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A restoration, in detail

Porsche 911 S Targa 1967 — full restoration

A 1967 911 S Targa « soft-window », two litres, out of a barn. Shell stripped and blasted, metalwork, ivory paint, rebuilt engine, upholstery redone: a full restoration carried out at our Mougins workshop in 2023 and 2024.

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The car

ModelPorsche 911 S Targa « soft-window »
Year1967
EngineFlat-six, 2 litres
ColourIvory white
InteriorBlack
The work2023–2024, at our Mougins workshop

The film

The project, set to music.

Porsche 911 S Targa 1967 — The film
Music: “Piano melodies on top of strings”, Antti Luode — CC BY 3.0. Cut and mix: Original Classic And Luxury Cars.

The work

Step by step.

  1. 01

    Arrival.

    A 911 S Targa out of a barn, in its original paint. Targa bar and soft rear window: the « soft-window » of the early years.

    The 911 S Targa in profile on arrival: Targa roll bar, soft rear window, Fuchs wheels.
    Targa bar and soft rear window.
    The Targa arriving at the workshop, front lid open, yellow headlamps; a soft-focus cognac seat in the foreground.
    Arrival at the workshop.

  2. 02

    The strip-down.

    Draining, engine removal, complete stripping: the body is emptied down to the last part, and every part is stored.

    Draining, before the strip-down.
    Stripping the body.
    The Targa body raised on the lift above its removed engine.
    Body raised, engine out.
    The Targa’s cabin stripped, old insulation and floor exposed.
    The cabin stripped.
    The Targa’s flat-six crankcase split on the bench, studs in place.
    The crankcase split.
    The Targa’s cylinders and heads removed and boxed.
    Every part boxed.

  3. 03

    The bare shell.

    Stripped and blasted, the body shows itself as it is: rust and corrosion appear, unvarnished.

    The true condition, unvarnished.
    Blasting the floor pan.
    Rust debris removed by hand from a sill.
    The sill, opened up.

  4. 04

    The metalwork.

    The bare metal is put right; the front wings are new.

    Bare metal, ready for the bodywork.
    The Targa body in primer, new front wings fitted in black steel.
    New front wings.
    The Targa’s cabin stripped to bare metal.
    The cabin in bare metal.

  5. 05

    The paint.

    The ivory white is sprayed in the booth, down to the cabin and the floor.

    Ivory white, by spray gun.
    Ivory lacquer, a flawless gloss.
    The Targa’s floor lacquered ivory white, in the booth.
    The floor lacquered.

  6. 06

    The engine.

    The two-litre flat-six is opened, its parts refurbished, then reassembled with its gearbox.

    Engine parts, refinished.
    The cleaned crankcase with its crankshaft, on a stand.
    Crankcase and crankshaft.
    The six rebuilt cylinder heads with new valve springs, on the bench.
    The six heads, rebuilt.
    Engine cases and covers cleaned, bright aluminium.
    Cases cleaned.
    The engine, reassembled.
    The Targa’s engine and gearbox rebuilt: lacquered red tinware, aluminium cases, new starter.
    Engine and gearbox, rebuilt.

  7. 07

    The upholstery.

    The original upholstery, worn down to the jute and springs, is redone; the cabin regains its black trim.

    Original seat in worn black vinyl, rusted runner and spring.
    The worn original trim.
    Underside of the original seat base: hessian, springs and wooden blocks.
    The original seat base, to be redone.
    The Targa’s finished cabin: black seats and door cards, steering wheel and dashboard.
    The black trim, completed.

  8. 08

    Reassembly.

    The engine returns to its bay.

    The Targa’s engine installed: orange-red tinware, carburettors, new wiring.
    The engine installed.

  9. 09

    The result.

    Restored dashboard, gold scripts, then the road: the Targa is finished.

    The restored dashboard in ivory and black: lower VDO speedometer, chrome ignition switch.
    The restored dashboard.
    The gold ’targa’ script on the 911 S roll bar.
    The ’targa’ script.
    The ivory Porsche 911 S Targa on the road, roll bar and soft rear window.
    On the road.

Before, after

Before, after.

  • Porsche · 911 S Targa 1967As found, then completed

    The Porsche 911 S Targa as found, front three-quarter.Before
    The same Targa restored, front three-quarter, on the road.After

  • Porsche · 911 S Targa 1967The 911 S script, before and after

    The 911 S script on the worn original paint.Before
    A new gold 911 S script on the ivory lacquer.After

  • Porsche · 911 S Targa 1967The engine, removed then rebuilt

    The Targa engine removed and grimy, on its dolly.Before
    The same engine rebuilt, red tinware and aluminium cases.After

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