One to Buy: 16,000 mile Ocean Blue Metallic 1997 Porsche 911 3.8 Carrera S (993)
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With its combination of widebody styling, no fixed rear spoiler, a full comfort-spec. interior and the lighter, less complicated rear-drive transmission, Porsche’s 993 Carrera S from the late 1990s has come to be regarded as one of the most collectable air-cooled 911s ever.
Produced for the 1998 model year only, which was the last for the 993 and last for the air-cooled 911, the Carrera S was offered exclusively in Coupe trim and, like all post 1996 model years 911s, came with Porsche’s 3.8-litre 285bhp VarioRam Flat 6.
Customers could choose to have a manual six-speed gearbox or, at extra cost, a Tiptronic transmission that offered both fully automatic and automated manual drive modes. As many buyers were corporate type, the Tiptronic option was widely ticked which makes finding a mint example of the more driver-focused manual version a difficult task.
However, that’s what has just arrived in stock at the Canepa showroom in Scotts Valley, California.
Chassis WP0AA2991WS320228 was ordered through Rusnak Westlake Porsche in Thousand Oaks, California, and registered to its first owner, Christopher Conners of Camarillo, on October 27th 1997. Conners had the car configured in Ocean Blue Metallic with Cashmere upholstery, 18-inch Turbo wheels, an eight speaker Hi-Fi with six-disc CD shuttle, cruise control and a sunroof.
Retained by its first owner for almost 20 years, during which time it accumulated less than 10,000 miles, chassis ‘S320228’ has since resided with two further collectors and is today being offered with a little over 16,000 miles on the odometer.
