1967 Porsche 911S

This first-year 911S was completed at Porsche's Zuffenhausen Works on May 29th, 1967. The high-performance 'S' was optioned with a Webasto heater, shod on Dunlop 165/15 tires and finished in '6602' Polo Red over a black Leatherette interior. All these facts are documented by the cars Porsche-issued Certificate of Authenticity, as well as on a copy of the original factory Kardex document, both of which are accompanying the sale of the car.

The new top-of-the-line 911S was built for the home-market, where Munich-based Porsche agency Mahag delivered it to first owner, a Mr. Gunther Freudenmann. The factory record on file reflects that the Porsche was serviced by an authorized Porsche dealer twice in 1967, and later passed on to a B. Giovanni.

The Porsche eventually made its way to the US and is reported to have been retained here by a Porsche enthusiast for about two decades, before being acquired by Mr. Edward Palmer of Camarillo, CA in 2013. Mr. Palmer would soon after sell the 911S to noted enthusiast Brendan Gallagher - yet be entrusted with a comprehensive restoration of the car - utilizing his renowned Porsche restoration shop Kundensport to carry out the bulk of the work. The restoration is carefully documented in the history file accompanying the car and included rebuilding the matching-numbers engine with high-compression pistons, Biral cylinders, modified Solex camshafts, and an upgraded re-ground crankshaft for a little extra performance.

The bodywork was carefully refinished in the period-correct Porsche 911 color of Slate Grey, while the interior was retrimmed by the Porsche interior specialists at Autobahn Interiors, finished in black as new, but with the center of the seats trimmed in period-correct Pepita cloth. Porsche wheel restorer Harvey Weidman would restore the Fuchs alloy wheels, while The Polishing Shop did the brightwork and North Hollywood Speedometer restored the instruments.