I obtained this toolkit from an individual in Europe and it has an interesting history. It originally belonged to the seller’s uncle who owned an early 911. How early? The seller has a distinct and dated memory of visiting his uncle in Germany and being allowed to drive the car as a special treat on his 18th birthday - January 12, 1965 - and he has a hand-dated photo from the day that matches his memory. So, almost without a doubt, a 1964-built car. The uncle was, according to the seller, the black sheep of the family and all they really remember about him professionally was that he was “in the car business” and did some racing. He passed in 1992 and this toolkit and a stash of early parts and documents was inherited by his nephew who sold everything to me last year. This was reportedly the only 911 his uncle ever owned and was sold sometime in the 1980’s they believe.
The toolkit itself contains the usual tools you’d expect in an early kit including the ’65-only 12mm spark plug wrench and allen. Oddly, the fan tool is missing the usual P208 marking. Most interesting is the bag. The black outer vinyl is an exact match for the unique black vinyl on two of my other confirmed 1965 bags including the original bag from my personal car, VIN 301100, but it does not have the 356-style tabs and the interior is two-tone.
Thought tool-geeks would find this interesting. Obviously, nothing is 100% after almost 60 years but the 12mm spark plug wrench shows this to be an early toolkit and the seller’s dated memory certainly adds some credibility to the provenance. As for the unique bag, “who knows what the hell Porsche was doing in 1964?” is the best answer I can come up with.
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