1975 Porsche 911 2.4 Restomod with £150,000 of Work

First there was the hot rod, then came the restomod. Those early hotted-up roadsters took old cars and lavished them with the rodder’s personality. And, of course, a big, fat engine.

Restomodders, as the slightly calmer name suggests, do something similar but, perhaps, a little more sympathetically. They also take an old car they also lavish it with extra personality, but they favour a more seamless blend of originality and upgrades.

Why all that preamble? Because this stunning 1975 Porsche 911 is a paean to the modern restomodder’s art. Created at a cost of £150,000, it combines classic air-cooled Porsche ‘70s design cues with a subtly modified and upgraded aesthetic and mechanicals. It began life as a USA-market Porsche 911 G-Body, but we’re now, to bring in a touch of Hollywood, a long way from Kansas.

If Porsche’s 1970s engineers and designers had carried on working for another 50 years, this is likely the car they’d be creating. Outside, it looks much like a regular, lightly modded 1970s classic Porsche 911, albeit one finished in our favourite hue of orange. But there are some subtle giveaways: the bonnet is broken up by a hole, which is filled by a bespoke, billeted aluminium fuel filler cap. At the back, the gold badge says ‘911ST.’ And there is something about the way the rear wheels sit that doesn’t look quite standard…

Those are all hints at the huge work put in by blue chip Porsche restorers like Stuttgart Classica and Riviera Autobody. The former stripped the car on a rotisserie, whilst the latter restored the body and repainted it. Along the way, the mechanicals got a makeover, but in proper restomod tradition, they stuck true to Porsche traditions rather than deviated wildly like the old hot rodders.

That means the car now runs a rebuilt Porsche 911E 2.4L engine mated to a Type 901 gearbox. At the back, the suspension has been switched from torsion bars to a fully independent setup. The brakes have been beefed up, and there is a sonically sonorous bespoke exhaust system to bring it all to life.

But we have saved the best for last. This Porsche 911 restomod’s party trick doesn’t really lie in those spicy mechanicals or the beautiful orange bodywork. For that, you have to open the driver’s door and look inside. Once done, you behold one of the best and most distinctive air cooled Porsche 911 interiors we’ve ever seen. Hand-crafted by 13 Stitches, it defines what restomodding is all about – take what was good about the original and carefully make it better.

The cabin is pure Porsche 911 design but carefully trimmed in purple and orange to make it really sing. Gone are the blacks and vinyl of the original, in come tasteful fabrics and designs that echo this car’s 70s origins. The joy of 13 Stitches’ work lies in the detail, like the contrast stitching, the colour-coded belts, the orange that harmonises the seats, carpet and exterior, and then there is the purple leather-topped dashboard. Even the factory wood-rimmed wheel somehow looks exactly right in this setting.

Deep pockets and a singular vision have made this one-off Porsche 911 restomod possible. Using the right specialists has brought it to life. The work was finished in late 2023, and it now looks much as it surely did the day it was finished.

You can get your hands on this unique restomod right here because it is part of our classic car auctions.