Porsche 911 S

In September 1980 the car left the Bailey family and was owned for a short time by Porsche fanatic Roger Goode who refurbished the bodywork, refinishing it in black. He entered it in a concours at nearby Stoneleigh Exhibition Centre in Warwickshire where it was bought on a whim by Nic Harding for £7,250, having achieved second place.

Nic Harding, owner of the Morris Minor Centre in Bath used the 911 to commute to work from nearby Bradford on Avon for several years until the arrival of a daughter necessitated a more practical car in the shape of a Range Rover. So, in January 1984, he sold it to Richard Dennis who worked alongside him on Morris Minors and who had long admired the 911.

Richard Dennis loved the car like each previous owner and drove it to work every day from nearby Bathampton whilst going further afield at weekends on fishing trips. He was clearly an engineer of some note and spent many hours on the Porsche as logged in the history file. Richard kept the 911 for the rest of his life and was inherited by his son on his passing.

John knew how much his father loved the 911 and wanted to restore it, hence it was sent to renowned specialist Alan Drayton of Canford Classics for a full appraisal in 2017. A full restoration was clearly going to require a huge financial commitment and so John Dennis thought it best to pass the car to a new custodian who was looking for just such a car.

This last owner certainly did the car proud completing a full restoration without compromise completed by Canford Classics in 2019. Extensive correspondence and invoicing illustrated with many photographs details the work completed with every detail being addressed. Suffice it to say expenditure amounted to around £250,000.

Today this special 911 presents much as it must have done when first collected by young stockbroker Tristan Bailey in 1972, dare I say it may even be better! Unlike many restored cars the authentic specification and lovely full back story ensures this 911 retains a character and the work completed is far from skin deep, it drives beautifully.

What a super car, full detailed history from Day One and restored to the highest standards whilst remaining faithful to its original specification. Naturally it comes with everything from the original sales brochure and price list, original full book pack including original stamped service book in correct wallet, original toolkit, two substantial history files, illustrated leather restoration book and copies of several magazines that have featured this 911.