I believe any pre 77 USA spec has limited galvanization. These things would rust just looking at it. Europeans are buying old imports from the USA that no US restorer would touch because the rust is nowhere near as bad stateside. They look at them as "not so bad" A 74 911S is a very rare sight. Any pre- 86 Porsche is made to the absolute highest standards available at the time. IF properly cared for, designed to last a lifetime. Ferrari would just throw whatever parts they had laying around at the time. Each car is slightly different. Porsche would even number and date the wheels.
@@tinleo3339 I see you didn't live in Venice CA a couple of blocks from the beach. Years back, I could park my 1960 Porsche Roadster in the garage and listen to it rust. P.S. Those first generation 911S are fetching ridiculous prices at auction. As are Roadsters!
I really like your attention to detail. Shops today don't like putting the consumer first when its the consumers right if you're offering repair service. You seem to go the extra mile. A hard value to replicate .Thanks again 💪
completely agreed! the 70s and EARLY 80s 911s just had a look that nothing else could touch. to me, the later YellowBird is the ultimate old 911, but ill never own one of those. but maybe an old 911 SC? possibly! and it must be the coupe like this, with that smooth roofline, and maybe a little tail on it. i recently saw a Singer-built 911 that was a stunning deep green metallic, that might be my go-to, since my old daily driver golf vr6 is also a deep rich "sequoia green" color.
Very rare to see one of these in this condition. Stunning tho as a Porsche owner can tell although Wizard appreciates the old 911 he with terminology isn't a Porsche man 😉
The 3 digit DOT date code transitioned to 4 digits in 2000, and decoded as a 2 digit week (38 of 52), followed by the year of the decade (2). This example may be the 38th week of 1992, but could just as easily be 1982 as well. Thanks for sharing this time capsule, and props to the owner as well for playing the long game woth maintenance and repairs.
Those 74's and later with the 2.7 have a serious issue with cylinder studs ripping lose from the magnesium case. I was so pleased to find mine had "case savers" installed under warranty in '74.
Was that more of a problem when exposed to road salt? I had heard about this since forever but had only heard the road salt allegation about a year ago.
@@theundergroundlairofthesqu9261 The pulling head stud issue was caused by excessive heat cycles. The excessive heat was due to the engine running leaner to meet smog requirements along with the use of thermal reactors (early version of a cat) mounted right below the cylinders. Fortunately this car has a front oil cooler and really all the 911's should have come with a front oil cooler like this car and they wouldn't have been pulling studs. Porsche just didn't have enough time to test the "new" Bosch CIS fuel injection before putting them on the market. By 1978 Porsche was putting front coolers on all the cars.
The Car Wizard knocks it out of the park once again with an excellent review of this classic 911S. He and Ms. Wizard are lucky to get to see, comment and work on some of these great classics and works of art!
Mr. Wizard, It is so very comforting to watch someone do what they are so good at. You make your profession seem important because it is. Hope your videos make you a million...
Just a note about the tires' date code: before 2000, a 3 digit date code was used. The first 2 digits indicate the week, the last digit indicates the year... thus "382" would be the 38th week of 1992 (or 1982). Of course, after 2000 the date code was expanded to a four digit code, taking the guesswork out of figuring out the year of manufacture. Even so, these tires are well past their replacement time, and you are entirely correct in letting the customer know that continued driving on the current tires could be very dangerous! Beautiful car! Back in 1974, you could get a Porsche like this for under $25K... I'll bet this one is worth a lot more than that!
I love that the car wizard respects customers car. No unauthorized test driving and even likely gets permission to show off customers cars. Not just customer service this shop is class.
The suspension on these early Porches were unique. No coil or leaf springs, everything was a torsion bar. The front torsion bar were easily visible in the wizards tour of the underbelly. The rear torsion bars were a little less obvious but unique in their own way. The little round caps just in front of the rear wheels was how the torsion would be installed or even changed for different ride characteristics. These torsion bars are a hardened steel, about an inch in diameter and two feet long. Splines cut into both ends. These splines would fit into matching holes with internal splines, one end anchored in the swing arm for each rear wheel and the other end is anchored towards the middle of the body. That's one of the neatest elements of the 911 design, that they could fit the suspension into that small package of a vehicle. Air cooled bugs used the same thing. The torsion bar would be in a constant twist with weight of the car put on it. The inner anchor point would be a rust problem. With all that weight at that point in the body, a little corrosion can easily cause that area to fail. That's what happened to mine. Now days, a person would have a body shop replace that, but 40 years ago it didn't seem like it would be worth fixing to me. 😢
Cool '74 there. Love that sky blue! Though it almost looked purplish in different light.💙 p.s. 5:15 If memory serves, our '71 Super Beetle's defroster levers were also between the seats.
Those tires are from the 90's in to the really 2000's. Michelin xgt v4 the same that used to come on acura Integra's. That tire was discontinued not long after the Integra turned into the RSX.
His rules for maintaining a cool modern classic have worked well for me. Anytime something wears out or isn't quite right, replace it or get it fixed. Use quality OEM parts where you can and drive it often to keep it fresh and supple. Tyres every 3 yrs or so is best practice.
Thank you Wizard and Mrs. As a child of the 60s-70s my dream was always a Corvette. It was not until I worked at a Porsche Audi dealer that I fell in love with the 911.
Had to pause the video to post a quick message to Mrs Wizard, those little levers between the seats allow hot air to move from the heat exchangers that surround the exhaust up to your vents/defrost/etc. Pulling them actions a cable, which occasionally needs to be lubricated.
Well, I watched the rest of the video and learned that one of the levers is a throttle. Could this have been a carb car that was upgraded? My ‘74 914 2.0 litre had two levers that controlled the left and right heat exchangers. My ´83 SC has a similar setup, but both of those cars came from the factory with fuel injection.
