One to Buy: 1994 Porsche 911 3.6 Speedster WTL (964) Physical Sculpture XI by Flatz
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Having revived the Speedster moniker in 1988 after a near three decade gap with a fast-selling run of cars based on the outgoing 3.2-litre 911 Carrera, Porsche revisited the theme with a 964 variant unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1992.
However, whereas the 3.2-litre Speedster had been launched into a red hot collector car market, this latest iteration arrived in the depths of a recession that hit Porsche particularly hard. As a result, production failed to reach even a third of the anticipated 3000 units
Another difference concerned the new car’s aesthetic – whereas the overwhelming majority of 3.2-litre cars were commissioned with wide-arched Turbo-style bodywork, the 3.6-litre 964 Speedster was officially only offered in narrow-bodied trim. That was unless you were a Porsche VIP, in which case you might have been lucky enough to get an allocation for one of the 15 cars produced in Turbo Look configuration by the firm’s revered Exclusive department.
Set to go under the hammer at RM Sotheby’s sale in Munich on October 18th is arguably the most special of those 15 units: chassis WP0ZZZ96ZRS455566.
The result of a collaboration between Porsche and Austrian artist Wolfgang Flatz, chassis ‘455566’ which Flatz dubbed Physical Sculpture XI was uniquely completed in the Paint-to-Sample combination of Speed Yellow and Black. Inside, Faltz requested red upholstery with the instrument fascia, seatbelts and door pulls in yellow. Further customisation appeared in the form of a steering wheel, handbrake lever and gear knob fashioned from oak.
With its black roof erected, the yellow and black colour scheme was a tribute to the Stuttgart and Baden-Württemberg state flags. With the roof down and the red upholstery exposed, ‘455566’ became an homage to the colours of Germany’s national flag.
This remarkable machine is being offered with a little under 57,000km on the odometer having been retained by Wolfgang Flatz since new.
