1968 Porsche 912 - From neglected to driver's dream! 

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In my opinion, this owner has it figured out perfectly. Fun historic car, maintained well and properly and used as intended. An honorable and worthy steward. Cheers

Wow, thank you so much for sharing this video - I enjoyed every moment! I'm a massive fan of Porsche cars and that is a beautiful example of a 912 and (in my opinion) all the better for not being a pristine garage queen, though I nearly wept when I saw what the previous owner had done. Kudos to the current owner for his approach to restoring the car, keeping the original paint (great job Dad) and making it into a usable car to enjoy. May you do so for many more years to come Sir. After 45 years of wanting a 911 (since I was 8 years old) and having spent the past 10 years battling an incurable cancer, I was finally able to buy myself a 911 in February this year - it's a joy to finally own one. It's put a smile on my face every day since I bought it and I'll continue to enjoy it, as long as I can. More power to anyone who shares a passion for Porsche - whatever model, age or condition. May the road rise to meet you.

Very logical way to own a priceless car, use it, don’t baby it, enjoy it. 👍

Great interviewer and interviewee. Really enjoyed the story and the owner did a magnificent job bringing that car back to life.

Matching numbers are not for drivers, there are just for collector. Very cool video.

Great video thanks, you kept the entire video on the car & not on the people, that's a thumbs up for me. I've just purchased a 912 so Im now obsessed with watching vids on them :-)

I have a 69' 912 and absolutely love it. Mine's a bit more outlaw than show queen (her name is Gertrude)... She's kind Frankenstein with a 68' engine and a 71' trans. It's a bit wonky when I first take it out for the season, but once the rust is off, it's a dream to drive.. Mine's not perfect, but it's mine and I'll keep it running til I die.

Soooo if he ever goes to sell it how might one get in that short list??? Love that he has that average guy enthusiast vibe about doing the best he can but also daily driving and not sweating the smallest stuff - that's exactly what I'd die to have a 912 for!

Good video. Finally answered the question in my mind - the difference between a 911 and 912!

I’m from Roanoke and now live in San Diego. Enjoyed the presentation!

Nice job! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful 912.. Well done for putting it back in this condition.. Very envious!☺

Thank you for sharing your beautiful 912! Went through the same path for so many years....Classic Porsche are the best.

Really great video. While a few years old, I found it to be super helpful on many levels. I am considering adding a 912 to the stable, and your video was super "real" and very helpful. Thanks for that.

Wow I saw your ad, and wasn’t expecting this type of video quality! You earned a subscriber, my dude!

Just a quick clarification the SWB 912 is till 1968. The 1969 912 is a LWB car.

I love your philosophy of car owning, like and love the car! 👍

Tout simplement magnifique. Belle restauration 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I have started researching, would like to get a 912. Great video 👍cheers!

Love this car! i 'll buy it when you decide to sell. Thx!

A work friends husband has a 912. Its basically in road worthy but aged condition. I took some great photos of it when he picked her up in it 👌

Slight correction, this car weighs more than 1600 lbs, my owners manual says 2,127 lbs.

I laughed at “just under three years” I thought this guy had owned this forever.

Damn...Beautiful!

Fantastic

What a great interview! Really enjoyed that. Beautiful 912. Where in NC did you adventure?

I think the 912 originally had steel wheels with hubcabs, while the 911 had the Fuchs wheels. A great car, a great video, thank you!!

Great stuff. My kind of owner and as I drive a slate grey swb 912 myself I certainly agree with most of his observations. Minor gaffs only - the 1969 912 was a lwb car and the steering wheel would've been the 68-73 style wheel with a build December 67. But the 67 wheel looks great and I would leave it there. You can go too far with originality, yes you're the custodian, but it's still your car , and you are part of its history

Many readers are asking the difference between the wolf(912) and the elf (911)...the price tag! A 911 Original MSRP Base Price $6,490 with a flat 6. A 912 Priced at $4,700 with a flat 4....FYI :a 1966 Beetle Deluxe Sedan cost $1585, the Sunroof Sedan $1675 and the Cabriolet $2075.

One correction: 1969 912s were long wheelbase, but still small bumpers. Beautiful ‘68!

