One of the main attractions of the Porsche Club of America’s (PCA) parade in Savannah, Georgia from July 31 to August 7, will be a fully restored, US-Spec 1973 911 T Coupe. What’s more, one lucky winner of a raffle will get to own it.
The idea behind the “Revive the Passion” project, as the restoration process was named, came up four years ago in Daytona and involved offering a classic, instead of a new car, to the winner of the raffle. The search begun and the suitable car was found near LA. It was then presented at the 2010 edition of the Porsche Parade event.
The next step involved sending the car to Porsche’s HQ at Stuttgart where the company’s engineers accepted the challenge of bringing a 38-year old car to its former glory.
The US version of the 911 T Coupe has its origins in the last year of the F model production. Its main characteristic is its narrow body and they an air-cooled, 2.4-liter flat six with an output of 140HP that propels the car to a top speed of 127 mph (205 km/h).
Porsche’s engineers in the Classic Workshop had a lot of work ahead of them. The car had no headlights or windows, the paint had peeled off, many parts were either “home made” or not from the original model and the interior had deteriorated. Even birds’ nests were found in the underbody….
The restoration took over a year, but the end result, as you can see in the photos, justifies the effort.
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