1972 Porsche 911 Porsche 911T 1972

Description

This Classic Sports Purpose 1972 Porsche 911T is offered here on eBay after a botched effort to auction this car on a popular California based specialty vehicle auction site.
You may have seen it there? But what you didn’t see was a thorough and meaningful explanation of the history and unique specification of this car that has been a part of the WEVO brand heritage since 2000.
Unsurprisingly, that auction failed to reach the reserve price, although it did reach a dollar value that was aligned with the typical 1972 911T that site had elected to market.
Now being auctioned with full specification description and access to the history of this car from the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area Porsche scene.
Please ask for photos of any element of this car, additional explanation of any component or system on the car and where specifically requested, video can be provided. Personal inspections can be accommodated by appointment.
We can assist foreign buyers with the export of this car by delivery to common vehicle export companies in the SF Bay Area at no additional expense.
Porsche 1972 911T
1972 Porsche 911T Sunroof Coupe – Gulf Orange, paint code 019
Currently registered in CA on vanity plate
RG GIRL
Notable features;
Longtime ownership by WEVO, one of the most respected aftermarket 911 product engineering companies.
Unmatchable provenance as "the car that started it all" in terms of wide scale WEVO product development for early 911 chassis.
Super desirable '72 with side oil tank
Rustfree bodyshell in rare 1972 only Gulf Orange with instantly recognizable stripe graphics - “The WEVO car”
1972  2.4  911/53  911S engine with Elgin “Mod S” cams
Time capsule WEVO R&D product development history as expanded below
The best of the best mechanical components - one of one, ultimate addition to any serious 911 hot rod garage
All original steel body panels and original engine parts included with sale
The long story;
For sale after 20 years of ownership, San Francisco Bay Area1972 Porsche 911T.
VIN 9112102149, built May 1972.
This great early 911 has been owned by 5 previous Porsche enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area since it was new in 1972. A Classic Longhood Porsche and longtime catalogued member of the Porsche Club of America and Golden Gate Region of the PCA.
Early member of the R-Gruppe and catalyst or test bed for many concepts incorporated into subsequent high profile WEVO built cars like “SHtang” and “PVX”.
This 911T has been driven by performance minded owners for it's entire life. Track driven under PCA membership in Time Trials and Driver Education. Autocross’d extensively and competitively by many of the owners at regional, zone and national level.
AutoX video from 2002
https://youtu.be/I59YmBD91mE
Early owners set a continuous path of performance development for this 1972 911, with old paperwork showing engine development work completed at Garretson Enterprises in Mountain View, CA, where a unique (1 of 4?), Garretson upgrade of the original 2.4T was performed on the engine, offering over 180hp. Suspension upgrades to improve track and autocross performance, with set-up notes from SCCA notorious Dwight Mitchell also in the documents folder.
In 2000 when this car joined the small stable at WEVO, the development curve ramped upward as the car became the regular R&D test bed for numerous future WEVO products, many of those WEVO products still in production and this car has both prototype and production parts still installed, some of them are 1 of 1 examples of WEVO prototype parts and installed only on this Porsche 911.
Unlike many of the modified Longhood cars, this ’72 retains a 2.4 litre MFI engine for that vintage, small capacity, high revving MFI driving experience. In 2004 the original 911/51 911T engine *6123345*- still running well,was removed as a precautionary move after numerous accidental over revs and lightly bent intake valves indicated by a leak-down test. It was at this time that Jerry Woods (of Jerry Woods Enterprises and formerly of Garretson Enterprises) recognized the unique Garretson upgraded spec of the original 2.4T engine. That original engine made ~181hp at 6250rpm on the JWE dyno on 4/10/04 in the exact specification it was removed from the car. Airbox and air filter installed, Abarth 911S performance muffler installed.
