One to Buy: M490 de-spoilered 1987 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Turbo Equipment Cabriolet
Although Porsche’s Sonderwunsch department had quietly been supplying customers with the normally aspirated 911s in ‘Turbo Look’ trim since the early 1980s, it did not become an official factory option until the 1986 model year, production of which began in September 1985.
Designated option code M491, the expensive Turbo Equipment upgrade comprised the bodywork, spoilers, suspension, brakes and wheels from the turbocharged 930, but with normally aspirated 3.2-litre running gear.
While the overwhelming majority of customers that wanted a Turbo Equipment car ticked the M491 option, a tiny handful of buyers wanted a more discrete appearance for their 911, one that combined the widebody look without the massive front and rear spoilers. For that, option code M470 was the ticket.
Along with the base spec. 1984 model year non-sunroof 911 Coupe, here at Supercar Nostalgia the rarely seen M490-optioned Carreras rank among our favourite iterations of the 3.2-litre 911.
This is especially true when a car is presented in the kind of specification like the one currently on offer with Springbok Sportwagen in Isernhagen, Germany: chassis WP0ZZZ91ZHS151116.
A home market 1987 model year example, chassis ‘151116’ was configured in the gorgeous colour scheme of Marine Blue Metallic with matching dark blue upholstery. Optional extras fitted included electric heated seats, an electric roof, air-conditioning and an alarm.
Delivered in June 1987 through Porsche Centre Raffay in Hamburg, the car comes with a fully documented service history and has covered a little over 134,000km
Reprinted below is Springbok Sportwagen’s description:
German delivery
Factory Turbo bodied
21 years in same ownership
€105,000
This WTL Cabriolet was delivered on June 26, 1987 by the Porsche Center (Raffay) in Hamburg.
The vehicle is very extensively documented; the vehicle file contains all the documents from the last 33 years.
The service booklet with many stamps is also available in its original form.
From 1998 to 2019, the Cabriolet was in one hand.
The current owner, for whom we are selling the vehicle, has owned the Cabriolet since 2019. The 911 is currently registered with an H license plate.
Fifteen maintenance services are stamped in the service booklet:
07.1989 / 9,000 km
03.1990 / 10,530 km
12.1991 / 27,917 km
10.1992 / 38,290 km
08.1994 / 65,595 km
08.1998 / 83,900 km
03.2001 / 92,368 km
04.2003 / 101,919 km
03.2005 / 108,384 km
02.2007 / 114,267 km
03.2009 / 117,969 km
03.2011 / 121,115 km
01.2014 / 124,880 km
08.2017 / 132,180 km
04.2021 / 132,677 km
Equipment:
C00 - German delivery
139 - Seat heating left adjustable
197 - Stronger Battery
326 - Radio Blaupunkt
340 - Seat heating right adjustable
341 - Central locking
437 - Comfort seat electr. Adjustable
438 - Comfort seat electr. Adjustable
439 - Electric soft top
470 - Front and rear spoilers omitted
491 - Factory Turbo bodied
533 - Alarm system
559 - Air conditioning
567 - Windscreen with tinted area
