Winner of the 2000 Porsche Speed Championship
1973 Porsche 911T 2.4-Litre FIA Historic Rally Car

• Delivered new to Switzerland
• Left-hand drive
• UK registered since 1991
• Converted to Historic rally car specification in 2007
• Last serviced in April 2023

Offered here is an original, matching chassis and engine numbers, championship-winning Porsche 911T finished in the rare factory colour of Viper Green, expertly prepared for FIA Historic rallying and fitted with a host of high-quality components. It has well documented history from new and impressive competition provenance; indeed, this is a series-winning car, having previously won the Porsche Speed Championship outright.

Built to German specification, this non-sunroof 911T 2.4 was first registered on 8th April 1974 as 'ZH 453491' in Zurich, Switzerland. Subsequently sold to another Zurich resident, the Porsche was later exported to the UK, arriving in Dover on 7th August 1990 before being registered with the DVLA in 1991. In December 1991 the car was sold by Chappell Sports Cars of Surrey to its next owner (in Bury St Edmunds) before being sold on again in August 1994 to an owner in Kidderminster. Intriguingly, the car was then entrusted to HM Prison Blackenhurst for a complete rebuild and respray in original Viper Green.

In July 1998 the 911 was sold on and race-prepared for its new owner, who would go on to win the Porsche Speed Championship outright in 2000. The car was then sold (in December 2001) to a well-known regularity rally driver who had it prepared at Formula Fuchs and Rennspeed in Newark. It competed in around 20 events such as The Marathon, Le Jog, Malts, Scottish Thistle and Welsh Retro, never failing to finish and often winning.

In July 2007 the Porsche was purchased from Rennspeed by a well known and still active rally driver. It was then stripped and converted to Historic rally car specification while remaining FIVA legal with original body panels and triple-choke Weber carburettors. In its first gravel rally, the Mansfield-based Premier Stages in 2008, the car finished 2nd in class behind Steve Perez and his impressive Lancia Stratos. Regular appearances followed at the Chatsworth Rally Show, Race Retro, Silverstone Classic, Donington Historic Festival and Oulton Park CarFest on the 'Rallying with Group B' rally stage until 2017.

Purchased by our vendor in 2020, the 911 has most recently (just under 100 kilometres ago) had a extensive service by Motoscope Northallerton, who attended to any items requiring attention and carried out an engine tune and a fresh MoT test on 23rd April 2023 at an indicated 97,154 kilometres (recorded as miles), resulting in a first-time pass.

During the seller's two-and-a-half-year ownership, the car has been maintained regardless of cost. Key areas have been refurbished with new Porsche factory parts where required. Seats, harnesses and fire extinguishers are all to track specification and believed by the vendor to be race legal, though 'life expired' for stage rallying purposes. Under the rear lid is the tuned and modified 2.4-litre flat-six with original triple-choke Weber carburettors, driving the rear wheels through a recently rebuilt five-speed manual transmission with Guard and Tuthill 'Monte Carlo' gearing and a WEVO gear shifter. The cabin features two black Sparco Pro 2000 bucket seats with silver Schroth Racing harnesses. Other specification highlights include rare original Cibié Boules and standard Cibié spotlights; a duck-tail spoiler; roll cage; MoMo deep-dish steering wheel with yellow 12 o'clock marker; fire extinguisher; and a custom-built twin-exit centre exhaust. It sits on a set of gold Minilite wheels with forest tyres.

According to the vendor, the resprayed paintwork is in fair condition, with patina and imperfections, and some scratches/minor indents around the bodywork as one would expect from competition use. The cabin is said to present in good order, and the vendor is not aware of any electrical or mechanical faults.

Accompanying documentation includes the original service book showing 16 stamps up to 18th September 1986, together with further well-documented history, the latter contained in an extensive file. The car also comes with the owner's book pack, RAC/MSA logbook, a recently expired FIVA FBHVC Card, and a HERO vehicle specification card.