A couple finer points. The 1974 912E was different in the respects you mention but the engines was completely different than the 356 derived original 912 engine. The 1976 engine was the 021 Volkswagen bus engine as used in the last 914s. That engine was full of troubles and short on character. A wise person once told me that the 356 derived 1.6 was what the VW bug engine would have been if it wasn’t built down to a price. The 356 cylinder head with its splayed valves and uncompromised rocker shaft mounting is a work of technical art. Point is the 912E was more compromise and less pure Porsche. The 911, on the other hand is way too sophisticated to be owner maintained, the sophistication is justified by the outcome but it’s in a different class than that original 912 by nature.

love it

beauty

Great vid thanks! Imagine they would remake this car with today’s precision, know how, materials .. it would be even lighter and stronger, faster and super efficient. Todays cars are no fun and just moving furnitures …

The information about the model years of the SWB (Short Wheel Base) and LWB (Long Wheel Base) is incorrect. The SWB 911 and 912 were built up to 1968. Beginning with in 1969 Porsche stretched the wheelbase by 57mm on the 911 and 912 which was the last year for the 912. In 1976 Porsche sold the 912E which used the fuel injected 2.0 liter Type 4 engine from the 914 and was only sold in North America for just the 1976 model year to fill the lineup until the upcoming 924 was released. The 912E was built on the same long wheelbase chassis as the 911 and featured the updated impact bumpers front and rear that the 911 had used since 1974.

Body style changed in 1974. It became galvanized in 1976.

I have heard the intro song in so many YT vids

Beautiful car- but I don’t think it weights 1600lbs. I think they are at least 2100lbs. Slate gray and red interior- is a beautiful combo. I have a 67 912, old fiat 500 and old Defender. The 912 is the oldest of the bunch but it’s a far better vehicle. So much nicer.

This channel is awesome imo

What did he end up doing with it? I’m in the market for one.

The 912 weighs a lot more than 1580 pounds. It weighs a little over 1 ton.

The porsche 912 weights around 2000lbs not 1600lbs

love the slate grey color! i watched this video 3 months ago and i've learned a lot about the car since then. i even had a video made of my late dad's 912 gray fox. it's getting harder and harder to have to say goodbye to it. the video description tells the story: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-svrmPZ7vl2g.html

FYI 69 was a LWB.

Weight is really 2100 lbs, NOT 1650.

Need to clean up some of your details. To begin with the weight was not just under 1600 pounds but rather 2134 pounds. Secondly, you failed to mention that the 1976 912E engine was not only fuel injected but was also from the 914 2.0, and with L-jetrontics FI, replacing the earlier 1.6 liter 356 engine.

Pal of mine had his 912 burst into flames within 6 months of owning it while driving. Burnt to a cinder. Are there big issues with the wiring and gas leaks? I’ve been offered a beautiful 912 but asides from the fact that it looks beautiful the inside of these look very basic and although I’d love to be convinced I just can’t get over the line. Is it a nice drive?

Just under 116 pounds, I will have one please

Why would anyone in their right mind install a roof rack (that will never get used) on a vintage 911/912? That looks like hell. If you're going to drive around with a luggage rack on your car, put luggage on it or take it off. Otherwise, a beautiful car. Kudos.

1600 pounds? You may want to restate that, with another almost 500 pounds.

All 912's need the 6. Don't tell me original! No Sports Car Driver, cares. Find a six, put the 4 in a crate. And enjoy a far more valuable, swift, Sports Car! Good car, with the six it's The Great Car !

Why not put a proper 911 engine on this car?

Wrong info right off the bat, can't watch!!!

My friend had one of these. For a Porsche this car had like no power. This car should have the engine removed and converted to electric.

Nice, but to me, Karmann Ghia is a nicer looking car.

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. "Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbot" in German. :-////)/)/

The "MOST" over priced classic in the World. Ive owned a few of these. There is NO WAY a 912 or 911 is worth anywhere near $100,000.. or even $50,000. Unless you really 'LOVE' your 912, dump it now, the classic, collector car market is collapsing. For several reasons. 1. The economy stupid... 2. The younger, up and coming are not 'connected' to these vehicles, unless their dad, or grandpa owned one. but still, these cars are not their passion.

That was the plan back then....buy a cheap 912, put the original motor in the garage and install an engine like a had in my Bug: Type 1, 2400ccm, 180PS. Instantly you would have a classic sports car with the iconic look that could get in the ring with every 911 from the same era...and win easily. But what happened? The prices for 912 went up like crazy, like before with the 911. Too bad. Would love to tell my younger self to buy each and every 911 and 912....