Description
Walk-around video
'Alex 97', that was how his nickname sounded, and he was the backbone of the Dutch National Police.
After a relatively short career as a service vehicle, it was picked up by the German VW importer, Pon, and sold on the second-hand market.
The right-hand mirror is from a right-hand drive 911, as the officer could occupy the passenger seat as co-pilot.
Initially white as a police car, it was later repainted black.
Project: restore the car to its original police-spec state, to return it to its former glory.
It comes with a trove of rare parts, original papers and a few invoices.
The Porsche 911 is the exception that proves the rule ‘all good things must come to an end’. This contemporary and luxurious, yet sporty, German car was launched in 1963 and is still produced in large numbers to this day. A range of variants was also developed to mimic a line of bespoke products. Although the 911 has been refined over the decades, the recognisable base design, and thus sublime and iconic, has largely remained unchanged. This pragmatic, contemporary approach is truly achieved only by Porsche.
The 911 is the successor to the Porsche 356 and was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the founder's grandson, and was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in autumn 1963. In 1964, the first models were delivered to customers and, owing to its great success, the 911 was quickly expanded: a cheaper 912, a faster 911S and a Targa convertible equipped with reinforced bars and very high safety were launched. This Targa was named after a Sicilian race won by Porsche every year.
Initially, this car would have been called the Porsche 901, but Peugeot stood in the way because their models were named by a three-digit number with 0 in the middle. 'No problem', said Porsche, and they replaced the 0 with a 1. The Porsche 911 was born! After that, there have always been Porsche-built cars that were named with a three-digit number with a 0 in the middle, but those were exclusively intended for racing and track use, not public roads.
Undoubtedly, the 911 has been modified over the years. As durable as a design may be, times change and so do cars. Porsche has always been ready for change and innovation. Porsche gradually increased engine displacement, power and size. The biggest mechanical modification was the shift from air-cooled to water-cooled engines. Water-cooled engines provide uniform engine cooling, which leads to uniform combustion.
Porsche 911 2. 7
For the 1974 model year, Porsche once again enlarged its legendary flat-six engine. It went from 2. 4 litres to 2. 7 litres, making the 911 naturally more powerful. Hence, the famous flat-six now delivers 150 hp (110 kW). Additionally, the 911 was aesthetically slightly revised, notably with the addition of accordion-style bumpers as required by American regulations.
Technical data:
Body
Length (cm): 429
Width (cm): 161
Height (cm): 132
Wheelbase (cm): 227
Weight (kg): 1075
Mechanical
Engine: 2687 cc flat-six rear-mounted
Valves: 12
Carburation: Bosch K-Jetronic
Gearbox: four-speed manual
Transmission: RWD
Drive: left-hand drive
Maximum power: 148 hp (110 kW) at 5700 rpm
Maximum torque: 236 Nm at 3800 rpm
Top speed: 210 km/ h
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Reference ch0693
Brand Porsche
Model 911 Targa Rijkspolitie "Alex 97" '75
Type: Targa
Year of manufacture: 1975
Mileage: 16, 893 km
Displacement: 2687
Gearbox: Manual
Drive: left-hand drive
Price €66, 950
