Porsche 911

The vehicle in detail

Delivered new on April 12, 1967 to Owen O’Meara of Denver, Colorado, this short-wheelbase 911 Coupe has led an interesting life. After being sold to an enthusiast in Coronado, California, the car was repainted from its original Polo Red to an unintended darker Cranberry. In 2001 it was acquired by its third owner, a noted Bay-area auto journalist and SCCA racer, as a retirement project. He stripped the interior and underside, made some minor rust repairs, and transformed the 911 into a vintage racer with a roll-bar, racing seat and harness, plastic door windows, fire system, and a fuel cell, adding silver stripes and rocker trim.
In 2005 the 911 was sold to Steve Kupperman of Sacramento. The original engine was tired, so it was fully overhauled by a local dependent Porsche shop, which built the motor to 911 S-specification. It tested out at a very strong 208 wheel horsepower on a chassis dyno. The suspension was properly sorted, and Mr. Kupperman would enter his car in numerous west coast vintage events, including two PCA Rennsport Reunions at Laguna Seca. The car was sold to its current owner about seven years ago; it has been driven infrequently since but not raced.