1970 Porsche 911 S

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chassis number:  9110300166
engine number:  6300258
engine type:  911/02
gearbox number:  7101498
gearbox type:  911/01
exterior colour:  Conda Green
interior colour:  Black Leatherette
delivery date:  13/10/69

  • rare right hand drive 2.2S
  • beautiful colour scheme of Conda Green
  • recently restored
  • numbers matching engine
  • coming from long-term ownership
details

model history

By 1969, Porsche engineers had all but ironed out the idiosyncrasies that were such a feature of the earliest, short wheelbase 911s.

They had reduced the effect of the engine overhang by lengthening the wheelbase, improved the car’s aerodynamics, introduced mechanical fuel injection and produced a car in the 2.0S that was substantially advanced from the early 2.0 cars. Their attention then turned to improving the power and torque of the engine further and, in August 1969, displacement was increased to 2,195cc which helped to flatten the torque curve, ensuring more torque was available at lower in the rev range.

For the 911S, power increased by 20bhp over the 1967 S, to 180bhp at 6,500rpm while actual peak torque was largely unchanged at 130 lbs/ft at 5,200rpm, thus retaining the car’s particular rev-hungry nature. The 2.2S remained a competitive road car and the flagship of Porsche’s range pending the launch oft he 2.4S (famously with a 2.3 litre engine) and then the 2.7RS with 210bhp in 1972. 

The interior continued to develop with a theme of sporty luxuriousness and still presents as a modern, coherent design today.


this car

Chassis 9110300166 was specified in Conda Green with Black Leatherette interior, power windows, rear wiper and comfort seats. The car maintains its matching numbers engine and although not recorded on the COA likely its original gearbox as the serial number correlates to an early 1970 model year car.

The car was ordered through AFN UK by Mr Andrew Moncreiff who unusually requested to collect the car himself from the Porsche factory in Stuttgart. In order to do so, a special document still with the car called an “Internationaler Zulassungsschein” was issued by the City of Stuttgart Police Department to allow the car to be driven unregistered on German roads.

Mr Moncreiff, living in Johannesburg at the time, shipped the car directly to South Africa where it remained for a year before being returned to Europe and registered in the United Kingdom for the first time on March 4 1971. The car must have been thoroughly enjoyed as the odometer was showing over 37,000 miles by May of 1972.

The car has passed through the ownership of 4 UK residents before the current owner purchased the car in 2010. Although drive able and with an MOT, the car was used sparingly until 2012 when it was taken off the road for restoration.

The current owner, an aviation engineer by trade, managed the restoration himself using a combination of suppliers to complete the work. The body was restored by Autoclassica of Knaresborough and the engine rebuilt by MB Engineering near Kendal with machining work done by Nick Fulljames at RedTek Engineering.

Many important and original details remain with the car including the unrestored steering wheel, rare 1970 MY delay action wipers, door cards, bonnet badge and complete toolkit. The factory comfort seats remain with the car but have been replaced with genuine Recaro sport seats, an important addition that refocuses the interior towards the cars sporting abilities.

chassis number:  9110300166
engine number:  6300258
engine type:  911/02
gearbox number:  7101498
gearbox type:  911/01
exterior colour:  Conda Green
interior colour:  Black Leatherette
delivery date:  13/10/69

  • rare right hand drive 2.2S
  • beautiful colour scheme of Conda Green
  • recently restored
  • numbers matching engine
  • coming from long-term ownership
Whether as part of a multi-car collection, or just one car to do it all, we would be extremely happy to open the garage door and see this pretty sports car ready for a drive.
Our thoughts

The 2.2S is a rare car in its own right, but in right hand drive form, it is rarer still. While we like the flexibility that a left hand drive car offers, it’s striking just how many enthusiasts still prefer right hand drive.  In a quick car, which this is, it makes overtaking on English roads much safer.

The theme of which of the three main pre-73 911S varieties is optimum continues to stimulate Porsche enthusiasts 50 years after it was first a concern.

Of course, we love them all but they do have distinct characters, with the 2.4S perhaps a mini-2.7RS in feel and the 2.0S the baby of the bunch with its short wheelbase and revvy 2-litre motor.  You can also make a case that the 2.0S was the original quick 911, a significant sporting step forward over its more standard 2.0 brother.

As we know, though, many see the 2.2S as the most satisfactory compromise and it certainly packs a more torquey punch than the 2.0 while retaining the upper rev range excitement of the smaller capacity engine.  What is for sure is that the 2.2S on full chat is one of the great Porsche driving experiences – pure, fun and plenty quick enough.

As a further positive, the car has a complete ownership history complemented by a thorough history file that details the condition of the car before and during the restoration. The extent of work is evidenced by a long and complete list of invoices.

It is clear from the numerous attempts by the owner to keep as many original items on the car as possible that much care was taken during the restoration.

Whether as part of a multi-car collection, or just one car to do it all, we would be extremely happy to open the garage door and see this pretty sports car ready for a drive.

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