- Make:
- Porsche
- Mileage:
- Unknown
- Location:
- Warwickshire, UK
- Seller:
- Silverstone Auctions
- Sold Price:
- £52,313
- Sold Date:
- 24th October, 2015
Description:
The 3.2 Carrera is revered as the ultimate development of the original 911 that first appeared in 1963, before being replaced by the 964 series in 1990. These final cars were the most flexible and usable of Butzi Porsches original design. The all-alloy flat-6 engine, which had been fuel injected since 1971 received a final stretch to 3,164 cc, giving a torquey 231hp, enough to propel the lithe and slippery icon to over 150mph, with 0-60mph coming up in 5.6 seconds. Cars built from September 1986 onward received the more user-friendly G50 gearbox, but all 3.2 Carreras feature galvanized bodies which together with Porsches legendary build quality ensures that these classics are long-lasting.The car we present to you here has the distinction of being a Super Sports, a factory option that in 1989 weighed in at around £10,000 more than a standard 3.2 911. The Super Sports offered all the external styling cues of a 911 Turbo without the demanding handling traits of its overpowered sibling. Porsche AGs records of official Super Sports production is sketchy, but according to a well-researched article in the Porsche Post 2010 (August) only eighteen right-hand drive Super Sports cabriolets were made between 1987 and 1989.This 1989 Super Sports cabriolet offers the new owner the opportunity, not only to own a car that is so rare it makes a Ferrari blush, but has the perfect "drivers milea...
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