1974 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI

1974 brought with it the impact-bumper and emissions era for US Porsche’s as automakers conformed with low-speed protection requirements and new emissions regulations. While the rest of the world received the powerful 2.7-liter MFI engine from the previous year’s Carrera 2.7 RS, the US Carrera 2.7 was restricted to a 2.7 K-Jetronic engine producing only 175 bhp, and then 165 bhp later on as regulations tightened.

As you can imagine, in today’s market, MFI cars are worth vastly more than US spec cars, with an average price of $230,000 vs. $108,000 for US examples. High sales for US cars have approached MFI levels, but then again, high sales for MFI cars have seen upwards of $300-400,000.

Today’s Spotlight car is this 1974 911 Carrera 2.7 MFI Coupe. Originally delivered to Japan, it is finished in Silver Metallic with black Carrera script over Midnight leatherette and shows 99,367 km (~61,000 miles) on the odometer. It is equipped with Sport Seats with tweed cloth inserts, Koni shocks, “S” brakes, AC, front fog lights, and rides on 16” Fuchs wheels with black centers and polished lips.

The car is in solid condition, as seen in the comprehensive photo gallery. It was stripped to bare metal upon import to the US in 2015 and repainted in its factory color. On the inside, the dark blue leatherette looks to be in excellent condition, and I love the look of the tweed inserts on this one. Mechanically, the car is all there as the selling dealer performed a comprehensive engine-out service, which is documented in the photo gallery. The only real question remaining was the source of the ducktail spoiler, as RoW cars did not come standard with the wing from the factory, but other markets outside the EU ordered them and added them at the port.

Our Spotlight car sold at a high bid of $232,000, which was higher than comps with similar mileage. Those comps were hovering around the $200k mark, but with the 2.7 MFI market pushing upwards, this one is right on the money for today. The extra work and service performed by the dealer were worth the effort here, and the buyer got a solid car for the price.

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