There’s something about a special car in a rare color that just makes it unbelievably tempting. The best part about special colors is no matter what genre of cars you may enjoy, most enthusiasts are united in how significant rare paint codes are on sports and muscle cars. This 1971 Porsche 911T is a rare find wearing one of the more stunning air-cooled paint colors ever offered, known as Conda Green and offered here on eBay with bids to $63,375 and the reserve unmet.
The seller notes that this 911T wears original paint, and based on the photos, it appears to have been looked after given how nicely it still shines. The polished hubcaps are another factory feature that highlights how original this long-hood Porsche remains, and the seller claims all of this provenance is backed up by plenty of documentation. The 911 is located in Torrance, California, and I suspect it’s been a West coast car all of its life.
The interior is a simple affair, but that’s in keeping with the early 911’s charm. The dash appears to have one crack in it, and houses a central speaker. The transmission is also confirmed as numbers matching, and the Blaupunkt radio is also believed to be original. Whether a 912 or a 911, finding an air-cooled Porsche of this era in a rare color is going to be a home run for any seller lucky enough to find such a car before a dealer does – and given it’s listed by a dealer, you’re going to pay all the money for this one.
The seller has listed the 911T with a Buy-It-Now of $84,500, and while we’re a little ways from that number now, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this auction reach the reserve price before it ends. 911s in colors like these don’t come along all that often, and the numbers-matching drivetrain combined with original paint is going to make this example near unrepeatable for anyone shopping the long-hood market at the moment.
Lovely.
For the record, which end is the hood on? The article states “for a long hood” a couple times.
Asking for a friend. 😉
“Long hood” refers to the fact that the front “hood” goes all the way to the front edge of the car. Contrast that with 911’s from 1974 onward. They have impact bumpers and the hood stops well sort of the front as a result. If you compare some photos on line, the difference is clearly seen.
Thanks. To further my, I mean my friend’s knowledge, what is the cover over the engine called?
Hmmmm…..whats with the 4 speed?
I sold my long term owned mostly unmolested ( color change…not by me) 1970 911 T, sunroof, dealer installed Coolaire a/c, about six years ago already, for what now seems like w….aaaaay too low a price. It had the factory 5 speed.
I would think a 4 speed on this high revving engine would make it lug like crazy on the freeway. Don’t recall seeing a 4 speed in a ’66-’72 911 that was factory but maybe it was ordered by the buyer?
Remember that this is a 911T, the lowest priced and lowest spec model in the range. Don’t have my 911 red book handy but 4-speed makes sense on this car.
The seller lists it as a 4 speed but the shift knob shows 5. I thought these also had the dogleg pattern until 1972
Never saw one of these without the 5 speed. They switched to the 915 5-speed in ‘mid ’73, a much beefed up unit with a good shifter and linkage.
JCA…. Took a magnifying glass to that interior shot and I couldn’t see the “pull left and down” first gear. Maybe it is a 4 speed, though I didn’t know they were available that late in the run before the 915s. Auction ended today.
Kermit the frog finds these beautiful, me, not so much. Besides the hideous color, I think I would like it more if it has a more modest price tag. Just as in women, a more modest pretence is far more attractive. If someone screams to the world that they are rich and famous, “look at me, I’m so beautiful!”, then you see a pretty girl, but is quiet and doesn’t have the means to attract attention. Which one do you find more attractive? Like Cinderella.
WTF?!? This ain’t people magazine.
And thank you for clarifying that, “Bub”.
I had a 70 911T in the 80’s, originally it was green like this one, painted black by the previous owner. The T was always said to be one of best 911’s so this one looks great even for these $, not that I’m in that market now.
Mine was a handful to drive, the test drive with me as passenger was harrowing, the guy who owned it had no idea how close he was to wrecking as he showed off. I enjoyed driving it as I had been racing F/Vees for a few years so I understood the dynamics.
The cost of upkeep was tremendous, it cost me $7k to buy and a timing chain issue was estimated at $4, a raing buddy did it for less.
The car went to my ex-wife in settlement which I didn’t really mind, but then she sold it to her nephew for $5k or so. Current prices are crazy :-)
This is too over priced, I owed 2 76 911S` one red and one grey and that was in the 90`s` I found out if you don’t anything about automotive technology your screwed especially this era,
Yes, obviously. Porsche didn’t do a whole lot different with the 911 “technology” from its inception until (arguably) the 90’s and just look at how the market has responded. I mean, you could buy 3 new Kias for this price. In fact, I have two Hyundais in the driveway right now, a red one and a grey one and both have more technology than this sorry example.
“This sorry example”… a bit harsh no? Of course your Hyundais have more tech in them, they’re probably nearly 50 years newer than this car. But do they give as much pleasure to drive or own?
Can I confess here that I would love to have this, if only because my Tomica (Matchbox size) toy 911 that I’ve had since I was about 7 is that same color?
Us chaps of British extraction would call the hood the bonnet, and the trunk the boot…no idea why the difference.
Ended at $63,375. Reserve Not met.