That original engine was replaced by the current engine, a 911/53, 2.4S long block *6321730* that was deceptively dressed using the original yellow “T” fan shroud and a combination of 2.4S intake system, recalibratedFuel Injection pump and the Elgin “Mod-S” camshaft grind. The engine currently in the car made ~195hp at 6750rpm with Airbox, filter and Abarth Muffler installed, once again on the same JWE dyno.
The engine installation is stock per 1972, NO external oilcooler, stock MFI fuel pump mounted in stock location, stock fuel filter andfuel cut of valve all mounted and functioning.
The current engine was sensitively cosmetically detailedwhen it was installed in 2004, it still shows well, with bright zinc plating, fresh hoses and plug wires.
In 2021 the rubber fuel hoses in the engine bay were replaced with Cohline 2240 series hose (E100 compatible) to deal with ethanol % related fuel system degradation common on older specification fuel hoses.
The Engine is mounted on WEVO SS Engine mounts, being unique early hand-made prototype parts that precede the successful production version that has been part of the WEVO product range since 2004. The Engine cross beam is a laser cut, lightened piece WEVO prototype.
The current exhaust is stock MFI heat exchangers (cabin heat connected) and a stock MFI Muffler from the 80’s with a correct ribbed, OE chrome tip. The accessory package available with this car includes a rare Abarth 4 tip muffler, an equally rare and unique 6 tip muffler (for when 4 is not enough!!) and a rare, unused 2 x 2 muffler with a pair of chrome tips exiting wide, on each corner of the rear bumper.
The engine has a WEVO 915 Streetlite Clutch kit using a spring center friction disc. This clutch kit uses the stock release mechanism.The low inertia and added performance of this clutch kit is especially noticeable when asking the 2.4 litre engine to pull hard through the rev range in 2
nd
and 3
rd
gear, like freeway on-ramps.
The 915 5-Speed transmission has been through a variety of revisions, at times running a WEVO super lightweight spool instead of the original open differential. It currently has a Porsche factory ZF Limited Slip Differential. It has a very deliberate build style perfected for easy street driving, or aggressive track driving. Using the Porsche metrics for ZF type LSD assemblies, it has an “S80” or 80% build configuration giving the maximum friction surfaces, then carefully shimmed to have a very light pre-load of only 10ft/lbs. This configuration gives a high locking action during aggressive driving and easy rolling and steering at low speeds. The differential sidecover is the 911SC aluminum version without the reinforcing rib, one step superior to the original Magnesium cover. The drive shafts and drive flanges are also the smaller SC version, being significantly lighter than the oversize1972 parts. The transmission has two WEVO products inside. The WEVO 915 GateShift kit and XT_032 bearing retainer plate. It’s been many years and many hard miles since the synchronizers were replaced, so 2
nd
gear will complain if rushed, but the gearbox is in great operating condition and requires no repairs.
In 2001 when this car was being further prepared for PCA time trials and high speed track driving, the interior was modified with bespoke carbon fibre driving seats on custom aluminum bases with Recaro adjustable seat rails. A rear half roll over hoop was carefully installed on chassis reinforcement plates with thread inserts at the feet. This bespoke tube work was fabricated in Chrome Molybdenum steel tube and black semi-gloss powdercoated. This roll hoop is tightly fitted to the sunroof liner and B-Pillars and can be re-installed at any time with relative ease. As this roll hoop is bespoke and custom and would not fit any other 911 Chassis it will be part of the accessory kit that is available with 9112102149. The Carbon fibre seat shells and custom seat bases will also be a part of that accessory kit. Note that these vintage style composite seat shells are not FIA legal and only suited for drivers weight in the sub-170lb (77kg.) range. A custom tailored set of 3”Willans 5 point harnesses also come in the accessory kit, these are FIA labelled – but compliance has now expired due to age. The seats, roll hoop and harnesses are a carefully curated set of components, very deliberately configured for the track use the car enjoyed in the early 2000’s. The separts were removed as a group in 2010 and the car returned to its original street interior with leather factory Sports seats, albeit with the rear seatbacks removed as the Roll Hoop mounting positions no longer allow for these rear seat backs to be installed.
