Vehicle Description
Chassis No. WP0EB0934JS070507
Engine No. 68J01194
Transmission No. 2J12019
The list of 1980s auto show cars that wore Pearlescent White
Metallic at the hands of Style Porsche is exceptional. The debuts
of the 956 sports racing prototype, 959 "Gruppe B," 911 Speedster
Studie, even the 924 Carrera prototype, wore that unmistakable,
hallowed shade. Clearly those within Porsche believed that
Pearlescent White showcased the body lines of their newest ideas
best, reserving the color for special occasions. Of course, that
did not mean that customers were held back from ordering the color.
It remained an off-the-books choice held within Porsche's Paint to
Sample program for those in the know.
Ordered in, yes, Paint to Sample Pearlescent White Metallic, this
1988 911 Turbo Cabriolet is a well-equipped example of the most
powerful and expensive Porsche offered on the U.S.-market that
year. Picked up at the factory via Porsche's famous Tourist
Delivery program by its original, long-term owner, the car was
equipped with such options as steering wheel with elevated hub,
tonneau cover, Blaupunkt Reno SQR 46 cassette radio, limited slip
differential, Black supple leather seats with lumbar support L/R,
alarm system, and the luggage compartment in black velour.
According to the clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report, the car was
registered to the original owner on 25 August 1989 in dry New
Mexico where it would remain until its sale in 2018 with only 3,723
miles on its VDO odometer.
Unsurprisingly, such an exceptional 911 Turbo found another
long-term caretaker based in the Piedmont of North Carolina, an
under-the-radar hotbed of Porsche collecting. Over the past six
years, this Paint-to-Sample 911 Turbo has accumulated an additional
366 miles and no doubt its fair share of longing gazes at by those
Porsche aficionados well-versed in the exceptional originality and
rarity displayed before them. The car's Pearlescent White Metallic
finish is protected by full PPF, and it retains its toolkit, air
pump, manuals, and Tourist Delivery paperwork that includes its
Tourist Vehicles supplement, Porsche Touring Pass, Porsche-issued
"Walks through Stuttgart" map, and VVD insurance pamphlet. These
delivery documents are a rarely seen window into the late-1980s
Tourist Delivery process and are an exceptional indication of the
preservation and care afforded to this low-mileage special-occasion
sports car.
