1970 Porsche 911 T

This truly excellent 911T was delivered new to a dealer in Verona, Italy, in 1970.

It then went on to spend the best part of the next two decades living a no doubt happy and contented life in and around Turin.

Its next European adventure took it to Haarlem in the Netherlands, and there are various bills for maintenance and repair dated from around 1999 through to at least 2006 to attest to its time there.

It was bought by the vendor and relocated to the UK in 2020, undergoing plenty of expensive restorative work in 2021 courtesy of marque specialist, Tuthill.

The vendor has now relocated himself to Budapest and he and the car have undertaken the UK-Hungary round-trip on several occasions with 100% reliability.

The car drives as well as it looks – and it looks superb.

It is agile, responsive and eager; it feels properly screwed-together, and it’s retained all of the trademark ‘built like a tank’ quality associated with Zuffenhausen offerings of this vintage.

It seems to us to be an entirely sound, honest and very fine example of both the marque and the model.

There’s something refreshingly pure and simple about this 911T’s lines.

Where modern 911s are about the size of a panel van and are steroidally over-muscled, this pared-back, lightweight, elfin automotive icon is quietly confident in its own diminutive proportions and steadfastly eschews any flaps, spoilers, bulges or other extraneous additions.

It has everything it needs and requires to be a fine sportscar, and nothing that it doesn’t need – inside, outside or underneath.

And that’s all good, we think.

The ‘Albert Blau’ paintwork is a visual treat and contrasts delightfully with the beige interior. 

The 15’’ Fuchs wheels are in very good order and are shod in matching 195/65 R15 Dunlop Sport BluResponse rubber that looks to have a good deal of life left in it.

The brightwork is good throughout, as are the lights, lenses, badging and other exterior fixtures and fittings.

The car’s overall condition is really very good indeed, but it’s a car that gets used and is here to be enjoyed.

Consequently, it’s not a museum piece, it hasn’t spent its life in a hermetically sealed display case, and it’s neither claiming nor pretending to be in concours condition.

So, while the bodywork is largely very straight and true, and the paintwork is mostly vibrant and shiny, there are one or two cosmetic deviations from perfection if you look closely.

Well, we have looked closely (that’s our job), and all we could find to moan about are the following pretty insignificant blips and blemishes.

In no particular order, we found an entirely standard number and distribution of stone chips around the front end; a chip on the n/s/f wheel arch and couple of shallow dinks on the door on the same side; some chips on the rear edges of the doors; a paint chip to the o/s/r wing near the door; and a small dink at the centre of the driver’s door.

None of which adds up to anything to worry about whatsoever.

The interior of the car is original and is in an exceptional state of preservation given that fact, with just one or two minor exceptions to the rule here and there.

The beige upholstery and trim create a warm and inviting ambience, ensuring that the interior is a very pleasant space in which to spend some quality time.

The front seats are supportive and comfortable, with nothing much more than a thorough clean required to restore them to rude good health.

The rear ‘seats’, as ever in a 911, don’t look as if they’ve ever been called upon to support much more than the weight of a hat or a handbag.

The door cards are decent, as are the carpets and mats.

There is some conspicuous staining to the material on the parcel shelf and, to a lesser extent, to the headlining.

The charmingly analogue dashboard and controls are all in excellent condition for the car’s age and use and, as far as we’re aware, all buttons, knobs, switches, dials, levers and instruments do what they’re supposed to do without hesitation, deviation or repetition.

The frunk is in fine condition and contains a car cover, spare wheel and some tools.

As ever, there’s not much to be learned from peering into the engine bay on a 911, but what we can see is clean, dry, tidy and orderly.

The same applies to the car’s undersides, which look solid, sound and possessed of plenty of structural integrity.

There is a good protective coating of Dinotrol in evidence. We would advise fitting the car with a new battery upon purchase and possibly a new alternator.

The car comes with a service book boasting stamps from 1970 onwards.

The restorative work carried out by Tuthill in 2021 is documented and itemised.

There are plenty of other invoices covering work done in the Netherlands and, more recently, in Hungary – although you may need to brush-up your conversational Hungarian to accurately decipher them. 

It will quickly become abundantly clear to anyone who sees this car that it has been diligently cared-for and curated throughout its long life.

You will also see in the auction gallery images of the engine and gearbox numbers confirming it's matching numbers.

It comes with a V5C, a recent HPI report, a user manual and some photographs showing the car’s compression test results across all six cylinders (it passed with flying colours).

Yes, the mileage is 106,000.

We believe that speaks volumes about the condition of a 56-year-old car that thinks nothing of driving from Hungary to the UK and does so without breaking into a sweat.

Besides, it’s really only in the UK that cars with mileages north of 100,000 are treated with such a high degree of largely misplaced mistrust.

Certainly, our friends in Europe or the USA, where continental scale means people have to drive further to get anywhere, don’t regard mileages like this with the same irrational suspicion as we do in the UK.

We think this is a fabulous car and we’re confident that it will make its next owner very happy indeed.

We’re confident to offer this fine car for auction with an estimate of £55,000 - £65,000.

Viewing is strongly encouraged, and this lot is located at THE MARKET HQ in South Oxfordshire. Viewings are STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT and we are open weekdays (apart from Bank Holidays) between 10am - 12pm or 2pm - 4pm. To make a booking, please use the ‘Enquire About This Vehicle’ button on the listing. Feel free to ask any questions, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.