converter? Yes indeed, Porsche went further than just eliminating the clutch pedal. Thanks to the torque converter, there is no need to put the gearbox in neutral when standing still and the torque is spread over a wider rev range, which meant you could drive without a lot of gearshifts. Moreover, the gear lever referred to the L, D1, D3 and D4 gears, with Porsche recommending driving off in D1 (effectively second gear). You would look in vain for a D2, while the L (from Low) was only meant for driving up very steep inclines from a standstill (or for maximum acceleration).
Porsche's 911 Sportomatic also proved its performance and reliability credentials in 1967 when British driver Vic Elford drove a 911R Sportomatic to victory in one of the most gruelling motorsport tests, the Marathon De La Routewith, an 84-hour race around the tough Nürburgring. The Nordschleife, also known as the 'Green Hell'.

Transportation is possible within Europe, both open and closed transport.

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Very good condition: minimal signs of wear