1968 2 litre 911T

[Guest]

I have an opportunity of acquiring a '68 RHD ex S.African 911T 2 litre, but know absolutely nothing about these very early ones, like good / bad points, what to look out for, and most of all, what they're worth. Any comments and / or information would be much appreciated.

 

[lordluvitt]

It is impossible to place a value on a car just from a basic description of model and year. Such cars of this age are regularly advertised in Porsche Post (the club magazine) for anywhere between £8,000 to £20,000 (sometimes even more depending on quality/history).

Anything less than about £12,000 will be a car in need of some work. To give you an idea, I paid £5,000 for a US import 7 years ago that was in need of complete restoration.

Try and obtain as many photographs as possible from every corner of the car in order to fully understand its condition before deciding on its value TO YOU. Always bear in mind that any work required will cost you dearly. Porsche parts are not cheap compared with other marques and there are limited suppliers in the UK for early parts.

Typical rust areas are wheel arches, spare wheel well, sills, and bottom of doors. But assuming the climate in S. Africa is drier, rust may not be too much of a concern. But a word of advice: never assume anything with a 37 year old car!

Good luck.

 

[early 911]

There's a good buyers guide and other useful links here . . . .

http://www.356-911.com/modelinfo/porsche%20911%20menu.htm
(the car with all the dots on in the guide is mine . . cheeky sod, my car has no rust[8|])

Always worth considering getting the car inspected (see below). I'd generally expect a SA car to have less rust than a euro car, but I am being very general. Agree with Lord luvitt about price . . . impossible to nail down. The 2lt T has the lowest bhp (110) of all 911's which is something to be proud of . . . performance will be great mind you. The earlier cars are sort after by the race and rally boys (which adds to their value a little I believe). . but think yours is a little too late (perhaps someone could confirm).

Pre purchase inspections
Visit Peter Morgan's website http://www.petermorgan.org.uk/ or telephone 01672 514038.

Visit Classic Assessment's website http://www.classicassessments.com/ or telephone 01449 672854.

Visit Classic Car Inspection's website http://www.classiccarinspections.com/ or telephone 07836 212277.

Also Chris Turner http://www.christurner.com/ knows the early cars very well.

 

[Nick Moss]

I had a South African 68 912 until recenlty, it was in fanatstic rust-free condition apart from the corners of the parcel shelf where water had entered through a tired rear window rubber. This is a common rust spot in supposedly "rust-free" cars from dry US states.

I would put the value in the £12K (dealer retail) range, but that is so dependent on the body and trim condition. These cars cost as much to fix as a 73S, particularly interior trim, as the 68 had a unique door trim.