1967 Porsche 911 'S' 2.0-Litre SWB Soft Window Targa
Chassis no. 500325S
Engine no. 961640 (see text)

"During a meeting with his staff, as they discussed how automakers appropriated racetrack names for car models, sales director Harald Wagner came up with the name 'Targa'." – Randy Leffingwell, The Complete Book of Porsche 911.
Two years after the original coupé's introduction, a convertible 911 - the 'Targa', named in honour of Porsche's numerous victories in Sicily's Targa Florio - arrived in 1966. Expected US safety legislation had prompted an ingenious approach to the soft-top 911, the Targa sporting a hefty roll-over bar to protect the occupants in the event of an inversion, together with removable roof and rear hood sections, which were stowed in the boot when not in use. For 1969 a fixed rear window replaced the original 'soft window' rear hood, and the ever-popular Targa would continue in this form well into the 21st Century, sharing countless mechanical and styling developments with its closed cousin along the way.

Built in 1967 on the original short wheelbase, the 911S Targa offered here is one of an estimated 235 built. For Porsche enthusiasts is has the most sought-after specification: early SWB with the 2.0 'S' engine; rare 'soft window'; desirable Bahama Yellow colour scheme; desirable green-dial dashboard; and the small Fuchs wheels (rare and expensive). The car was delivered with the optional radio antenna and fog lamps. Originally black leather, the interior is now trimmed in most-suitable Pepita.

Chassis number '500325S' was delivered new in April 1967 to its first owner via the Porsche dealer Glöckler in Frankfurt. The Porsche Kardex lists multiple services with Glöckler between 1967 and 1968, by which time this Targa had covered some 16,500 kilometres.
Acquired as a restoration project, the car was treated to an extensive professional restoration a number of years ago including an overhaul of the mechanicals (photographs on file). The engine's magnesium crankcase was too far gone and economically beyond repair, we've been advised, so it was decided to rebuild the engine internals into a one-year-younger 2.0-litre 'S' aluminium crankcase of the identical type, 901/02. The original engine number was stamped on the replacement crankcase, and the German owner confirmed to our vendor that apart from the crankcase the engines (internals) are identical.
In 2017 the German owner sold the car to the current vendor, a passionate Belgian Porsche collector. He has had the Weber carburettors renewed (invoice for €3,300 on file) and has had the pleasure of driving the car for some 700 kilometres, confirming that it performs well. Accompanying documentation includes the following:

Restoration photographs
Belgian registration documents and Contrôle Technique, valid until April 2025
Some minor invoices for parts
Porsche Auslieferbescheinigung (build sheet and old style Kardex confirming the car's original specification)
Photograph of the internal number confirming the car's identity
A Porsche pouch (new)
Owner's manual