The current interior has the original wool carpets in typical aged condition. Various pieces have been lifted to allow the addition of the roll hoop mounting locations and these areas are trimmed to allow access to the floor. Some of the sound insulation from the rear seat area has been removed and the carpets re-installed over the sheet metal. At a glance the car has a full interior, less the rear seat backs.
The steering wheel is a rare Abarth 360mm wheel crafted in the style of a Momo aftermarket steering wheels of the 70’s and 80’s.Uniquely marked with the Abarth Scorpion logo embossed in the center spoke. The wheel was NOS when installed in 2000 and therefore only ever seen sun when the car is driven. The leather is unmarked and nicely burnished and supple from use and proper leather care. The wheel is mounted on a Momo / Porsche 911 boss with an additional 19mm spacer to bring the wheel to the comfort position for the way we have used the car.
The dashboard instruments are original and unaltered and the tachometer is original and therefore marked with the 2.4 T engine rpm redline zone. There is a small crack in the dash pad in the typical location adjacent to the speaker grille. The Odometer is reading 57,500 miles. The radio aperture has a custom made radio delete plate in light gauge sheet aluminum and flat black paint.
The gearshift is a 1977 shifter base with a WEVO 915 Classic shifter in a prototype +40mm lever length and topped with an OE 1972 shift knob with typical age crazing in the clear lens over the shift pattern. The shift linkage also has a WEVO Stock 911 PSJ and the XT-147 Billet clamp to complete the shift linkage.
The door cards are custom parts with black leather bonded to lightweight 3mm Baltic Aircraft ply treated with permanent waterproofing. The door cards are mounted to the doors with the OE style plastic mushroom studs in the normal locations and M5 metal thread screws into the original locations along the bottom edge. The door pull is a custom steel hand formed fabrication and the latch release is also custom steel fabrication fastened to a modified release crank in the standard location. The steel fabricated pull and release parts are zinc plated and burnished with metal polish. There are no map pocket assemblies installed, however the original map pockets are included in the accessories package available with the car. The door cap trims are stock.
The roof lining is original in good condition with typical yellowing of the 49 year old vinyl. The zip to the sunroof mechanism is still operable. The Sun visors are in OK condition, with typical sagging of the vinyl, but very serviceable.
The seats are factory sports seats with single side latches on the tilting bases, unique and correct for 1972. The seats are covered in black leather, not believed to be original, but at least 25 years old. The leather is supple and has properly cleaned and fed regularly over the past 20 years. The seats have great patina and don’t have the plush, matte look of seats that are freshly restored. The seat bases and rails were restored and plated in black zinc in 2008. The slide, tilt and release mechanisms all work correctly.
The bodywork is in the style of 1973 911 RS Lightweight. The steel rear flares are from a 911 SC with the narrow wheel arch lip. The rear bumper is a one piece fiberglass unit, the ducktail is all fiberglass. The front bumper is also fiberglass in the RS lightweight style with the central boss feature for an oil cooler. Blanked on this car, a front oil cooler has never been installed. The front spoiler features custom made WEVO fiberglass brake cooling ducts that loosely mimic the positon of the fog lights on thestandard steel 911 bumpers from 1972.
The paint on the front half of the car was applied in 2004, the paint on the balance of the car was much older, although not original.Guestimate is that was painted in the early 90’s. The original color of Gulf Orange was poorly matched for that 90’s repaint, the current color is kind of between Gulf and Tangerine, but matches neither. Fortunately the paint applied in 2004 was expertly matched by PPG optical equipment to the balance of the car, so the current paint is very unified in total overall appearance. Even more fortunately, the shuts and jambs were not painted in the 90’s, so the original color and paint is still present in the door openings, front compartment and engine bay. That paint is now 49 years old, but in fair condition and would still allow this car to be repainted in the original Gulf orange with shuts and jambs in their preserved and original paint. The accessory package available with the car will include the original decklid and rear bumper assembly, all in original Gulf Orange paint (paint condition not salvageable) and the steel, “early S” front bumper which has been stripped bare.