I can tell you that I've spent 8X the original price I paid to the original owner back in 1987. But I have the pleasure of driving the "dream car" I could barely afford when I scraped $12K together from friends & family in 1987. It was my daily driver for many years. Today it runs and drives even better as a collector car.
When I had my vw Rabbit(s) I was maniacal about rattles leaks and squeaks. It was cheaper to address anything immediately and it always ran perfectly with not a spot of oil or grease. You could put a full martini glass on the dashboard and go 80mph all day without spilling a drop.
Quality of manufacturer makes a difference in the seriousness of tire age. These tires are 30 years old, yet they haven't come apart yet. The industry safety nannys would have you believe they would (at least one of them) blow out by the time they were 12-15 years old. The weather checking is nothing compared to what you might see on the average grade tire with 10 years of exposure. And it's limited to the one groove. These are Michelins, which are one of the highest integrity tire manufacturers in the world. Especially the tires that are produced in France. I've seen them stand up to all kinds of neglect and still not break belts, have structural failure, etc.
Very nice 74. My father had a silver 73 911E Targa and it was the car I finally learned how to drive a stick on. Wasn't easy and I still can't forget that 1st Street hill, in San Francisco, that I rolled back down on three times before making it. Luckily a Sunday and no other cars in 1973. You could hear it come home from 2 blocks away. Such a cool car other than not an easy fit for someone 6'1" and their right knee hitting the dash.
I really loved those 911s from the 70s and 80s. They were a lot more simple and mechanical then. You kept the oil in the engine and transmission changed regularly they could last practically forever.
The color is called Minerva blue. First year of the whale tail was in 1975 installed on 930 Turbo in Europe. In 1976 the Turbo came to the U.S. market. The 1974 Carrera came with a "ducktail" and could be optioned on other models like the 911S. The seepage is most likely the #8 bearing seal behind the crankshaft pulley.
It’s nice to see a 911 in very good original condition. As you say, if you can find a reliable mechanic it helps tremendously. It’s tough to find a dealership, shop or mechanic that wants to build customer relationships. Going through college I worked at a dealership that had a saying, ads and a salesman sells the 1st car, the service department sells the 2nd. Most people buy a different brand each time.
I am a Porsche Fool !!! for 50+ years !! I've owned several. I love my antique '80 911 SC and my classic '99 911 996 Gen 1 cabriolet ! Awesome cars !! HooAH !!
I have owned several Porsches. Very unique and easily identifiable in a parking lot with so many look alike vehicles. The closest vehicle to an exotic without all the headaches, parts. Plus very dependable
This era 911 had a smile and big bug eyes. My neighbor had a green one of these when I was a kid and we called it the "smiling frog". Still one of my favorite eras of 911s. This one is superb and wears a very nice color.
1974 911 had two blue color options that were REALLY close in shade: Gemini Blue Metallic and...wait for it...Blue Metallic. LOL The remaining blue options in 74 were Gulf Blue, Bahama Blue & Mexico Blue (all 3 are pretty distinguishable).
I wish you did a test drive! I bought a yellow '77 911s in college for $10k, must have been 1997. Insanely great car to drive, it actually felt a little "uncomfortable" under 80mph, and really opened up around 100-110. And this was the "SLOW" 911 😀
I like how you share the work with the other small businesses in your area, the garage I tend to take my car to does not have the facilities to carry out an M.O.T. so he passes it over to his friend who has all the setup, an M.O.T. is a legal requirement we have over here, it's a yearly condition report that all vehicles over 3 years old must receive. Do you guys have anything like this in your state? All the best from Scotland
Depends on the state and county / city regulations. But in some parts you can register a couch on wheels if you really wanted to lol. Usually the only inspections are emissions related if that.
@dedalliance1 thanks so much for the reply it's much appreciated, over here it's pretty strict, I understand it's all supposed to be about safety but sometimes they take things a little too far over here,
My state has no MOT - type inspection of any kind, a couple of areas of my state have emissions testing but not where I live. Scots Wa Hae! 😁 Hope I can be back on holiday again some day. Irn-Bru costs a fortune here.
@mescko you can get an original recipe bottle now with all the sugar and flavor as it should be. I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation over here, I have been to Florida 3 or 4 times and loved it too. All the very best from Scotland and thank you for the reply it's much appreciated.
I had one of these in college back in the late 80s…except it was a targa…and it had a Blaupunkt cassette deck that I’m sure was dealer installed. Two reasons for selling it; there is NO WAY a 20 y.o. kid should have this kind of power at his disposal…and, even though I had no tickets (not for a lack of trying), my insurance went UP every time it was due. It was sell the car or take out more student loans. In more recent years, I’ve been able to replace the 911 with a V12 Ferrari and a S65 Mercedes.
People have been trained for years to monitor tread depth as if that were all they needed to be concerned about besides proper inflation. As tires age the rubber becomes hard, like an old pencil eraser that won't erase but just makes smudges. Those aged tires won't grip the road when it's dry. Add a little moisture and when you have to get on the brakes you'll slide as though you were on a frozen lake.
Beautiful car! Such nice condition. Although the paint on the Fuchs(wheels) should be satin. Love the seats! Whomever did the upholstery on the front seats did a great job!
Three digit DOT codes are from before year 2000, first 2 digits are the week, the last digit is the year, so it could be either 1982 or 1992, judging by those tires I believe its 1992, still way overdue for replacement
Nice car, engine has been out and resealed, exhaust has been replace with stainless SSi kit, that is not an AC drain just so you know, (this car did not come with ac). You could pick these up 20 yrs ago from 2500 to 8000. Now they go for 30 and up. If it would have said carrera on the side, 75k.
