Equipment
Fuchs wheels, Uniroyal tires, gold badges, power sunroof, rear wiper, heated rear window, passenger's side headrest, VDO dash clock, Blaupunkt cassette stereo.
Condition
One family owned since 1986. Missing rear view mirror. Dirty brightwork and moulding/rub strips. Dull paint. Several big scratches but overall the paint is complete. Grubby, pitted frame and engine bay but no major rust. Tired but complete and rip free interior. A low mileage first year S with some dust left on. Looks like a barn find, but was apparently overhauled and repainted in the mid-1980s.
Market commentary
To the casual eye, this looked like a freshly discovered 911 S that's fresh out of four decades in a barn somewhere. Its history, however, reveals that its only been stored for two decades, and not carefully, after a restoration. The Monterey bidders were astute to bring this car to a price appropriate for its condition since total originality isn't one of its virtues.