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This specific 911 on offer was delivered new through Parisian Porsche dealer Sonauto to U.S. Army Col. John Price, based in Orléans, France. It was built to U.S. specification, allowing its new owner to bring it stateside. Early 911s—cars produced during 1964 and 1965—are rare, as few intact examples have survived.
When Porsche was just starting out, color was not the Paint-to-Sample festival it is today. This car, chassis No. 301450, was delivered not in ho-hum white, but in striking Bali Blue with a black leather interior. Notable is that the vehicle retains its matching engine, No. 901615, and was optioned with a gas Webasto heater, a loudspeaker, and an antenna. Evidently, Col. Price was a big spender and a careful custodian. Bringing his 911 to the U.S. in December of 1965, first to Kansas and later to Colorado, he kept his car until 2012, when it was acquired by the consignor, a Southern California–based Porsche collector.
It then received a no-expense-spared restoration by noted restorer and Porsche Cars of America (PCA) judge Tom Drummond. The two-year job included bodywork and a bare-metal respray in the original color, while the matching-numbers 2.0-liter engine and five-speed transmission were rebuilt by Precision Motion of Colton, Calif.
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