1967 Porsche 911 L from Australia and New Zealand - Comments

Front ball joints and tie rod ends needed replacing for a cost of 1000.

Camshafts needed rebuild at a cost of 3500.

Rust spot on back window seal.

This car is a classic so you have to be prepared to spend money to keep it running.

The car has 130bhp which which will push it along since it only weighs 1090kg, and really starts to come into its own in 3rd gear. So you get great acceleration from 40-140km..

But in general, the 63-69 were the first generation 911, so although you get the classic look, you also get the teething problems.

Camshaft chain tensioners are prone to fail.

My recommendation is to buy the 69-73 model, which has the same exterior which is what is so appealing about this car, but had the updated 2.2,2.4 litre motor, which has updated camshafts and gearbox, in addition the interior is more modern with demister and a proper heater...

In all due respect, I would like to disagree with the aforementioned comments about the 1967 2.0 liter 911 models. As regards ball joint repairs etc, this is a one rare occurrence that occurs to all cars which need occassional repairs due to age and wear. At some point or another, all early 911's will require this reapir work, as well as master cylinders, bearing etc. Fortunately though, this is an infrequent repair.

As for chain tensioner failure, the fact is that Porsche has had chain tensioner failure issues with all of the earlier and later model 911's thru to 1990's. The early 2.0 liter engines were less prone to chain tensioner failure than the later models, particularly those models from the mid 70's onwards. By the 1980's Porsche came out with a chain tensioner upgrade which could be retrofitted onto all earlier models. I have one on my 1967 911 and it costs appr $500 for the parts and a few hours of labor.

The advantages of the early models, in particular the 2.0 911 models form 1964-68 were the relatively light weight of the chassis and the higher reving and more economical smaller displacement engines. My 2.0 liter 911S engine pushes out almost 170hp and absolutely screams at 7,300 rpms (redline). And it gets over 20 miles to the gallon.

Try driving one sometime, and you will know that these early 911's are basically lightweight gokarts and are a blast to drive...