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Is there another single sports car design that over its incredibly long lifespan has rung up a better competition record than Porsche's evergreen 911? Introduced in 1964 as a larger, roomier, and more powerful successor to the much-loved 356 series, the 911 was a shock to Porsche's loyal ownership. The sleek new design, with its two-liter overhead-cam boxer six-cylinder engine and higher price, initially proved a difficult sell in the United States, which had become Porsche's most important export market. The answer was to take the 911 racing to demonstrate its worth. The 911 quickly showed its prowess, easily winning the SCCA's National D Production Championship in 1966. That win was so effortless that SCCA officialdom moved the car up a class to C the following season in order to level the playing field. In 1967, though, 911s swept their class at the Daytona American Road Race of Champions for another national title. Porsche had made its point, and sales of the 911 immediately took off. After importation by Porsche Cars America in Teaneck, NJ, this example, 308505S – finished in Irish Green with a black leather interior - was sold to its first owner, T. King Hedinger of Berea, Ohio. King-Hedinger, a Cleveland advertising executive, was an experienced Porsche racer. After acquiring the new 911S, he quickly prepared it for C Production/B Sedan racing. In 1969, King-Hedinger's 3rd-place finish in the SCCA's Central Division's B Sedan points contest brought an invitation to the National Runoffs at Daytona International Raceway, where he managed a very credible 5th place finish behind four other 911s. He would bring 308505S back to the Daytona Runoffs in 1971, where he would finish 9th in class. The car was sold in 1972 to a Florida resident who drove it on the street for several years. In 1977 it was acquired by Ara Dube of Daytona Beach, Florida, who ran the car in the 1977 Daytona 24 Hours. Just a few hours into that contest a fractured oil cooler sidelined the car. In one of the great stories of that race, a spectator volunteered to let the team transplant the completely-stock engine from his 60,000 mile 1967 911S Targa – which was parked nearby – into the crippled race car. Although the car required a new clutch and some new rocker arms before the race was over, Dube and his co-drivers brought the car home 8th in GTU, 21st overall. In 1984, Dube also participated in the SCCA Runoffs. In the late 1980s, the car was vintage-raced by Bill Ferran, Roy Sanders, and Dr. Al Carlotti. It was also owned by Prescott Kelly and Klubsport Racing. Klubsport completely restored the car to its original King-Hedinger livery in 2007. Following its appearance at Rennsport III at Daytona – including the by invitation-only Pit Lane Concours - the car came to the West Coast and was fitted with a fresh twin-plug, 2.0 racing engine and transaxle prepared by Porsche expert Jeff Gamroth of Rothsport in Tualatin, Oregon. More than $27,000 was spent on the mechanical work and the engine has just one race weekend since. As offered here, 308505S is fitted with custom-built six-inch wide lightweight alloy wheels mounted with A038 tires, which should be replaced with new rubber before racing. The interior includes a pair of new 911R-style racing seats. The car's original numbers-matching engine case - damaged but repairable - is included in the sale. The car has been accepted for participation at the upcoming Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV at Laguna Seca, by virtue of its fully-documented FIA history. Complete with extensive documentation and period photos of the car in action, 308505S represents a complete and tasty historical package. Offered on a Bill of Sale.