To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Open Roads, Fall event, 11
- 20 November 2020.
Estimate:
$125,000 - $150,000
- Highly desirable Type 964 911 Speedster
- One of only 427 964 Speedsters produced for the US market
- Grand Prix White over grey and black interior
- Equipped with air conditioning, factory sports bucket
seats
- Fitted with newer cloth top
Porsche's original 356 Speedster was created for enthusiasts who
desired performance over creature comforts, and the same was true
of the revived Speedsters of 1989 and 1994. Like the original,
these cars had just two seats, a lower rounded windshield, and a
fiberglass tonneau cover.
If the introduction of the 911 Speedster in January 1989 meant that
Porsche had successfully revived an iconic model from its past,
however, this first revival did not last long. This 3.2-liter
flat-six-powered Speedster disappeared when the new 3.6-litre Type
964 911 models were introduced in August 1989.
It took Porsche three years to reintroduce the Speedster to the 911
line-up, with the Type 964 version being announced in late 1992.
Based on the 911 Carrera 2, it looked very much like its immediate
predecessor (though it was not initially available with the wide
"Turbo-look" body style). Though Type 964 Speedster production was
intended to be 3,000, in the end, roughly 936 were built. Of that
already-abbreviated run, 427 were earmarked for the United States
market. With the 911 Type 993's introduction, the Speedster once
again disappeared from the 911 catalogue, only to be revived a few
years later as part of Porsche's "Exclusive" program of strictly
limited-edition models.
This 1994 Porsche 911 Speedster is finished attractively with its
factory-applied Grand Prix White paint and features white painted
hard-shelled sport seats upholstered in contrasting grey and black
leather. With only two California owners since 2003, its odometer
displays fewer than 40,900 miles since new. Recently, a new black
high-quality soft top was fitted.
A well-optioned and nicely preserved example, this 911 Speedster
includes a limited-slip differential, air conditioning, and
desirable factory sports bucket seats; all factory stickers remain
in place, including the option code sticker under the hood, and it
is accompanied by its original handbooks, jack, tools, air pump,
two keys, and a clean Carfax.
Please note that according to this car's CARFAX it was reported
stolen on 7/26/1999 and recovered after theft on 7/30/1999.
To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction,
please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/0620.