The hottest new Porsche 911 variant everyone seems to be talking about is the 911 S/T. Its popularity is matched by its exclusivity, with the model nearly impossible to acquire for mere mortals without an allocation from Porsche. Today’s Good Find Friday car, a 1970 Porsche 911 S/T, is as close as you can get to new for an air-cooled Porsche. Bonus: you can buy it now.

Timed to release with the 60th anniversary of the 911, the 911 S/T is kind of a cross between a 911 GT3 Touring and a 911 GT3 RS. Unlike the original 911 S/T, which we’ll get to in a moment, the new variant of Porsche’s rear-engined flagship sports car is not intended to be a track car, but was built on a similar philosophy and is the lightest 992-generation 911 you can buy.

New, the car costs $292,000, but like all special 911 models will probably hit the used market at double or more once initial leases are completed. So how can you tell your car buddies you own an S/T without having an allocation? Simple: buy an original.

The original 911 S/T was built for FIA Group 4 racing and was basically a 911 S with the lightweight body of a 911 T. It’s difficult to pin down just how many were made, since Porsche offered race teams a plethora of components to take 911s racing in-period. The factory built 62 of them, but many were built by others during the 1970-72 era and later.

Common to all 911 S/Ts are super-wide rear and front arches made of fiberglass, lightweight Fuchs alloys and a fiberglass hood with rubber latches. Engine options ranged from 2.2-2.5L and gearbox options were many to suit different racing scenarios.

Today’s Good Find Friday car is a 1970 production 911 S/T purchased by a Porsche dealer employee in 1973 and converted in period using Porsche factory parts. It’s offered in its original Light Ivory paint with green trim and Porsche script over a black interior.

The exterior looks like a proper S/T, with wide flares in steel, Cibie spotlights, and Fuchs/Braid wheels. The body is said to be in fantastic rust and collision-free condition with good gaps and shut lines and the photos seem to support most of that claim. Some of the hood and decklid lines could be a little more dialed in, but that’s a major nit-pick for a race car.

Suspension modifications include Koni adjustable shock absorbers, factory-spec front and rear sway bars, and original alloy Porsche 911 S calipers. 

Moving inside, the interior is in incredible restored condition, with period Recaro buckets, Perlon carpet, roll bar, S/T door panels, harness seat belts and a beautiful uncracked dashboard. The smaller diameter 4-spoke steering wheel is also a nice touch.

Moving to the engine bay, this 911 S/T is powered by the most powerful option for the cars at the time, a 2.5L MFI flat-six with new headers and a rally muffler. The 1973-dated engine is mated to a later 915 gearbox.

One of my favorite features on a racing Porsche is the larger capacity racing fuel tank, which this car has as well as its original 911 S style oil cooling system.

This is an incredibly small and niche car where assigning a value is made more complex by the challenges in proving its racing provenance. Assuming the purchase paperwork, receipts and other documentation helps verify its authenticity, prices for cars like this range between $250,000 to $300,000 USD.

Offered by the selling dealer, Porsport at $239,500 with the potential for a trade, this car is priced pretty fairly if its history can be proven. While the modern Porsche 911 S/T will almost certainly be worth more for the foreseeable future, good luck finding one. Here you have a true piece of Porsche history plus the ability to say you own a genuine 911 S/T.

On the flip side, you’re creeping up on the current market price of the iconic 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS. Yours truly—who is a little bored of the RS—would almost certainly choose this. Deck lids are pretty easy to change out.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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