Vehicle Description
To be OFFERED AT AUCTION at Auctions America's Fort Lauderdale
event, March 31-2, 2017.
Chassis No.
WP0CB2A98BS795595
Estimate:
$240,000 - $280,000 US
In the early 1950s, American importer�and future legend�Max Hoffman
told Porsche's Stuttgart, Germany, office that his market was in
need of a cheaper version of the company's 356. Hoffman asked
Porsche to build something with a simple, removable windshield and
bucket seats, the original 356 Speedster was a hit. Despite its
budget price, it has cemented itself as the 356 to have.
Decades on, Porsche has revived the Speedster concept with its 911
to great success. After all, few brands honor their past like
Porsche. At 2010's Paris salon, the automaker took the wraps off of
a new Speedster as the brand worked toward a finale of the 997.
Just 356 were built, most swathed in a model-exclusive Pure Blue
shade over black leather (although a few were specified in a less
eye-catching white). Recalling the 930 Speedster of the 1980s, it
boasted a nearly three-inch shorter windshield and a low-profile
black fabric roof tucked under a massive body color boot with
double "speedster humps" that met the front seats. It also included
black Fuchs-style alloy wheels wedged under the Carrera GTS' wider
body work. The GTS also lent its 408-horsepower boxer-six, but the
Speedster came only with Porsche's seven-speed dual-clutch
automatic transmission. The look continued inside with black and
blue accents and virtually every option from the Porsche catalog
fitted as standard.
This investment-grade 2011 911 Speedster is painted in the model's
signature Pure Blue and, with just 7,800 actual, it has been used
only sparingly and is ready for both enjoyment and preservation as
a unique footnote in the 911's illustrious history.
