One to Buy: ex-Rick Bye 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup

One to Buy: ex-Rick Bye 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo Cup

Following in the footsteps of Renault-Alpine which had organised its own ‘one-make’ racing series for several years, 1986 saw Porsche join the fray with its 944 Turbo Cup Championship. The idea of…

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One to Buy: ex-works 2nd at Le Mans 1988 Porsche 962

One to Buy: ex-works 2nd at Le Mans 1988 Porsche 962

Although 20th century sports car racing saw frequent periods of domination by some truly great automobiles, perhaps the most sustained era of supremacy by an out-and-out prototype was that of…

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One to Buy: 1 of 1 with Lightweight Interior 1989 Ruf CTR 'Yellowbird'

One to Buy: 1 of 1 with Lightweight Interior 1989 Ruf CTR 'Yellowbird'

Unlike most other firms that sprung up during the late 20th century super tuner era, Ruf Automobile elected to focus on engineering excellence as opposed the kind of flamboyant over styling that…

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One to Buy: Venetian Blue Metallic 1988 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo Flachbau (930)

One to Buy: Venetian Blue Metallic 1988 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo Flachbau (930)

Although Porsche was initially reluctant to offer a 935-style Flachbau front end on the 911 Turbo, the brisk conversion business being done outside official corridors convinced them to make such…

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One to Buy: 13,000 mile Light Yellow 1989 Porsche 911 3.2 Speedster

One to Buy: 13,000 mile Light Yellow 1989 Porsche 911 3.2 Speedster

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…

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One to Buy: Non-sunroof 41,000km 1988 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo (930)

One to Buy: Non-sunroof 41,000km 1988 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo (930)

Three years after the original 911 Turbo was given its official debut, Porsche released an uprated variant at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1977. Most significantly, this latest iteration of the…

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One to Buy: unraced ex-Mitsuwa Motors 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTR

One to Buy: unraced ex-Mitsuwa Motors 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTR

With Porsche expected to permanently drop the 911 which was no longer being raced, management decided to take the entry-level 924 racing and sprinkle a little stardust on the…

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One to Buy: 18,000km Slate Grey 1989 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo Flachbau (930)

One to Buy: 18,000km Slate Grey 1989 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo Flachbau (930)

When the Martini-backed 935 emerged in 1976 with its iconic Flachbau front end as opposed to the 911’s traditional headlight configuration, it wasn’t long before customers started to request a similar…

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One to Buy: M490 de-spoilered 1987 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Turbo Equipment Cabriolet

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…

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One to Buy: ex-Jack Tordoff Forest Green Metallic 1990 Porsche 911 3.2 Speedster

One to Buy: ex-Jack Tordoff Forest Green Metallic 1990 Porsche 911 3.2 Speedster

The late 1980s collector car boom saw an explosion of interest in low volume specials from prestigious marques as investors piled into what was considered a new asset class following the…

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One to Buy: 1 family owned 14,000 mile 1988 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Coupe

One to Buy: 1 family owned 14,000 mile 1988 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Coupe

Thanks to a relentless programme of updates, the G body impact-bumper era 911 was an incredibly well sorted machine by the time production came to an end in 1989. The final 3.2-litre…

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