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This 1969 Porsche 911 Targa Coupe . It is equipped with a 4 Speed Manual transmission. The vehicle is Green with a Black Leather interior. It is offered As-Is, not covered by a warranty. - Production of the 911S, and 911 Targa came within months of each other, the S (for Super) started production in 1966, and the Targa started, improbably, two months later-in the dead of winter (just in time for springtime sales, perhaps). Separately, they were cars of enormous interest-the S for the sporting crowd, the Targa for the sun-lovers who missed having an open Porsche after the passing of the Speedster. Together, they made for a sublime driving experience. Beyond ladling in more power with bigger valves, higher compression and more radical cams, the S model featured a fatter front anti-roll bar, a rear bar, Koni shocks, ventilated disc brakes, and puny 15x4.5 Fuchs wheels. The Targa, meanwhile, added a brushed-stainless roll hoop in lieu of the roof for torsional strength so that engineers did not need to reinforce the floorpans. Still, the added weight and relative flexibility of the Targa's chassis were seen as a fair trade-off for open-top driving, unzipping the back window allowed flow-through ventilation and the nearest thing yet to a true convertible 911. But it was the 1969 models, with production starting in August 1968, that saw the biggest changes yet-far beyond the usual minor trim shuffling. The wheelbase grew 2.2 inches, to 89.3, to allow better weight distribution and greater handling stability, yet the overall length of the car didn't change-the rear trailing arms were lengthened so the wheels moved back, and the new rear quarters were shaped to fit. (The rear wheel arches were also flared slightly-a harbinger of things to come.) Twin six-volt batteries in the nose proved a more elegant solution than the previously attached ballast plate. A host of evolutionary creature-comfort issues followed suit. At this time, the S and the Targa models each came with their own change. An optional non-removable glass rear window was available on the Targa models now, while the Targa bar sported vents to help aid in-cabin airflow. The glass window helped both rigidity and security, but an element of the open-air Porsche experience was removed. The S models, formerly carbureted, now sported Bosch mechanical fuel injection, to solve the issue of keeping power levels high while also preparing for an emissions-controlled future in one of the company's biggest export markets. It also added 15x6 Fuchs wheels to the package. Add the two together and you've got the most expensive Porsche available in its day-our example had an $8,315 base price ($7,695 for the coupe, plus $620 for the Targa option). More than 10,000 911s were sold in 1969, but just 614 of them were 911S Targas. Of those, only a handful of soft-window '69s were built (perhaps only a dozen), and no 911S models post-'69 had the removable backlight. Car and Driver, along with famed road-racer Mark Donohue, tested the entire lineup of 1969 Porsche 911s (911T Targa, 911S coupe, 911E Coupe, and 912) and, as it happens, liked them in the order we've printed them here. The 125hp carbureted Targa offered better torque, better noise suppression (!), and the moderate flexibility introduced into the chassis helped keep the handling more neutral. Maybe I should cut all the tubes out of the roll cage on my Trans-Am car, Donohue joked. The 911S was all business, however: That rasping, crackling sound on the 911S really tells you right off it's not fooling around, Donohue said, adding, I've never been so well treated, physically, in a race car. I'd really like to take this car apart and see exactly how they've done it. Even so, the engine's high-revving characteristics and gear ratios made it a joy on track, but more of a burden in traffic. - Have original manuals, This Porsche is in Good overall exterior condition, Good overall interior condition, Leather seats - Leather Steering Wheel, Leather Shifter, Clock, Tachometer, Leather Interior Surface, Original fuel injection gettin...
