1976 Porsche 911 Targa on 2040-cars
Moreno Valley, California, United States
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1976 Porsche 911S Targa 93,000 original miles!
This absolutely beautiful 40-year old 911S was sold to the original Northern California owner on December of 1975.
He had the car for about 10 years before selling it to a neighbor who would go on to use it as a weekend cruiser
for the next 30 years. This Porsche has spent its entire 40 year life in the California foothills. It has always
been garaged in between use, is totally rust free and has been driven only 93,000 miles since new! A rare find
indeed! Our home recently sold on Labor Day (September 7th) and we are moving to our beach house back east on Cape
Cod for the next year or two. I can’t take it with me because we have no garage there, and I don’t want to
store it here in California because of all the associated “non-use” issues that go along with not starting a
car for such a long period of time. Please note that I am not a mechanic, body shop owner, or car dealer, nor am I a
self-professed Porsche guru. I am simply a gentleman that has been fortunate enough to have owned several Porsches
over the past 40 years. In my humble opinion, this is a really nice one and given its present condition should
bring the new owner a lot of joy and compliments from envious onlookers for many years to come.
Mechanical Condition:
Excellent! Runs and drives like new! Driven only 93,000 miles in the past 40 years and feels like it should. The
engine is super strong, the 5-speed transmission shifts perfectly (even when cold), the brakes are awesome, and all
the lights, wipers, gauges, etc. work perfectly – even the horn and clock work! In addition, it has been updated
with the pop-off valve and the expensive Carrera tensioners. The compression is 130-135 in all 6 cylinders. Just
changed all the fluids (engine/transmission) and had the car smogged last week. It passed with flying colors, even
with all the factory smog equipment present and accounted for!
Exterior Condition:
This 911S looks absolutely beautiful from just 5 feet away! The very rare “Desert Beige” color is stunning
especially with the chrome package (roll bar, window trim, wing window skurrounds, headlight bezels, and door
handles). However, upon closer scrutiny, one will find that the 20-year old paint job is starting to show its age
(i.e., some touched up nicks, chips, door dings, etc….) In other words, it looks really nice like it does in the
pictures, unless you’re within a couple of feet of it. It has excellent door and hood gaps, and comes with the
original Fuchs alloy wheels and like new tires.
Interior Condition:
Excellent throughout! The only real flaw is a 6” crack in the otherwise excellent dashboard. Targa top is in
great shape as well. Front and rear seats, carpet, door panels, etc., are all in outstanding condition. This 911S
is AC and PW delete (the lightweight model as some people like to call it).
Also included in the sale of my 1976 911S are the original owner’s manual, 70’s ski rack, jack, tool kit
(partial), bra and spare tire.
This Porsche has been lovingly maintained and to the best of my knowledge needs nothing more to be used as a
reliable every day car, or just a really fun weekend driver. If I were keeping it I can’t think of anything I
would do to make it any better.
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