I have loved this vintage of 911 since I started paying attention to cars. Born in ‘72 so I was a fan by ‘75 or ‘76. What a well-kept example in this video!
Beautiful machine, my friend owns a 1979 911SC which I have had the pleasure of working on, he paid AU$60,000.00 several years ago and now its worth AU$100,000 so a very good investment. My friends car inspired me to buy my own Porsche, couldn't afford a 911 so I bought a Boxster which is a sensation to drive.
Those headlights give me memories of VW Beetle 1300 we had in my child hood. The top part was very similar to that Porsche headlight housing but didn't have a big gap at the bottom. Also they were sealed beams, no bulbs to replace.
This car has sealed beams too--all cars sold in the US market in those days had to, by law. But, y'know, a sealed-beam headlight is itself just a big light bulb. :)
When I bought my 1994 Opel Calibra, it had tires from 1995. That was the first thing to change (and allowed bigger rims, a "whopping" 16 inch). Twice I had winter tires disintegrating - on our german autobahn, so maybe at 80 mph. You use them yor just a few months, so after 10 years they still had ample profile. Did not help, the steel reinforcement ripped and flailed around, playing havoc on the fender. Granted, that was in the 80s. So I recommend to anyone - that what connects you to the road, don't play chances. When the engine explodes, you can hit the clutch. When a wheel goes, you're off, wherever. Into the guard rail, on the alley tree (a colleague was gone from one day to the other due to that), down the cliff, into the oncoming traffic.
What a cream puff! Nice original survivor, and my favourite era for Porsches. I woulda thought that Euroasian Bob's Spidey Sense would have led him to this car!😂 Expected to see him lurking in the background...Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Wizard!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
The ''S'' has a more powerful engine. Also this is a European car with the large space in the rear bumper to install a Euro plate. Very nice car. Very reliable and well made...
Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Wizard. If that is original, standard paint, then its Gemini Blue Metallic. Porsche colors can be ID'd by year and model at Rennbow.
Wow, my fav era Porsche 911! And dry? Without oil leaks? That's rare! And I don't think in Europe it would be possible to not do tyres in a shop. Impossible. Alignments is a different story, but you would go out of business fast if you can't serve your clients with tyres over here.
I think nowadays in the US it's the cost of the tire machines and the workman's compensation disability insurance for people operating them. Just a guess. Here in the US we always have a nearby shop or five that focus heavily on tires, alignments, and general repairs. If Wizard is having good results with his local tire shop, then outsourcing it is. Come to think of it, decades ago I was a flunky boy for a Mercedes/VW dealer, and a Mercedes tire needing a simple flat repair? Outsourced. I, flunky boy, put the wheel/tire in the shop vehicle and drove it down the highway to the tire specialists. The customer probably didn't know how their car got fixed. We did, however, have an alignment rack in--house.
This is an immaculate impact bumper Porsche, with factory ac no less. Nice to see its been driven as well. And honestly I've always preferred the duck tail over the whale tail.
This was the first year of the accordion bumper and this styling lasted until 1989. A lot of nuance to this model but as you say Wizard it’s been very well maintained so no huge issues. I am not sure but this color might be Gemini blue.
Looks more like a '75. It's got a red barred badge, as opposed to an an orange bar badge, and it's got a plastic engine cover grate on the rear hood, as opposed to the metal one with the 2.7 badge on it as well. I know Porsche is weird with mid year updates and not completely conforming to model year updates. Beautiful car!
The car looks good but it needs a polish. No A/C so it's a three-season car. Crank windows! That's old school. Green shocks are the optional Bilsteins. There's nothing to leak out of the steering rack--no power steering!
Nice colour. The first 911 I saw was one I used to regularly notice outside a doctor's surgery as a small child in the early 1980s. I was intrigued by the Porsche lettering between the taillights.
I first apprenticed at Vasek Polak Porsche-Audi in Manhattan Beach, California in 1979. These cars were our bread & butter. And, in my opinion, the best car Porsche ever made. The Showroom was also filled with his Porsche race cars. (Audis were at their lowest POS. Has anyone ever seen a 1969 Audi 100LS? Lol)
This 911S is clearly in great condition and has obviously been looked after. Well done to the current and previous owners. Very sought after in the UK, (and EU) where thankfully they are without the shockingly ugly US rear bumpers!!! Looks like an interesting red Mercedes SL out of shot in the background. More on this please.
A client of mine had a 911Turbo. He asked, wanna get something to eat? And took me for a ride through some rural roads. I was all grins. Except... passenger side is small (poor leg room). He told me, "well, that's where ladies ride..." He was sad when he had to turn in his leased Porsche...the last of the aircooled ones.
that 911 is absolutely brilliant a real classic car. by today's standard not fast but real car people know and understand the appeal and use of such a classic.
A new dash board cover and high level detail service and that car would be really something! Definitely worth the investment to take it to the highest level. It’s a rare find! Very nice
The 1982 tyres are nice, because - since they lasted this long showing the profile they show - they proof that thise 911 never ever got abused on a race track or on any road. It just was a 2nd or 3rd car nicely taken out from then to then.
The throttle lever is because they had no choke. The carbs would deliver enough fuel from the throttle pumps to get a cold start but no choke meant no fast idle hence the lever.
I took my 2004 Golf to Autohaus Social in Atlanta. They charged me $350 to stop passenger front floor leak. After getting it back. It was still leaking. I paid them another $350 and it was still leaking. They wanted me to pay them $1048 to fix the sunroof. I said and I fixed the sunroof myself.
Unfortunately I only have air-cooled VW money but one of these days I aspire to have air-cooled Porsche money. I do love my Beetle and I'd never get rid of it, but a Porsche like this would compliment my Beetle. They'd be good friends, I think.