The body has an orange on orange vinyl decal stripe, using the WEVO logo formed in the repeat graphic style of a Hawaiian Hibiscus print. The stripe is ~ 200mm wide and is placed to the right of the car centerline and runs over the entire length of the bodywork. Due to the orange on orange color palette, this stripe is unique and very difficult to photograph. As the WEVO logo is copyright protected, this strip could not be copied. The artwork was designed by Jeroen Berloth from
www.9gear.nl
and the vinyl decal digital artwork for this stripe will be included in the accessory package for the car should it be needed for the future.
The overall exterior is in great condition when viewed from 10’. There is a shallow dent in the passenger door where a bicycle frame fell gently against the car, the paint is not cracked. This is a small dent that can be removed by paint-less dent repair. There is typical paint chips in the areas where tire debris contacts the facing surfaces behind the tires. There is also one small crack in the paint in the RF fender lip where a tire caught the fender and needed to be reworked.
The lighting package enjoys the optional H1 headlights from1972, the H1 units are in in good condition. Turn signals, lenses all consistent with the age of the car, the rear lenses are European style with orange lenses for the turn signals.
The glass is in good condition, the window frames are bright, with some marks in common places, although no major blemishes. The window lifts are smooth and were fully serviced in 2002 when the door cardswere installed. The windscreen has a small crack originating at the mount for the internal rearview mirror. The windscreen had new rubber in 2008.
The suspension package is built around the very common lightweight, street - canyon carver - autocross car F21/R26mm torsion bar formula that is typically used on Longhood cars with modest tire sizes. The front torsion bars are Sway-a-Way, the rear torsion bars are Porsche 930 O.E. parts.
The front suspension uses the original steel cross beam, stock wishbones with Neatrix “street hard” plastic bushings, these are supple and quiet. The front struts are RSR style Bilstein units, new in 2001, threaded body units with raised spindles and gussets. The dampers are Bilstein Sport inserts. The front strut tops use the WEVO CamberKing kit with Teflon lined monoballs and a carbon fibre cross tube. The front Anti Roll bar is a ’76-’77 based 930 design using thru-the-body mounting and hollow 19mm tube made as a prototype and limited production run by WEVO. The drop links for the front anti-roll bar are factory, O.E. parts with rubber bushings. The whole front anti-roll bar assembly was assembled with new parts in 2010.
The rear suspension uses WEVO SPS (Spring Plate System) with ball bearings and roller bearings in the torsion tube support bracket. This car has an early R&D version of the WEVO SPS kit, with slightly different appearance to the production version that was sold by WEVO between 2004 and 2012.The trailing arms are from a ’76 911, in aluminum with SRP monoballs and WEVO E-Z pins on the inboard pivot points, the rear anti roll bar is the stock 18mm version from a 1977 911. The rear dampers are Koni, yellow (low pressure gas) adjustable dampers.
The brake package on this car is particularly special. This 911 is fitted with the one set of prototype WEVO brakes that were manufactured during an R&D phase in 2004. The Calipers are loosely fashioned on the 4piece architecture of the iconic Porsche 917 and 930, 935 brakes from the late1970’s. As a design brief, the brakes were conceived to package the maximum size rotor inside a Fuchs 15 x 6 wheel. The goal was to bring the braking power into alignment with the advanced modern tyre compound performance that had become available for a 15 x 6” wheel. The result is a 315mm x 28mm front rotor and the 930 rear rotor (incorporating the necessary E-brake drum). The brake pad package is borrowed directly from the 930 and the staggered diameter pistons and seals were chosen directly from the collaboration between Brembo and Porsche on the brake calipers of the water cooled cars of the 2000’s. The result was a rigid and compact caliper with astonishing performance in a small wheel package - without resorting to wheel spacers and fender flares to clear the rotor or caliper. The rigidity was accomplished by using a high tensile Stainless Steel for the “fists” which join the two piston blocks together and provide the stiffness of the caliper. The piston bodies are made from wrought aluminum blocks and 3D CNC machined to meet the weight and stiffness goals. The spares package that comes with this car includes a pair of new and unused front rotors made by DBA in Australia. The other service items in the kit are all available from the Porsche parts catalogue and supporting service documents for the brake system servicing in the future is available. The Master Cylinder is the 23mm unit from the Porsche 930 that used the same size brake pads.
