One to Buy: 1 of 1 Blood Orange 1996 Porsche 911 GT Club Sport (993)
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Although Porsche had created an array of legendary air-cooled homologation specials on the 911 platform, arguably the best was kept until last.
Produced between 1995 and 1996, the 993-based 911 GT was conceived to pave the way for a racing version that would be eligible for the various mid nineties Grand Touring categories that were experiencing a surge in popularity after more than a decade in the doldrums.
Essentially a wide-bodied Carrera RS with a tuned version of the existing twin turbo Flat 6, the 911 GT was offered in three states: M001 for racing, the M002 Touring version and the M003 Club Sport.
Whereas the Touring featured a fully upholstered cockpit, the Club Sport came with a roll cage, fireproof Recaro bucket seats with six-point harnesses, a battery cut-out switch and fire extinguisher. The carpet and sound deadening was deleted. To further reduce weight, a clutch disc with torsional dampers was fitted instead of a dual mass flywheel.
Given such an uncompromising nature, it was no surprise that the majority of the 194 Porsche customers that bought a road-going 911 GT opted for the more practical M002 iteration. However, one of the rare M003 Club Sport variants is currently on offer at the Joe Macari showroom in London.
Uniquely configured in Blood Orange, this particular GT Club Sport was completed on January 10th 1996 and supplied to its first owner, Gernot Haverkamp of Delmenhorst. Four years later the car was purchased by its second owner (in Bremen) and in late 2005 departed for the UK where it has resided ever since.
Having covered just 54,3000km from new, this spectacular one-of-one 911 GT Club Sport represents arguably the ultimate expression of Porsche’s air-cooled line.
