Porsche 911 E

The vehicle in detail

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.

For 1969 a quieter and less leak-prone fixed rear window replaced the less than perfect rear hood, and the ever-popular Targa would continue in this form well into the 1990s, sharing countless mechanical and styling developments with its closed cousin along the way.

The E model, introduced in 1969, was the replacement for the short produced 911L. It was meant to be an easier to drive type, situated between the 911T and the S Top model.

The E used a Bosch Mechanical Fuel injection pump, developed by Porsche and Bosch.

This car left the facture in 1970 in a Seipa Brown colour but was restored in 2007 by Cardiff Classics in the USA. They painted the car black.

In 2008 the car came to Belgium where it rested untill 2012 and was then sold to a collector in Luxemburg.

He gave the car the proper TLC and had the engine rebuild in 2014 and that was carried out by a Porsche specialist.

Recently done costs also include the rebuild of the gearbox, the fine tuning of the fuel pump, a full service, …

Lost of history on file, with invoices of previous owners and titles of previous owners.

Ever since the car has been running perfectly.

Factory equipment:

Stabilizer bars
Manual Antenna, 4 speakers
Windshield graduated tint