1988 Porsche 911 Carrera Super Sport Cabriolet One of Only 16 UK Right-Hand Drive Examples
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Registration No: T.B.C
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ91ZJS151349
MOT: July 2022 One of only 16 right-hand drive Carrera Super Sport Cabriolet’s manufactured Three owners and just c.78,000 miles from new Matching numbers example Extensive history file comprising including original bill of sale and stamped service book Over £27,000 spent since entering current ownership in 2018
Porsche revived the Carrera name - previously used for the competition-orientated versions of the preceding 356 - for its luxuriously equipped, top-of-the-range 911 in 1973, applying the evocative title to all 911 models, coincidentally with the introduction of the 3.2-litre engine, from 1984. Not merely enlarged, the new engine was also extensively revised and produced 231bhp, 27 horsepower up on its predecessor. The 911 Carrera's top speed was now 152mph, with 100mph reachable in a breath-taking 13.6 seconds. Known as the 'Type 930', this new Carrera exemplified the original 911 concept in its final form, the subsequent Carrera 2/Carrera 4 models being almost entirely different.
Recognising that many customers admired the Turbo model's aggressive 'wide body' appearance but had no need for its enhanced performance, Porsche offered the 'Sport Equipment' package. Also known as the 'Turbo-Look', it not only consisted of the Turbo's distinctive extended wheelarches and front/rear spoilers but also its upgraded brakes, suspension, wheels and tyres. This option had been introduced in response to the many independent specialists offering such conversions, and also enabled Porsche to offer a Turbo look-alike in the United States market where emissions legislation had forced the Turbo's (temporary) withdrawal from sale. In Porsche nomenclature, the Sport Equipment package was known as option 'M491', though factory records do not provide a breakdown of how many cars were completed with it. In September 1986 the UK-market designation of these wide-body cars changed to 'Carrera Super Sport'. It is said that only 16 UK-market right-hand drive Carrera Super Sport Cabriolets were sold, making this example a rare beast indeed. Special original specification features include the following: Recoil bumpers Blaupunkt Toronto radio/cassette Sport seats with electric height adjustment Power-operated hood High Fidelity Package (8 speaker system with amplifier) Super Sport equipment Deletion of model designation Top-tinted windscreen Luggage compartment trimmed in black velour carpet.
This 911 was manufactured in 1988 and supplied new through Swinford Motors (Midlands) Porsche to the cost of £55,001.48 and is fitted with the 3164cc flat-six engine with the five-speed G50 manual gearbox. Finished in its original Grand Prix White with Plum leather interior upholstery, the Carrera Super Sport has covered just c.78,000 miles from new. With only three owners from new, the Porsche was retained in first custodianship from 1988-1990 before entering the previous ownership whereupon it remained until 2018. Entering current ownership in 2018, in which it has covered only 3,000 miles approximately.
The beneficiary of approximately £27,000 worth of restoration expenditure since entering current ownership comprising a cosmetic restoration with all panels stripped down to bare metal, inspected, prepared and repainted before reassembly including many new parts including the front and rear brakes, new clutch, gearbox service, refurbished exhaust system, new tonneau cover and much more. Offered with an extensive history file which comprises almost annual logs of expenditure since the late 1990’s, the original book pack including driver’s manual and stamped service book displaying eleven service entries, the original bill of sale and PDI sheet, approximately 22 previous MOT certificates, numerous past invoices and a current V5C.
For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452
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Registration No: T.B.C
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ91ZJS151349
MOT: July 2022 One of only 16 right-hand drive Carrera Super Sport Cabriolet’s manufactured Three owners and just c.78,000 miles from new Matching numbers example Extensive history file comprising including original bill of sale and stamped service book Over £27,000 spent since entering current ownership in 2018
Porsche revived the Carrera name - previously used for the competition-orientated versions of the preceding 356 - for its luxuriously equipped, top-of-the-range 911 in 1973, applying the evocative title to all 911 models, coincidentally with the introduction of the 3.2-litre engine, from 1984. Not merely enlarged, the new engine was also extensively revised and produced 231bhp, 27 horsepower up on its predecessor. The 911 Carrera's top speed was now 152mph, with 100mph reachable in a breath-taking 13.6 seconds. Known as the 'Type 930', this new Carrera exemplified the original 911 concept in its final form, the subsequent Carrera 2/Carrera 4 models being almost entirely different.
Recognising that many customers admired the Turbo model's aggressive 'wide body' appearance but had no need for its enhanced performance, Porsche offered the 'Sport Equipment' package. Also known as the 'Turbo-Look', it not only consisted of the Turbo's distinctive extended wheelarches and front/rear spoilers but also its upgraded brakes, suspension, wheels and tyres. This option had been introduced in response to the many independent specialists offering such conversions, and also enabled Porsche to offer a Turbo look-alike in the United States market where emissions legislation had forced the Turbo's (temporary) withdrawal from sale. In Porsche nomenclature, the Sport Equipment package was known as option 'M491', though factory records do not provide a breakdown of how many cars were completed with it. In September 1986 the UK-market designation of these wide-body cars changed to 'Carrera Super Sport'. It is said that only 16 UK-market right-hand drive Carrera Super Sport Cabriolets were sold, making this example a rare beast indeed. Special original specification features include the following: Recoil bumpers Blaupunkt Toronto radio/cassette Sport seats with electric height adjustment Power-operated hood High Fidelity Package (8 speaker system with amplifier) Super Sport equipment Deletion of model designation Top-tinted windscreen Luggage compartment trimmed in black velour carpet.
This 911 was manufactured in 1988 and supplied new through Swinford Motors (Midlands) Porsche to the cost of £55,001.48 and is fitted with the 3164cc flat-six engine with the five-speed G50 manual gearbox. Finished in its original Grand Prix White with Plum leather interior upholstery, the Carrera Super Sport has covered just c.78,000 miles from new. With only three owners from new, the Porsche was retained in first custodianship from 1988-1990 before entering the previous ownership whereupon it remained until 2018. Entering current ownership in 2018, in which it has covered only 3,000 miles approximately.
The beneficiary of approximately £27,000 worth of restoration expenditure since entering current ownership comprising a cosmetic restoration with all panels stripped down to bare metal, inspected, prepared and repainted before reassembly including many new parts including the front and rear brakes, new clutch, gearbox service, refurbished exhaust system, new tonneau cover and much more. Offered with an extensive history file which comprises almost annual logs of expenditure since the late 1990’s, the original book pack including driver’s manual and stamped service book displaying eleven service entries, the original bill of sale and PDI sheet, approximately 22 previous MOT certificates, numerous past invoices and a current V5C.
For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452
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