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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ OT 911 owned by a King!
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 29 2018, 10:48 PM
You never know what you will find, when you buy Porsches all day every day. Rusty, burned, no motor/gearbox, but the provenance is as good as it gets! The magazine article will be coming out in 2019.
66 911 ordered by King Hussein of Jordan, now at Unobtanium HQ, and no it's not for sale.
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Posted by: 914Sixer Nov 30 2018, 07:42 AM
It's amazing what you can find out there!! 
Posted by: mepstein Nov 30 2018, 07:45 AM
cool find.
Posted by: bretth Nov 30 2018, 09:05 AM
Cool! Hopefully its time in the desert slowed the rust worm.
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Nov 30 2018, 09:18 AM
Cool! Hopefully its time in the desert slowed the rust worm.
Maybe, but the muddy mountain I found it on in VA left the car full of mud, wet leaves, and plenty of rust.
Posted by: GeorgeRud Nov 30 2018, 09:22 AM
King Hussein was an enthusiast that used to run go karts as well.
Posted by: mepstein Nov 30 2018, 09:33 AM
My son’s friend is a king. Maybe I should sell him one of my cars and then buy it back. 
Posted by: My 914 Dec 1 2018, 02:41 PM
What's the game plan for the car. Restore back to original or a modified example?
Posted by: rgalla9146 Dec 1 2018, 03:38 PM
What's the game plan for the car. Restore back to original or a modified example?
It says 'not for sale'
The next owner will decide.
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Dec 1 2018, 09:29 PM
What's the game plan for the car. Restore back to original or a modified example?
It says 'not for sale'
The next owner will decide.
Well, I'm the owner, the car is at my shop, and am saying it's not for sale. I plan to restore it and drive it. Luckily, I have most of the parts to restore it, including a period correct 66 motor and gearbox.
Posted by: 914forme Dec 2 2018, 01:03 PM
Cool find, but I say go for the gold, and find the 904 
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Dec 2 2018, 01:07 PM
Cool find, but I say go for the gold, and find the 904
That's easy, he donated it to the Factory in the 90s, or he traded it for a new Turbo, but really more like a donation.
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Posted by: 914forme Dec 2 2018, 06:35 PM
Wow Neat piece of history there, and to think I was standing by that 906 and did not even know that was where it as from. And most likely the 904 also, but I did not look for the numbers.
And that was a bargain for Porsche to get these two ( well really the 906) back for a turbo. Who ever setup that deal should have worked out a bonus that year. If not 
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Dec 2 2018, 06:37 PM
Wow Neat piece of history there, and to think I was standing by that 906 and did not even know that was where it as from. And most likely the 904 also, but I did not look for the numbers.
And that was a bargain for Porsche to get these two ( well really the 906) back for a turbo. Who ever setup that deal should have worked out a bonus that year. If not
According to the Jordanian's, the deal was not for the 904 and 906, the 906 was just on loan, so not as bad of a deal as the story lets us think it is.
Posted by: JeffBowlsby Dec 2 2018, 07:10 PM
So if these were given back to Zuff, then how did they end up on USA soil?
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Dec 2 2018, 07:46 PM
So if these were given back to Zuff, then how did they end up on USA soil?
The 904 is still in the Factory Museum, the 906 was said to be on loan, so it must have gone back to the King at some point, not sure if Jordan still has it.
The 911 we don't know how it made it's way over here, the guy I got it from got it from a salvage yard with a burned 2.7 motor in it years ago.
Posted by: Racer Dec 3 2018, 07:12 AM
Perhaps was brought to the Jordanian embassy in DC and then left here?
Posted by: Unobtanium-inc Dec 3 2018, 10:22 AM
Perhaps was brought to the Jordanian embassy in DC and then left here?
That actually sounds like a good theory. Back when these cars were just used cars. My favorite is when someone tells me about some really rare Porsche they almost bought back in the day but they didn't like the color, oh the irony!
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