Porsche 911 S Targa

The illusion of Sleeping Beauty dissolves into rust particles when opening the container…

When opening the large box, the beautiful illusion crumbles into its nonexistent components. Just like the crispy body of Little Boy, from which rust seems to dribble out of almost every pore. Unfortunately, the lemon-yellow Targa actually looks as bleak as the photos previously sent by Classic Scout Rick suggested. It quickly becomes clear that this 911 is definitely not what would be called a good basis for restoration elsewhere…

But there's no point in pushing such a barn find into a corner. The goal is already clearly in sight: the boxer engine should be brought back to life! Because a first-hand Targa from 1970 is hardly available nowadays – and Little Boy is an absolute stroke of luck. Let's briefly recap the fate of the Porsche that rolled off the assembly line in April 1970 with the chassis number: about ten years later, first owner David Brzezinski keeps his boxer in the ring; he presumably accumulates exactly the 70,674 miles shown on the speedometer. Then, an engine failure in the early eighties causes the premature knockout of the Zuffenhausen native.

Premature knockout in the USA: Little Boy spends about 30 years in a coma

Through an "accelerant" in the form of leaking oil in the rear compartment, the car is further heavily damaged. The battered Porsche, lovingly called Little Boy by the owner's wife, remains stationary on the driveway for about 20 years, only to then make a longer stop in a barn in Pennsylvania as a supposed barn find…

Back in good old Germany – For inventory: In a ruthless assessment, the substance of the knocked-out boxer at best gives cause for a hint of hope. No spark. Okay, the interior is still intact, the coveted Fuchs 15-inch wheels are still on, and the wheels, known among insiders as Deep Six due to their size, even make a decent impression. Maybe the good Becker Grand Prix will still do, which at the time had to be ordered as an extra for the base price of well over Zoiper Click2Dial 30,000 DM (or about $10,000).

But in terms of the bodywork, it is initially much easier to determine which areas are not gnawed or already eaten away by rust: namely almost none. Floor panels, doors, fenders, side panels, seat wells, sills, end panels – the body is virtually devastated from top to bottom by the brown berserker. The front end, including the windshield frame, still makes the best impression, as does the window frame and the typical Targa bar.