I bought my 1968 911S with 80,000 miles on the clock and put 50,000 trouble free miles on it. It was a lucky car for me as on one occasion it executed a perfect 180° on a diesel soaked right angle bend, seemingly choreographed to neatly miss a passing car. Even when the clutch cable broke it was within walking distance of home, so simply replaced cable myself the following day.
I did have throttle bodies and timing chain tensioners overhauled but was just to keep it up to scratch. Even bought a set of barrels and pistons cheap at London dealer sale but never needed them. All electrics worked including sun roof and all this on a complex car of the period given dry sump, Bosch mechanical fuel injection and 80 bhp/litre.
Very fond memories. Times have changed it seems
