Porsche 911

When it arrived at Road Scholars, the process of bringing the 911 back to its former glory began with an intensive detail to strip away the dust and detritus of its time in storage. It retained nearly all of its original Champagne Yellow paintwork, save for the front decklid and roof that had been resprayed in 1968 when during a visit to Boston, John took a wrong turn and in his words “A couple of young punks crawled on the hood and tried to get me out of the car by beating on it”. The original paint, however, had been weathered over the years and showed a fair share of wear, and could not be revived to our standards, so the decision was made to take the body down to bare metal for a full repaint in the original color. Once in bare metal, it was devoid of any signs of accident damage or rust and the body and chassis were both exceptionally straight and solid. All of the original chrome trim was carefully removed and sent to Victor Miles to be stripped, polished and chrome plated to perfection.

The driveline was in excellent mechanical condition so the original Solex carburetors were rebuilt, and both the engine and transmission were serviced, detailed, and fine-tuned. While the car was disassembled a few small areas of the original undercoating began to crack and flake off, so those areas were blended and the entire underside of the car was cleaned and resprayed black to match the original finish. The suspension was disassembled for new bushings, and every component that had been removed was refinished before reassembly. The interior was in such exceptional original condition that only two areas needed attention. The carpet had been nearly worn through so a new carpet kit was made by Tony Garcia to match the original, and there was a 2” tear in the original headliner so a new one was installed at the same time. The seats, dash, door panels, steering wheel, wood dash trim, and gauges are all original and are still in incredible condition.

Since its completion, it has remained in the same impeccable condition through the care of its two most recent owners, each showing incredible restraint from adding additional mileage to the odometer in order to preserve the 911 in exactly the same state. Recently, our service shop performed an oil service, resealed the carburetors and fuel filter, and serviced the ignition system to have the 911 running at its best.