Description
Absolute rarity
The top engine in the Soft Window Targas
Matching Numbers
Matching Colours
Fully restored
After the Porsche 911 entered the market in 1963, a cabriolet was soon expected to follow the coupe. However, the Porsche engineers had to get creative due to the strict safety regulations in the USA.
A fixed rollover bar, clad in stainless steel, was the solution.
Thus was born the Porsche 911 Targa – the safety cabriolet.
Porsche press chief Huschke von Hanstein let journalists know at the time: “The Targa is neither a cabriolet nor a coupe, neither a hardtop nor a saloon, but something completely new.”
He founded a dynasty and an absolute unique selling proposition for the Stuttgart company. The patent was filed by Porsche in 1965. The term remains protected by trademark to this day, and the Targa is currently built in its 8th generation.
The early Targas, however, did not have glass but a flexible plastic pane that could be fully opened. These vehicles are today sought-after rarities and were produced in small numbers.
For the 1969 model year, Porsche developed more modern engines with Bosch injection. The power of the top model “S” rose to 170 hp.
Since the fixed glass pane had been available since 1968, only a very few buyers chose the Soft-Window at that time. From 1970 Porsche completely discontinued the folding panes.
Thus the 2. 0 S Targa with 170 hp is the most highly motorised version of this particular body style.
Only a handful of cars are known worldwide. Porsche experts estimate fewer than 30 ever produced, some sources as few as 9.
Our car still has its matching-numbers engine and was born in Porsche’s in-house colour “Irish Green.”
In recent years the vehicle has been fully and very painstakingly restored.
A truly rare opportunity!