@Car Wizard be careful of the newer bulbs, some of them melt the head light housing, and the electrical wires. Not saying that the ones you picked are bad, just something to watch out for when picking new bulbs.
Tires built before 2000 featured a three-digit date code at the end of the Tire Identification Number. The first two digits of the date code tell you the week that the tires were built, and the last digit tells you the year. For example, a date code such as 306 would let you know that the tire was built in the 30th week of a year ending in 6. There could be confusion of whether the digit refers to 1976, 1986 or 1996. It could be any year made before 2000. My guess would be ‘92 since it was a V speed rated tire. The tread pattern looks similar to a Goodyear Eagle GT.
Sweet car, that tire is most likely from '02, part of why they moved to a 4 digit code was that as cars started lasting longer it became obvious that the 3 digit code was confusing. That code could mean 38 wk of 82 or 92 (or 72 but that plant didn't open until 81) The font style for the Michelin lettering indicates it was manufactured after 1997. While the 4 digit code went into effect in 2000 it wouldn't surprise me if Michelin received an exception for tires using older molds for a few years. Since the lettering was likely a '97 redesign a 5 year exception would mean they could produce into '02 without changing the mold...
These were fun to drive, I the early 70’s. They were cheap and so many to buy. Just a note they were fun, not fast or good handling. Rear seats in these vehicle was for insurance purpose. 4 seats cheaper insurance. Usually they did not come with a radio, it was up to the owner to pay radio tax if they wanted one. Same with the cigarette lighter, both had yearly tax.
I assume you live in England as the US never charged a tax for any of that (Unless maybe NY LOL). My 71 came with an am radio installed. And of course I upgraded as tech evolved. Funny you mention stability I was just telling my wife today as we passed a spot of the highway where it felt like a roller coaster in the road and we would all ride it like a roller coaster. They replayed that section of highway a few years later but I do miss that sometimes.
That hand throttle? Smartest thing a car maker could add to a manual shift car. ANYONE who ever found themselves in a manual car at a red light on a hill, 2nd and Marion in Seattle comes to mind, knows well the anxiety in that moment when you have to drop the brake, hit the gas and SKILLFULLY mete out the clutch all at the same time AND somehow NOT roll backwards into the brand new car behind you, the driver of which having elected to park half way in your colon.
Amazing! That is an almost 50 year old car, no rust, no leaks. 911 forever! Too bad he didn't start it up to hear the sound of that air-cooled engine.
I believe any pre 77 USA spec has limited galvanization. These things would rust just looking at it. Europeans are buying old imports from the USA that no US restorer would touch because the rust is nowhere near as bad stateside. They look at them as "not so bad" A 74 911S is a very rare sight. Any pre- 86 Porsche is made to the absolute highest standards available at the time. IF properly cared for, designed to last a lifetime. Ferrari would just throw whatever parts they had laying around at the time. Each car is slightly different. Porsche would even number and date the wheels.
They sound like ass anyway.
The car have been garaged for 50 years with tires made in 1982
No car will rust in a nice garage
@@crawdaddy696987’ Carreras are the best 911s.
@@tinleo3339 I see you didn't live in Venice CA a couple of blocks from the beach. Years back, I could park my 1960 Porsche Roadster in the garage and listen to it rust. P.S. Those first generation 911S are fetching ridiculous prices at auction. As are Roadsters!
I really like your attention to detail. Shops today don't like putting the consumer first when its the consumers right if you're offering repair service. You seem to go the extra mile. A hard value to replicate .Thanks again 💪
Thanks Wizard it's been my dream car since it's debut, I was 3 back then. It's still the most beautiful car to me.
completely agreed! the 70s and EARLY 80s 911s just had a look that nothing else could touch. to me, the later YellowBird is the ultimate old 911, but ill never own one of those. but maybe an old 911 SC? possibly! and it must be the coupe like this, with that smooth roofline, and maybe a little tail on it. i recently saw a Singer-built 911 that was a stunning deep green metallic, that might be my go-to, since my old daily driver golf vr6 is also a deep rich "sequoia green" color.
Very rare to see one of these in this condition. Stunning tho as a Porsche owner can tell although Wizard appreciates the old 911 he with terminology isn't a Porsche man 😉
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The 3 digit DOT date code transitioned to 4 digits in 2000, and decoded as a 2 digit week (38 of 52), followed by the year of the decade (2). This example may be the 38th week of 1992, but could just as easily be 1982 as well.
Thanks for sharing this time capsule, and props to the owner as well for playing the long game woth maintenance and repairs.
With the < mark is 90's
Without the < Mark is 80's
I bought this car in 1987 from the original owner in Northern CA. The car was manufactured in Feb 1974.
74 not 94, let me be the first "that guy"
Yeah, that's a 930 and those ended in 1989
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930 is the turbo
Thought something was off when I saw the air cooling.
I thought something similar! 😅👍
Thank you. I was worried. 🤓
Those 74's and later with the 2.7 have a serious issue with cylinder studs ripping lose from the magnesium case. I was so pleased to find mine had "case savers" installed under warranty in '74.
Same with the older VWs. My 68 sounded like a coffee can full of rocks. Warranty after only a few thousand miles.
@@AJGreen-cn8kk Once case savers are installed they run forever. I believe it was only an issue with magnesium engine cases.
@@Dankcatvacs Had three of them, you had to remind me.
Was that more of a problem when exposed to road salt? I had heard about this since forever but had only heard the road salt allegation about a year ago.
