Vehicle Description
pVehicle to be offered for Auction sale WITHOUT RESERVE and SOLD to
the highest bidder June 2nd - 4th, 2017 at Russo and Steele\'s 5th
Annual Newport Beach California Auction. Please contact us for more
information. The Porsche 968 is a sports car made by Porsche AG
from 1992 to 1995. It was the final evolution of a line of
water-cooled front-engined rear wheel drive models. Like the 944,
the 968 was sold as both a coupe and a convertible. The 968\'s
basic styling was an evolution on that of the outgoing 944, itself
based on the earlier 924. In an attempt to create a family
resemblance between models and associate it with the luxury 928
gran turismo, elements were borrowed from its upscale sibling.
Others included a swooping headlamp design inspired by the 959
later incorporated in the Type 993 911. The 968 was powered by an
updated version of the 944\'s straight-four engine, now displacing
3.0 L with 104 mm bore, 88 mm stroke and producing 240 PS 237 bhp;
177 kW. Changes to the 968\'s powertrain also included the addition
of Porsche\'s then-new VarioCam variable valve timing system, newly
optimized induction and exhaust systems, a dual-mass flywheel, and
updated engine management electronics among other more minor
revisions. The 968\'s engine was the third-largest four-cylinder
ever offered in a production car up to that time. This example is
equipped with the extremely rare 6-speed manual transmission. Out
of the 681 Units allocated for the US in it\'s entire production
run only 168 were believed to be made with this extremely desirable
transmission. The benefit of a full mechanical and body on
restoration and a mere 20,000 miles driven since. This can be your
ultimate fun in the sun affordable yet rare Porsche. Light
restoration 2010 Mechanical restoration 2010./p
