One to Buy: 279 mile Grand Prix White 1995 Porsche 911 3.6 Carrera Cabriolet (993)
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Unlike the 964-type 911 which had proven something of a slow seller particularly in its twilight years, the substantially revamped 993 launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1993 became a spectacular success.
Having initially only been offered as a rear-drive Coupe, Porsche introduced a Cabriolet version at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1994 and an all-wheel drive Carrera 4 that October. By the time the Carrera 4 arrived, a 285bhp engine option had been introduced as part of the ‘95 model year updates for those customers who wanted a little more poke than the regular 272bhp unit.
August 1995 saw a glass-roofed Targa and a wide-bodied Carrera 4S Coupe added to the range (for the 1996 model year) along with an even more powerful 300bhp engine option. The last year of production (1997) marked the arrival of a rear-drive wide-bodied Carrera S Coupe.
With most 993 Carreras having originally been pressed into daily driver duty, finding an ultra low mileage example is quite rare, let alone one with little more than delivery mileage.
However, that is precisely what is currently on offer with Symbolic International in Miramar, California.
Chassis ‘342941’ is a US-market Carrera Cabriolet from 1995 that has accumulated just 279 miles since new. It was configured in Grand Prix White with Black upholstery and kitted out with an array of optional extras to include a limited-slip differential, Automatic Braking Differential (ABD), Sports seats, cruise control and an elaborate audio system that comprised a Becker Porsche CR-1 head unit and remote control Nokia Digital Sound Processer.
