thomschoon

I found a green 75 that has a Carrera nameplate and appears from the pictures to be a euro car. Anybody have any suggestions before I drive a couple hundred miles to look at it.

Your help is appreciated.

Mike Kast

It seems this was not Porsches finest hour. Why a 75? Just curious.
This was a year of poor emission fix's. What was the solution for thermal reactors in these cars? Have they mostly been upgraded to 78 specs by now?
If its a euro, can you simply put SC exhaust on it to pass emissions?
I can't wait till the day I feel confident enough to buy a crapper. So I can spend a year bringing back from the dead. That has to feel pretty nice...
Oh yea and... having the money and time to do it????? Thats got to be nice too!

Roland Kunz

Hello

Euro Carreras had the 2,7 RS engine ( 210 HP ) and are very fine cars.

The best to do is get a exact description from the car before you drive down.

Most can be fished out from the papers that came with the car and if the cars doesn´t have papers and the saler can´t do a correct description then alone the VIN will tell if it is a euro or a US Carrera.

If it is a Euro I would make the drip.

Grüsse

thomschoon

How can I tell from the VIN? I tried Carfax but they dont go back that far year wise. The VIN is 9114102441.

As to why I want that year with the 2.7, mainly stupidity, but also because that was the first year that I actually got to drive my first 911 and fell for it immediately. I have owned a couple along the way but want one as a project and long time keeper.

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Mike Kast

9115210100 is broken down into 5 parts. I'm assuming anything that does not specify US is not US
911 5 2 1 0100
1) 911=type
2) 5=last digit of model year
3) 2=engine type
1=911
2=911S USA
3=911S
4=Carrera USA
6=Carrera
7=Turbo
4) 1=Body Type
0=Coupe
1=Targa
5) 0100=Consecutive Chassis Numbers

Eric_75

I have an original 1975 911 Carrera ser.# prefix 91154. Car is black on black and loaded. Great car and fun to drive. Car is currently for sale but I reccomend the 1974 and 1975 Carrera's, I have had both. The 2.7 ltre motor still has alot of punch at high rpm's as opposed to 3.0 flattens out.

ked

According to the Red Book, a 91141... is a '74 MY.

thomschoon

I guess I really done understand the difference between a Carrera and an S. Could someone please enlighten me?

thank you

ked

TS, Unfortunately, the direct answer to your question is "it depends"... There are many distinctions among 911 models, esp. between '72 & '78. One can learn all these points - in which case I urge you to buy Paternie's Red Book, Leffingwell's Buyer's Guide, Haab's Authenticity Series, among other fine (if imperfect) sources.

Or, you can get as much data off the specific car you are considering and post all that data. At a minimum; VIN#, Engine #, other data from the manufacturer's plate (build date, DOT/EPA compliance) are useful. Even tranny & paint code info can confirm provenance - or raise doubt. Original documentation (service records, purchase & registration info.) is helpful, too.

Then we might provide better info. For instance, in MY '74 ("G Series" 911), ROW Carrera VIN should start w/ 91144, not 91141. For US cars, there is no engine difference between the Carrera & S versions - both are lower-state-of-tune than the ROW Carrera (a case of "name plate engineering" from Porsche - these were dark days in the US for Porsche). The plain ole US 911 has a lower compression K-jetronic engine. Maybe you are looking at a base ROW 911 that gained Carrera badges when it swam across the ocean?

& all this is for only one MY - every year had changes, most problematic, in this non-Golden Age of the 911. Stay away from them? No - but be VERY sure you uncover the complete truth before stroking a check.

Anyway, if you keep posting detailed info, we can keep trying to help. Good Luck!