Instead of the foldable plastic rear window, the Targa models were also available from late summer 1967 with a fixed, heated safety-glass rear window. Up to model year 1970, the ‘Soft Window’ rear window could still be ordered as an option. This option was rarely chosen, which makes this model highly desirable and rare today. Especially on the first long-wheelbase version of ’69, it was barely produced: only 144 units in total for the 1969 911 T. One of the very last ones, in other words!
This car was delivered new on 7 February 1969 at Porsche Mahag in Munich, making it an original German-delivered car. After 25 years on German roads, it was sold to a new owner in Colorado, a common practice in those days. In 2015, the car came into the hands of the current owner, a Porsche enthusiast from East Flanders, via a Dutch intermediary.
Until the end of 2022, the car was restored by specialists. They took ample time to restore everything authentically and to source the correct parts. The restoration was carried out very thoroughly: every single component was either restored or renewed, down to the odometers, a task that requires real craftsmanship. Not only the visible parts, but truly everything! Due to the extensive fitting and custom work, only the very best craftsmen were involved, and few metalworkers today possess the skills required. Every phase of the restoration was photographed (over 200 files) and every invoice was kept.
This Porsche 911 Targa Soft Window is not only an interesting investment but also a unique and extremely rare collector’s piece that will make any Porsche enthusiast’s heart beat faster.
Technical specifications
- One of 144 (!) Targa T Soft Windows in ‘69 (from 1282 cars in ’69)
- Mileage: 1312 Km after restoration
- Manual car
- Vehicle identification number: 11 911 0528
- Motor type/number: 911 T 901/03 6191152
- Gearbox type/number: 901/13 7194179
- First registration: 07/02/1969
- Engine capacity: 1991 CC
- Power: 110 Hp
- Top speed: 200 Km/h
- Air-cooled
- Exterior color: Blutorange (6809)
- Interior: Kunstleder schwarz/Cordsamt
- 9036: Five speed manual gearbox
- 9046: Länder-Ausstattung (Inland)
- 9110: 6×15’’ rims
- 9119: Front/rear stabilizers 15mm
- 9356: Soft Window rear
- 9435: Antenna
- 9435: Motor interference suppression
- 9437: Speakers
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