The wheel and tire package is a set of beautifully restored Fuchs 15 x7 & 8. The Fuchs have silver paddles and anodizing in great condition. Avon CR6ZZ classic tires in 185/70 front and 215/60 rear are installed and in great condition, no plugs or puncture repairs. The spare tire is a 15 x6 Fuchs with a 185/70 tire.
The vehicle electrics are mostly stock, an aftermarket radio was properly removed and any compromise to the wiring loom addressed. The aerial hole remains in the left front fender stock location. There has been wiring provision for an in-car camera, in the pre, Go-Pro days when systems were hardwired. This is properly installed and no risk to the car electrical system.The twin battery system has been converted to single battery in the Smugglers box using the WEVO lightweight battery kit. This kit uses a 12V31M Mazda Miata AGM gel battery from WestCo and the battery is new. The additional heavy battery cables that formed the original twin battery cabling to the starter motor have been removed or shortened in an effort to sanitize the battery installation and reduce weight of the whole original battery installation.
This is a rare car, the combination of rust free bodyshell, rare Gulf orange color, 911S engine and the time capsule of WEVO R&D product development combine to make a totally unique opportunity to acquire a very special 1972 911.
A new owner could easily appreciate this car on its current continuum, drive and smile, smile a lot!!
Alternatively, go next level, the steel body panels allow the car to be returned very close to its delivery appearance and the beguiling Gulf Orangepaint to be returned to the exact hue and own a spectacular 1972 911 loaded with special parts and history.
Assistance can be offered to support either path (or other path's) to make sure the new owner benefits from the wonderful specification and special history this car enjoys in connection to the WEVO brand.
Accessories package:
Loose parts that are part of the heritage of this car and available in the sale.
Engine
Original 911/51 1972 911T crankcase, engine *6123345* with crankshaft
Cylinder heads with unique 34mm intake ports, Garretson Enterprises 2.4 special spec.
34mm matched port MFI throttle bodies
Stock 6 bolt flywheel
Stock 911S 915 Aluminum clutch cover
Exhausts
Abarth 911S Muffler, 4 chrome tip outlet
Unknown brand, 6 (center cluster) chrome outlet 911 muffler
Unknown brand, 4 chrome outlet muffler, 1 pair left corner, 1 pair rightcorner.
Transmission
WEVO 915 Spool with drive flanges.
Original magnesium side cover
Original magnesium bottom cover and pivot fork.
Bodywork
Front Bumper, steel “S” bumper (currently stripped and in bare metal)
Engine deck lid, original steel, in original Gulf Orange
Rear Bumper corners
Rear center panel
Smugglers box lid
Documentation
2" thick Folio of paperwork accumulated by previous owners
Digital artwork for WEVO Hawaiian stripe
Interior
Map pocket components and door cards. (restorable condition)
Carbon Fibre custom bucket seats
Custom seat bases to work on Recaro (or mid-70’s) seat rails
Rear Roll Hoop – custom to this Chassis only
Willans 5 point harness x 2 (expired FIA labeling)
Rear seat backs
Brakes
315Ø x 28mm thick vented brake rotors by DBA – new
Notes with part numbers for future service rebuilds.