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The pulling head stud issue was caused by excessive heat cycles. The excessive heat was due to the engine running leaner to meet smog requirements along with the use of thermal reactors (early version of a cat) mounted right below the cylinders. Fortunately this car has a front oil cooler and really all the 911's should have come with a front oil cooler like this car and they wouldn't have been pulling studs. Porsche just didn't have enough time to test the "new" Bosch CIS fuel injection before putting them on the market. By 1978 Porsche was putting front coolers on all the cars.
The Car Wizard knocks it out of the park once again with an excellent review of this classic 911S. He and Ms. Wizard are lucky to get to see, comment and work on some of these great classics and works of art!
When I got my first job out of college in 1982 I bought a used 1973 911T. I was moving up from a Ford Pinto. Great car except for the $300 tuneups.
Mr. Wizard, It is so very comforting to watch someone do what they are so good at. You make your profession seem important because it is. Hope your videos make you a million...
Just a note about the tires' date code: before 2000, a 3 digit date code was used. The first 2 digits indicate the week, the last digit indicates the year... thus "382" would be the 38th week of 1992 (or 1982). Of course, after 2000 the date code was expanded to a four digit code, taking the guesswork out of figuring out the year of manufacture. Even so, these tires are well past their replacement time, and you are entirely correct in letting the customer know that continued driving on the current tires could be very dangerous! Beautiful car! Back in 1974, you could get a Porsche like this for under $25K... I'll bet this one is worth a lot more than that!
I love that the car wizard respects customers car. No unauthorized test driving and even likely gets permission to show off customers cars. Not just customer service this shop is class.
I’m doing a 74 on my channel. Not as well kept as that one. Lots of work. Thanks for showing the details.
-Spanky
The suspension on these early Porches were unique. No coil or leaf springs, everything was a torsion bar. The front torsion bar were easily visible in the wizards tour of the underbelly. The rear torsion bars were a little less obvious but unique in their own way. The little round caps just in front of the rear wheels was how the torsion would be installed or even changed for different ride characteristics. These torsion bars are a hardened steel, about an inch in diameter and two feet long. Splines cut into both ends. These splines would fit into matching holes with internal splines, one end anchored in the swing arm for each rear wheel and the other end is anchored towards the middle of the body. That's one of the neatest elements of the 911 design, that they could fit the suspension into that small package of a vehicle. Air cooled bugs used the same thing. The torsion bar would be in a constant twist with weight of the car put on it. The inner anchor point would be a rust problem. With all that weight at that point in the body, a little corrosion can easily cause that area to fail. That's what happened to mine. Now days, a person would have a body shop replace that, but 40 years ago it didn't seem like it would be worth fixing to me. 😢
Cool '74 there. Love that sky blue! Though it almost looked purplish in different light.💙
p.s. 5:15 If memory serves, our '71 Super Beetle's defroster levers were also between the seats.
I was going to say that’s Beetle heritage :)
Don't blame you for working on THIS one. I changed out a clutch on a '77 like that. I couldn't believe how EASY it was!
1974 or 1994 like the video title? Looks great!!
Those tires are from the 90's in to the really 2000's. Michelin xgt v4 the same that used to come on acura Integra's. That tire was discontinued not long after the Integra turned into the RSX.
His rules for maintaining a cool modern classic have worked well for me.
Anytime something wears out or isn't quite right, replace it or get it fixed.
Use quality OEM parts where you can and drive it often to keep it fresh and supple.
Tyres every 3 yrs or so is best practice.
Thank you Wizard and Mrs. As a child of the 60s-70s my dream was always a Corvette. It was not until I worked at a Porsche Audi dealer that I fell in love with the 911.
Wizard, handle with cable you adjusted is the "choke" as we know it in europe and the UK. Helps cold starting for sure.
I SO love old 911's!
Had to pause the video to post a quick message to Mrs Wizard, those little levers between the seats allow hot air to move from the heat exchangers that surround the exhaust up to your vents/defrost/etc. Pulling them actions a cable, which occasionally needs to be lubricated.
Well, I watched the rest of the video and learned that one of the levers is a throttle. Could this have been a carb car that was upgraded? My ‘74 914 2.0 litre had two levers that controlled the left and right heat exchangers. My ´83 SC has a similar setup, but both of those cars came from the factory with fuel injection.
Sometimes you get a vehicle fortunate enough to have one owner, and he happily spends his money taking care of it for years; if not decades.
Me ! A Porsche owner , we all kinda do it
I can tell you that I've spent 8X the original price I paid to the original owner back in 1987. But I have the pleasure of driving the "dream car" I could barely afford when I scraped $12K together from friends & family in 1987. It was my daily driver for many years. Today it runs and drives even better as a collector car.
When I had my vw Rabbit(s) I was maniacal about rattles leaks and squeaks. It was cheaper to address anything immediately and it always ran perfectly with not a spot of oil or grease. You could put a full martini glass on the dashboard and go 80mph all day without spilling a drop.
The 3 digit tire code ( or tyre if you spell it correctly :) indicates it is pre 2000, most likely week 38 of 1992.
Yes, the triangle behind the digits indicates 90s.
Not much better than 1982, haha.
Quality of manufacturer makes a difference in the seriousness of tire age. These tires are 30 years old, yet they haven't come apart yet. The industry safety nannys would have you believe they would (at least one of them) blow out by the time they were 12-15 years old. The weather checking is nothing compared to what you might see on the average grade tire with 10 years of exposure. And it's limited to the one groove.
These are Michelins, which are one of the highest integrity tire manufacturers in the world. Especially the tires that are produced in France. I've seen them stand up to all kinds of neglect and still not break belts, have structural failure, etc.
Reminds me of my 1974 Sun Bug, it’s surprising how close the design was at that point. 😊 Very clean car.
@@tommylord Still, I agree with Car Wizard to replace them asap.
