One to Buy: 13,000 mile Light Yellow 1989 Porsche 911 3.2 Speedster
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Between 1983 and 1989 Porsche produced several iterations of the 3.2-litre 911 Carrera which have come to be regarded as all-time classics. Among the most sought after are the super lightweight 1984 model year base Carrera Coupe and subsequent 1988 to 1989 model year Carrera Club Sport Coupe, but perhaps the true icon is the 1989 model year-only Speedster.
Created as a modern homage to the iconic 356 Speedsters of the 1950s, the 911 Speedster tapped into a red hot collector car market that had been turbocharged by an influx of speculators looking for alternative investments after the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987.
Porsche announced a limited run of 2000 Speedsters would be manufactured with production slated to run from January until September of 1989.
Set to go under the hammer at Broad Arrow Auctions’ Porsche Air|Water auction on Saturday 26th April in Costa Mesa, California, is a 1989 Speedster originally configured to an almost certainly one-of-one specification.
Supplied new to Porsche main dealer Southpoint WGW in Houston, Texas, chassis WP0EB0918KS173672 was ordered with a Paint-to-Sample Light Yellow exterior with matching wheel centres, Mahogany upholstery with matching roof, electric seats, a Blaupunkt Reno audio system, cruise control, air-conditioning and a short-shift gear lever, all features the car retains today.
Since delivery on August 14th 1989, this matching numbers, totally original Speedster has accumulated a little over 13,000 miles and is being offered with its complete book pack and tool kit.
