From time to time, Porsche remembers its heritage and pays tribute to the original and now iconic 356 Speedster with similar versions of its modern day sports car, the 911 series. The common denominator between these models is the chopped down windscreen and the power domes over the engine compartment.
After Porsche ended production of the classic 356 Speedster in 1958, it took Stuttgart a little over three decades to resurrect the formula on the 911 classic in 1989, and again on the renewed 994-generation model, made from late 1992 to 1994.
The one we found on eBay is a 1994 Porsche 911 Speedster, which is mechanically identical to the Carrera 2, with the main differences being the shorter, raked windshield, the twin rear humps and Spartan two-seater interior. The car also came with a “temporary” fabric top in case you had to leave it outside in the rain.
Only 936 units of the 964 Speedster were made, 427 of which were allocated to the USA, and this one comes with the factory-optioned Recaro sports seats. We could be wrong, but it looks like it’s the “Clubsport” version (Porschephiles are more than welcome to confirm or deny this).
The car has 43,663 miles (70,254 km), and as of the time this article was published, 20 bidders had raised the price to $111,000 on eBay without meeting the reserve.
By John Halas
Seller’s Description:
1994 PORSCHE 911 /964 SPEEDSTER
1 OF 936 WORLD PRODUCTION AND 1 OF 427 USA PRODUCTION.
Rare Recaro factory optioned hardback sport seats and factory air conditioning. Only 43k original garage kept miles with books/manuals and original tool kit included. Most desired color combination of triple black. Complete matching numbers car including engine and transmission as well as all original metal body panels wearing their factory installed vin # decals.
All metal body panels have been paint metered measuring between 4.5 – 5.5 indicating all original main body paint (plastic bumper covers and convert. Top hard cover have been re-sprayed). This speedster cosmetically is absolutely stunning in every way interior and exterior. Because of it’s garaged life, the original convert. Top and back plastic window are in amazing condition. The stereo has been up-graded with an Alpine cda-9885 unit.
On the road, the engine and transmission (drivetrain) perform flawlessly. Close to $11k were just spent 100 miles ago on everything found needed on the car. Here are the recent repairs performed by our Bosch certified technicians:
* 45K MAJOR SERVICE WITH BRAKE FLUSH
* FRONT AND REAR BILSTEIN SPORT SHOCKS AND SPRINGS
* PIRELLI PZERO ROSSO TIRES AND 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT
* ENGINE BELTS AND BELT SENSOR
* STARTER MOTOR
* RIGHT OUTER CV AXLE BOOT
* OIL PRESSURE GUAGE SENSER
* BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR
* ABS SYSTEM MODULE, RELAY AND SENSOR
* A/C SYSTEM SERVICE
AND MORE …..
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