1965 Porsche 912 Coupe

1965 Porsche 912 Coupe
s/n 450750, engine no. 741130

Located in Monterey, California

This is a very rare early production Karmann built 912, a painted dash car completed on 29 June 1965, per the included Certificate of Authenticity. It has been restored in its original color combination of light ivory with black leather interior and mouse grey corduroy inserts (again, confirmed by the CoA). We purchased the car as a structurally excellent example needing cosmetics and some mechanical work, but a freshly rebuilt motor and brakes. Interestingly, the car came to us with 5 gauges (outer two are clock and exterior temperature gauge), although this is not an option listed on the CoA.

Below is a summary of the work performed:

Exterior

• Bare metal repaint to nice driver standards, dash and jambs were done to OK standards, not show level
• Body had no rust of significance
• New rubber throughout (body seals, antenna seal, mirror-body seal, door handle seals, side window and windscreen seals, cowl-fender seals, bumper seals)
• All new trim, badges, bumper guards, decos (windscreen, rockers, bumpers), windscreen washer nozzles, bumper guards, plastic plugs, nearly everything was replaced
• Rechromed 4 screw horn grilles
• New lights and lenses
• Refinished wheels
• New hub caps
• New Vredestein Sprint Classic tires
• Very good chrome window frames

Interior

• New leather seats with correct narrow wale corduroy inserts sourced from Autobahn Interiors, rear seat pans have the correct for 1965 upholstered sides (see photos)
• New square weave carpets from Autobahn, including trunk carpets
• Retrimmed door panels, parcel shelf, rear side panels
• New headliner
• New A- and B- pillar vinyl
• New rubber floor mats
• Retrimmed dash
• Rebuilt gauges
• New horn button
• New pedal pads
• New emergency brake handle

Mechanical/engine compartment

• Came to us with rebuilt motor, good compression
  We removed the motor to replace the leaking rear main seal
• Adjusted valves, checked and set cylinder head torques
• Rebuilt carbs with correct air cleaners
• Rebuilt fuel pump
• Reseal fuel tank
• New spark plug wires
• New oil breather hose
• New battery
• New heater hoses to rear defroster vents
• New shifter bushings
• New engine decals

The car makes a strong impression cosmetically but is not a show level example. It is best characterized as a nice driver. The paint was taken to bare metal and done to nice driver but not show standards. The door jambs were redone to only mediocre standards. The chrome trim on the driver’s door frame shows some wear although the remaining bright trim is very nice and is basically entirely new except for the side window frames. The driver’s window has numerous scratches. Most of the interior has been redone, although none of the dash switches have been and are showing some age. The steering wheel was not restored and also has some patina. Other areas such as the instruments, upholstery, carpets, and headliner are excellent having just been renewed. The engine compartment and trunk have not been restored but are attractive and presentable. New square weave carpets were installed in the trunk.