Vehicle Description
1989 Porsche 911 Speedster For Sale- Originally Owned By Nicolas
Cage, 3,026 Miles LMC is very proud to offer for sale this 1989
Porsche 911 Speedster In the mid 1980's, Porsche President Peter
Schultz approved a modern update as a way to reignite some of the
original 1950's Speedster excitement. The original Porsche 356
Speedster of 1954-1959 was to be an inexpensive sports car for the
youth market. Its good looks and minimalist equipment, which
included a cut-down windshield and "emergencies only" top, clicked
with customers...including Hollywood Star James Dean who helped
make the car famous. The 1989 Speedster was a single model year
offering which not coincidentally was the 25th anniversary of the
911. Only 2,104 of the new Speedster were built between January and
September of 1989 for global production and of that total only 823
were delivered new to the US. The Speedster, option M503, was the
last variant based on the outgoing K program chassis, that was to
be replaced by the new Type 964. Porsche offered the new Speedster
in both slant nosed and turbo body variants in Germany but only the
turbo look was sold to the US customers. The 911 Speedster was
distinctly shaped by Porsche's styling department under the
direction of Tony Lapine. It offered a cut down windshield
reminiscent of the original that was more than 3 inches lower and
raked 5 degrees flatter than that of the standard Cabriolet, a
minimal single layer fabric top and a twin 'camel humps' fiberglass
tonneau covered the area where the occasional rear seats would
normally reside. The front quarter windows were eliminated and the
new side windows were manually operated. Like the original 356
Speedster the new version was rarely seen with its top up. This
1989 Porsche Speedster was purchased new by actor Nicolas Cage and
is one of just 823 imported into the United States in that model
year. In 2002, Cage hired a transporter to move his car from Los
Angeles to Philadelphia. In route to the destination the driver
stopped in Arnold, Missouri, to visit with his parents. On
Christmas Day, a teenage car thief stole the Speedster and
eventually rolled it off a boat ramp, submerging it in the Lake of
the Ozarks. At that point in time, the car had a mere 150 miles on
the odometer. The car was later obtained by a marque specialist and
restored back to showroom condition. The car now has 3,026 miles on
the odometer, driven 2,876 miles since its restoration, and
presents in immaculate condition with its gleaming black exterior,
rich black-leather interior and satin-finished Fuchs wheels.
Documenting this Speedster is a previous California title in
Nicholas Cage's name, a signed copy of the Gone in 60 seconds
screenplay, signed Gone in 60 seconds poster and tool roll.
Additional Details: 1989 PORSCHE 911 SPEEDSTER -
