This 911 was delivered to the first owner finished in Slate Gray with black interior and outfitted with L series vented rear disc brakes. One of just 464 examples delivered new with the Sportomatic automatic transmission, the car remained with the first owner, a resident of Newport Beach, who purchased the car from Bill Yates Porsche, San Juan Capistrano, CA. The first owner enjoyed the car for thirteen years before passing away. His widow kept the car virtually untouched in their Newport Beach garage until selling it to the second owner in 1996, a private collector and resident of Costa Mesa, CA. The current and third owner, a resident of Los Gatos, CA purchased this car in 2016 spending the next decade restoring the car to a very high level, putting only 1,000 miles on the car since his purchase. Under current ownership, this Porsche 911 was thoughtfully restored with attention given equally to both mechanical operation and cosmetic presentation. The body was stripped and all glass removed to reveal a well-preserved chassis which benefited from the mild California climate. The body work was performed by Robert Fessler (former owner of Caliber Collision, Sunnyvale, CA) which included replacing the front suspension pan and replacing both outer rocker panels, and even though the trailing edges of the front fenders had only minor rust at the bottom, they were replaced using correct steel fenders. The hood, engine lid, and bumpers were also replaced to ensure there was no rust or filler, all of which were replaced using correct steel parts. The left door was also replaced with a 1967 door as the original had minor rust bubbles at the forward bottom edge.

 With the body work and prep completed, correct Porsche Slate Gray Glasurit paint was applied by Alex Rangle of Custom Paint Finish, Santa Clara, CA. As most of the parts on the car were in such excellent original condition, restoration was limited to careful cleaning and refinishing with OEM parts used when needed. All soft parts including rubber, weatherstripping, and rubber gasket materials were supplied by top tier vintage Porsche specialists including OEM seat covers front and rear, new headliner, carpet, and correct replacements for the top and bottom dashboard materials. For the remaining details of the interior, the package tray was recovered, new door seals installed, and the gauges were cleaned, rebuilt, and tested including rebuilding the clock with a quartz movement. Having benefited from a comprehensive engine rebuild performed by Chick Iverson approximately 60k miles ago, the engine was in excellent operating condition and thus only needed resealing, new chain ramps and hydraulic tensioners, and rebuilding for the original Weber carburetors, performed by Pierce Manifolds. For shifting duties, the engine was mated to a 1966 Porsche 5-speed manual transmission (rebuilt 25k miles ago) which was installed along with a new flywheel and clutch (Sportomatic spare transmission included with the car). Additional work performed on the car included the installation of 1967 911S Koni suspension with adjustable dampening front and rear, comprehensively rebuilt by Performance Shock and Elephant Racing, powder coated adjustable trailing arms and spring plates, rebuilt rear hubs (all performed by Elephant Racing), and factory front sway bar. A set of correct date coded 15 x 5.5 Fuchs wheels were installed and aligned by Custom Alignment, and the L series disc brakes were rebuilt by PMB. The current owner has enjoyed this car for the past decade retaining California title on the original black and yellow license plates.