The 1970 911E was designed to have better handling than the 911T or the 911S. It came with a longer wheelbase, Bosch fuel injection, and Fuch alloy wheels. The E was considered the “mid-range” trim level. This 911 comes with its original owner’s manual and service receipts. The car was listed for auction here on eBay with just under 100k miles. The bidding ends on Monday, December 2nd.
The 911E is finished in factory Helios Blue Metallic with a removable Targa top. The exterior appears to be in excellent condition considering its age. Some minor damage due to stone chips is to be expected due to its mileage. ’70s 911s have a unique look compared to other 911s and this example is a great opportunity to feel (or remember) what driving back then was like.
The interior appears to be in good condition for the car’s age with some minor age-related damage present. The seats are wrapped in black leather and grey velour and color-matching carpet. The dash is free of cracks and has the 911E emblem on the glove box, reminding the driver of the special trim 911 they are driving.
A 2.2-liter flat-six engine sends 158hp to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual transmission. The seller notes that the Bosch mechanical fuel injection was replaced with a PMO 40 carburetor kit. The Original MFI is available with the car should the buyer wish. The Fuchs the car currently wears as well as “cookie cutters” and original steel Krunprinz with hubcaps accompany the car. The car is said to have had the dual front batteries swapped out and rewired to a single car battery. The car seems to need little work and would be a great car to add to any collection. If this rare 911E is something you’d like to take out on the weekends, be sure to bid on eBay before the auction ends on Monday.
I don’t think I have ever seen that color on a 911. It looks a lot like the same Helios blue I had on my Audi coupe. Really liked that color on that car with the brown leather interior.
Please explain the ”designed to have better handling than the 911T and 911S” comment?
Didn’t they all move to the LWB chassis? Didn’t the 911S have the sportiest chassis setup?
Back in the early 1980’s in Sweden when longnose 911 were within my financial reach, they were unfortunately all 911T and felt rather underwhelming with the 110hp engine. We used to joke that the T was short for Tractor. I found the 912 better to drive than the 911T but at the end they always seemed too rusty or worn for the $1500-2000 asking prices.
This 911E is for sure more attractive, but why would one ditch the fuel injection? Wasn’t that what made it an E in the first place (E=Einspritz)
That handling comment in the write-up was sure to get some responses. Beyfon wins for first to the line.
The entire 911 line went to the long wheelbase in ’69. In those years dumping the FI was rampant as a lot of the sports car owners didn’t think they were reliable and didn’t make as much horse power as the carbs. Truth is, to get more hp out of a carb engine you have to change the cam to go with them. I never did get why Porsche put out the T series in the first place.
Lovely car.
All versions of the 911 moved to the longer wheelbase for the 1969 model year. The “T” remained carbureted while the “E”(replacing the “L”) and the “S” were injected.
As said the “T” had just 110 hp and the 4 cylinder 912 had 90 and was 200 lbs lighter…the 911s carrying all that weight at the very back of the car with the extra two cylinders.That is why a 912 drives and handles so nimbly compared go a 911.Put a big bore kit on 912 and..voila..you have car with about the same HP as a 911T and 200lb lighter.This is why 912s are going up in value and people are really appreciating them.I love my 68 and prefer it to any 68 911!
Never heard that the “E” had a different wheelbase and doubt that is accurate. Fuel Injection, yes and perhaps slightly nicer trim than a vase “T”. Never knew about the dual batteries either. Was it two 6-volts?
Don’t know anything about wheel bases other than adding ~2+ inches to all models in ‘69. The dual batteries (one in each very front corner) were part of Porsche’s effort to fine tune the handling with a little more (balanced) weight in the front end. They were both 12V, wired in parallel, but a bit on the small side.
Similar, running from$60,000 to $130,000! Who goes first on this one?
911E is the same as the S but with a different camshaft that emphasizes mid range torque rather than top end horsepower, thus the S is faster, but the E is a little quicker. Trim level is about the same between the E and the S, both are higher than the T which came with carbs. They all have the same wheelbase. There are differences in shocks and, but since they were mostly made to order there could be Komi, Boge, or Bilstine
Also only the E came with the ATE cookie cutter wheels which I find to be very attractive, not the Fuches like in this.
If I got this I’d do a soft window conversion on it. Roof on, window zipped down, it’s delightful, and no sunburn.
The ads for these was something like:
“This year a “T” goes like an “E”, an “E” goes like an “S” and an “S” just goes like “H”… Chalk that up to the addition of the fuel injection..
The E was a nicer driver than the S but the S was just a bit faster.