Highlights Fresh engine rebuild Beautiful patina Original interior Bosch fuel injection Imported from California Overview There’s something endlessly appealing about a car which wears its history proudly.

And doubly so when it has had an engine rebuild to ensure it’s in tip-top mechanical condition.

The gently mellowed paint and original interior conjure scenes of a life well-lived, long drives in the country, and wry smiles as the air-cooled exhaust note cuts through the air.

While under the surface there are shiny bolt heads, and reassuringly sizeable invoices for professional machining and rebuild work.

This 911 S Targa started its life in the US, before being shipped to the UK in 2020.

Little is known of its 43 years spent in the States, with the story being told via the car’s original Sienna paintwork and unashamedly 1970s interior.

It features an early example of the low-impact bumpers which would come to characterise the styling of 911s during this period, and remains deli...