For fans of air-cooled 911s, this generation represents an important progression of the series into something with more pace and stability.
The 2.2lt flat six in this variant now ran fuel injection alongside a higher 9.1:1 compression, claiming 125hp.
Matched to a five-speed manual transmission, that was enough to give the relatively light car a decent turn of speed.
Handling was a little more user-friendly in this series, with the long wheelbase.
As for styling, we’re talking of the long bonnet series, now sporting Fuchs wheels which have become emblematic of 911s.
In our feature on the series, one owner commented: “I think that for its era that car was pretty sophisticated. The handling, the sound of the engine, was the start of a total new generation.”
This car is with the Healey Factory in Melbourne, priced at $139,500.