Very nice 74. My father had a silver 73 911E Targa and it was the car I finally learned how to drive a stick on. Wasn't easy and I still can't forget that 1st Street hill, in San Francisco, that I rolled back down on three times before making it. Luckily a Sunday and no other cars in 1973. You could hear it come home from 2 blocks away. Such a cool car other than not an easy fit for someone 6'1" and their right knee hitting the dash.
I really loved those 911s from the 70s and 80s. They were a lot more simple and mechanical then. You kept the oil in the engine and transmission changed regularly they could last practically forever.
The color is called Minerva blue. First year of the whale tail was in 1975 installed on 930 Turbo in Europe. In 1976 the Turbo came to the U.S. market. The 1974 Carrera came with a "ducktail" and could be optioned on other models like the 911S.
The seepage is most likely the #8 bearing seal behind the crankshaft pulley.
Michelin used 3-digit date codes 1999 and prior, and 4-digit codes 2000 and later. Those tires were produced in week 38 of 1992.
It’s nice to see a 911 in very good original condition. As you say, if you can find a reliable mechanic it helps tremendously. It’s tough to find a dealership, shop or mechanic that wants to build customer relationships. Going through college I worked at a dealership that had a saying, ads and a salesman sells the 1st car, the service department sells the 2nd. Most people buy a different brand each time.
I am a Porsche Fool !!! for 50+ years !! I've owned several. I love my antique '80 911 SC and my classic '99 911 996 Gen 1 cabriolet ! Awesome cars !! HooAH !!
I have owned several
Porsches. Very unique and easily identifiable in a parking lot with so many look alike vehicles. The closest vehicle to an exotic without all the headaches, parts. Plus very dependable
This era 911 had a smile and big bug eyes. My neighbor had a green one of these when I was a kid and we called it the "smiling frog".
Still one of my favorite eras of 911s. This one is superb and wears a very nice color.
1974 911 had two blue color options that were REALLY close in shade: Gemini Blue Metallic and...wait for it...Blue Metallic. LOL The remaining blue options in 74 were Gulf Blue, Bahama Blue & Mexico Blue (all 3 are pretty distinguishable).
I wish you did a test drive! I bought a yellow '77 911s in college for $10k, must have been 1997.
Insanely great car to drive, it actually felt a little "uncomfortable" under 80mph, and really opened up around 100-110. And this was the "SLOW" 911 😀
Ha I had a 1976 911s around the same time and same price. Yellow, too. Great car!
Maybe not with 40 year old tires.
Oh to have been car buying age before the air cooled market exploded.
@@boob72, drop dead, loser.
I like how you share the work with the other small businesses in your area, the garage I tend to take my car to does not have the facilities to carry out an M.O.T. so he passes it over to his friend who has all the setup, an M.O.T. is a legal requirement we have over here, it's a yearly condition report that all vehicles over 3 years old must receive. Do you guys have anything like this in your state? All the best from Scotland
Depends on the state and county / city regulations. But in some parts you can register a couch on wheels if you really wanted to lol. Usually the only inspections are emissions related if that.
@dedalliance1 thanks so much for the reply it's much appreciated, over here it's pretty strict, I understand it's all supposed to be about safety but sometimes they take things a little too far over here,
My state has no MOT - type inspection of any kind, a couple of areas of my state have emissions testing but not where I live. Scots Wa Hae! 😁 Hope I can be back on holiday again some day. Irn-Bru costs a fortune here.
@mescko you can get an original recipe bottle now with all the sugar and flavor as it should be. I'm glad you enjoyed your vacation over here, I have been to Florida 3 or 4 times and loved it too. All the very best from Scotland and thank you for the reply it's much appreciated.
The very first thing I would do if I got to meet me and mrs wizard is give them a hug for being amazing and posting all this ❤
I had one of these in college back in the late 80s…except it was a targa…and it had a Blaupunkt cassette deck that I’m sure was dealer installed. Two reasons for selling it; there is NO WAY a 20 y.o. kid should have this kind of power at his disposal…and, even though I had no tickets (not for a lack of trying), my insurance went UP every time it was due. It was sell the car or take out more student loans.
In more recent years, I’ve been able to replace the 911 with a V12 Ferrari and a S65 Mercedes.
People have been trained for years to monitor tread depth as if that were all they needed to be concerned about besides proper inflation. As tires age the rubber becomes hard, like an old pencil eraser that won't erase but just makes smudges. Those aged tires won't grip the road when it's dry. Add a little moisture and when you have to get on the brakes you'll slide as though you were on a frozen lake.
The reupholstered seats look incredible whoever did that is very very good.
Beautiful car! Such nice condition. Although the paint on the Fuchs(wheels) should be satin. Love the seats! Whomever did the upholstery on the front seats did a great job!
"Whoever", not "whomever".... but "whatever". 😂
The seats look blue, not black like the original rears. Maybe it's the camera or the lighting, but pretty sure they're not black.
@@OMGWTFLOLSMH The rear seats actually looked blue. I was thinking the same thing, but it could have been the lighting.
Three digit DOT codes are from before year 2000, first 2 digits are the week, the last digit is the year, so it could be either 1982 or 1992, judging by those tires I believe its 1992, still way overdue for replacement
Nice car, engine has been out and resealed, exhaust has been replace with stainless SSi kit, that is not an AC drain just so you know, (this car did not come with ac). You could pick these up 20 yrs ago from 2500 to 8000. Now they go for 30 and up. If it would have said carrera on the side, 75k.
I have loved this vintage of 911 since I started paying attention to cars. Born in ‘72 so I was a fan by ‘75 or ‘76. What a well-kept example in this video!
I think that year the S model had Weber carbs. Nice trip back in time to just after I sold my '69 912, one of the best cars I ever had.
Coco mats bring back good memories from my youth. The 1st car mats I bought for my ford pinto in high school from my dishwashing job!🤣😂🤣
Beautiful machine, my friend owns a 1979 911SC which I have had the pleasure of working on, he paid AU$60,000.00 several years ago and now its worth AU$100,000 so a very good investment. My friends car inspired me to buy my own Porsche, couldn't afford a 911 so I bought a Boxster which is a sensation to drive.
Hey wizzzard, I worked on Porsche’s since the early 1970’s in Southern California. FYI The green shield is fiberglass not plastic. ;-)
Don’t blame you for not wanting to do tires and alignment, gets tiring 😅
Hey Car Wizard, you might want to adjust the title. You put 94 instead of 74.
Yeah, that's a 1974.
@@xoxo2008oxox yes?… that’s why we are giving him a heads up that he made a typo.
@@xoxo2008oxox yes?… that’s why we are giving him a heads up that he made a typo.
@@xoxo2008oxox yes?… that’s why we are giving him a heads up that he made a typo.
Those headlights give me memories of VW Beetle 1300 we had in my child hood. The top part was very similar to that Porsche headlight housing but didn't have a big gap at the bottom. Also they were sealed beams, no bulbs to replace.
This car has sealed beams too--all cars sold in the US market in those days had to, by law. But, y'know, a sealed-beam headlight is itself just a big light bulb. :)
@@ZGryphon Yes indeed, but the non -US market original likes looked far nicer.
When I bought my 1994 Opel Calibra, it had tires from 1995. That was the first thing to change (and allowed bigger rims, a "whopping" 16 inch).
Twice I had winter tires disintegrating - on our german autobahn, so maybe at 80 mph. You use them yor just a few months, so after 10 years they still had ample profile. Did not help, the steel reinforcement ripped and flailed around, playing havoc on the fender.
Granted, that was in the 80s.
So I recommend to anyone - that what connects you to the road, don't play chances. When the engine explodes, you can hit the clutch.
When a wheel goes, you're off, wherever. Into the guard rail, on the alley tree (a colleague was gone from one day to the other due to that), down the cliff, into the oncoming traffic.
C20XE motor?
Beautiful time-capsule of a 911. I'm to know it has a loving owner and an awesome shop to keep her on the road.
omg an old 911 turbo or RS is my bucketlist car! these are sooooo good looking! an early to mid 80s turbo is the one dream car i have.
What a cream puff! Nice original survivor, and my favourite era for Porsches.
I woulda thought that Euroasian Bob's Spidey Sense would have led him to this car!😂 Expected to see him lurking in the background...Thanks, Mr. and Mrs. Wizard!✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
The ''S'' has a more powerful engine. Also this is a European car with the large space in the rear bumper to install a Euro plate. Very nice car. Very reliable and well made...
Thank you Mr. & Mrs. Wizard. If that is original, standard paint, then its Gemini Blue Metallic. Porsche colors can be ID'd by year and model at Rennbow.
I really enjoy your videos that are precise, professional and to the point, wasting no time with blahblah. BR from Frankfurt, Germany.
i have a 76 911s in that exact color.. nice to see its twin
Wow, my fav era Porsche 911! And dry? Without oil leaks? That's rare! And I don't think in Europe it would be possible to not do tyres in a shop. Impossible. Alignments is a different story, but you would go out of business fast if you can't serve your clients with tyres over here.
I think nowadays in the US it's the cost of the tire machines and the workman's compensation disability insurance for people operating them. Just a guess. Here in the US we always have a nearby shop or five that focus heavily on tires, alignments, and general repairs. If Wizard is having good results with his local tire shop, then outsourcing it is.
Come to think of it, decades ago I was a flunky boy for a Mercedes/VW dealer, and a Mercedes tire needing a simple flat repair? Outsourced. I, flunky boy, put the wheel/tire in the shop vehicle and drove it down the highway to the tire specialists. The customer probably didn't know how their car got fixed. We did, however, have an alignment rack in--house.
that's gorgeous! that model looks great with the targa top too
This is an immaculate impact bumper Porsche, with factory ac no less. Nice to see its been driven as well. And honestly I've always preferred the duck tail over the whale tail.
This was the first year of the accordion bumper and this styling lasted until 1989. A lot of nuance to this model but as you say Wizard it’s been very well maintained so no huge issues. I am not sure but this color might be Gemini blue.
Beautiful! Looks like it just drove off the showroom floor! Kudos to the owner for taking such good care of it!
Looks more like a '75. It's got a red barred badge, as opposed to an an orange bar badge, and it's got a plastic engine cover grate on the rear hood, as opposed to the metal one with the 2.7 badge on it as well. I know Porsche is weird with mid year updates and not completely conforming to model year updates. Beautiful car!
The car looks good but it needs a polish.
No A/C so it's a three-season car.
Crank windows! That's old school.
Green shocks are the optional Bilsteins.
There's nothing to leak out of the steering rack--no power steering!
Nice colour. The first 911 I saw was one I used to regularly notice outside a doctor's surgery as a small child in the early 1980s. I was intrigued by the Porsche lettering between the taillights.
Thats insane how old them tires are 😮 but the car look damn near perfect.
my 1970 911s weighed just 1,000kg - 2,200 lbs and had over 200 hp - I really miss that car.
I used to have a 74 911s first year of fuel injection. 67000 original miles. had to sell after I retired from navy and job went away. miss my car....
You should have showed more of the funky thick rear suspension arm. So the "throttle" lever is like a choke?
I first apprenticed at Vasek Polak Porsche-Audi in Manhattan Beach, California in 1979. These cars were our bread & butter. And, in my opinion, the best car Porsche ever made.
The Showroom was also filled with his Porsche race cars.
(Audis were at their lowest POS. Has anyone ever seen a 1969 Audi 100LS? Lol)
This 911S is clearly in great condition and has obviously been looked after. Well done to the current and previous owners. Very sought after in the UK, (and EU) where thankfully they are without the shockingly ugly US rear bumpers!!! Looks like an interesting red Mercedes SL out of shot in the background. More on this please.
A client of mine had a 911Turbo. He asked, wanna get something to eat? And took me for a ride through some rural roads. I was all grins. Except... passenger side is small (poor leg room). He told me, "well, that's where ladies ride..." He was sad when he had to turn in his leased Porsche...the last of the aircooled ones.
Should have bought out that lease!
What you didn't turn on the Porsche for us...lol
Thank you for the nice video and nice look back in time with this awesome car
When you say "that little lever", the throttle lever? Is it like a choke lever? Yeah I'm old enough to remember a few chokes.
Befpre year 2000 tyres had 3 digits. 382 means 38th Week of 1982 or 1992. Thanks for your vidéos I can enjoy them from Geneva/Switzerland.
30 year old car, glad to see you haven’t axed them all 😊Remove the rubber bumperettes 😊
I guess you meant to say 50 years old?
@@cambridgemart2075 yup 👍
that 911 is absolutely brilliant a real classic car. by today's standard not fast but real car people know and understand the appeal and use of such a classic.
Speaking of old cars, what I’d really like to see is the enjoyment on Mrs. Wizard’s face as she drives HER Ferrari 308.
A new dash board cover and high level detail service and that car would be really something! Definitely worth the investment to take it to the highest level. It’s a rare find! Very nice
The 1982 tyres are nice, because - since they lasted this long showing the profile they show - they proof that thise 911 never ever got abused on a race track or on any road. It just was a 2nd or 3rd car nicely taken out from then to then.
The throttle lever is because they had no choke. The carbs would deliver enough fuel from the throttle pumps to get a cold start but no choke meant no fast idle hence the lever.
I took my 2004 Golf to Autohaus Social in Atlanta. They charged me $350 to stop passenger front floor leak. After getting it back. It was still leaking. I paid them another $350 and it was still leaking. They wanted me to pay them $1048 to fix the sunroof. I said and I fixed the sunroof myself.
The index on the tire has a small triangle, so its 38th week of 1992… without triangle it would be 1982.
Gemini Blue looks to be the color. Same as I had on a 73S.
Unfortunately I only have air-cooled VW money but one of these days I aspire to have air-cooled Porsche money. I do love my Beetle and I'd never get rid of it, but a Porsche like this would compliment my Beetle. They'd be good friends, I think.
What a beautiful car! That thing has to be a blast to drive. How has that green plastic shroud managed to survive after 50 years? Impressive.
@Car Wizard be careful of the newer bulbs, some of them melt the head light housing, and the electrical wires. Not saying that the ones you picked are bad, just something to watch out for when picking new bulbs.
Tires built before 2000 featured a three-digit date code at the end of the Tire Identification Number. The first two digits of the date code tell you the week that the tires were built, and the last digit tells you the year. For example, a date code such as 306 would let you know that the tire was built in the 30th week of a year ending in 6. There could be confusion of whether the digit refers to 1976, 1986 or 1996. It could be any year made before 2000. My guess would be ‘92 since it was a V speed rated tire. The tread pattern looks similar to a Goodyear Eagle GT.
Great video, Wizard. I love that Porsche.
Sweet car, that tire is most likely from '02, part of why they moved to a 4 digit code was that as cars started lasting longer it became obvious that the 3 digit code was confusing. That code could mean 38 wk of 82 or 92 (or 72 but that plant didn't open until 81) The font style for the Michelin lettering indicates it was manufactured after 1997. While the 4 digit code went into effect in 2000 it wouldn't surprise me if Michelin received an exception for tires using older molds for a few years. Since the lettering was likely a '97 redesign a 5 year exception would mean they could produce into '02 without changing the mold...
These were fun to drive, I the early 70’s. They were cheap and so many to buy. Just a note they were fun, not fast or good handling. Rear seats in these vehicle was for insurance purpose. 4 seats cheaper insurance. Usually they did not come with a radio, it was up to the owner to pay radio tax if they wanted one. Same with the cigarette lighter, both had yearly tax.
European's love tax........
I assume you live in England as the US never charged a tax for any of that (Unless maybe NY LOL). My 71 came with an am radio installed. And of course I upgraded as tech evolved. Funny you mention stability I was just telling my wife today as we passed a spot of the highway where it felt like a roller coaster in the road and we would all ride it like a roller coaster. They replayed that section of highway a few years later but I do miss that sometimes.
There is always a misinformed idiot crawling through these messages and posting nonsense. That is definitely you. Loser.
I love people who "drive " their cars.
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Had one, same color. Loved that car. Wish it had the 3.0 sc engine though. Much more torque than tbe 75 -77 taller gear ratio equipped 911
This Porsche looks just about as fresh as it can, so much so it looks as if it came out of Stuttgart a year ago instead of 50. Wow.
Thanks. Wizard, I also commented on it. Great. Nice looking Porsche.
That hand throttle?
Smartest thing a car maker could add to a manual shift car.
ANYONE who ever found themselves in a manual car at a red light on a hill,
2nd and Marion in Seattle comes to mind, knows well the anxiety in that moment when you have to drop the brake, hit the gas and SKILLFULLY mete out the clutch all at the same time AND somehow NOT roll backwards into the brand new car behind you, the driver of which having elected to park half way in your colon.
They look so much classier without the rear deck spoiler.