Lot details
Registration No: E845LPR
Chassis No: WP0222912JS150384
Mot Expiry: June 2011

After a lengthy gestation period, the now ubiquitous Porsche 911 entered production in 1964 and, despite Porsche's own attempts to replace the model with the 928 in the 1970s, much evolved versions of it remain in production to this day, 46 years later. The design was the work of Dr Ferry Porsche's eldest son, Ferdinand 'Butzi' Porsche and the company's joint founder and chief body engineer Erwin Komenda. The car featured rack and pinion steering and both torsion bar suspension and disc brakes all round. It was initially powered by a dry-sump, air-cooled, 2-litre, flat-six engine but, in common with all other aspects of the 911, the engines have undergone steady evolution ever since. Developed under the watchful eye of Porsche Chief Executive Peter Schutz, the 911 Carrera 3.2 made its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show of September 1983. Visually indebted to the outgoing 911 SC, the newcomer wore a revised front valance complete with auxiliary driving lamps and a subtle 'Carrera' script on its engine lid. Estimated to be 80 percent new, the model's 3164cc (hence '3.2') flat-six engine was credited with developing some 231bhp and 209 lbft of torque. Allied to a five-speed transmission, it proved both rev-happy and flexible. Reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 5.3 seconds and 153mph, the Carrera 3.2 was progressively refined and updated over the course of its six-year production run. An optional Supersport version was introduced in 1984 - in the vein of the 930, it featured wider wheelarches, a 'tea tray' spoiler, stiffer suspension and wider wheels. It took some 19 years for Porsche to offer a Cabriolet version of the 911 - their first since the 356 of the mid '60s. The first examples were sold in 1983 and based on the 911SC. It proved to be a very popular option and has been available with every subsequent model of the car. Some 19,987 Cabriolet variants of the 3.2 Carrera were sold between 1984 and 1989.

The example offered is a right-hand drive Cabriolet first registered in 1988. It is finished in White with black trim. The Carrera comes with a large history file and the original service book. Six of the services were apparently carried out by main dealers and six by marque specialist Autofarm. The vendor regards the paintwork, bodywork, interior trim and engine as "very good" and the transmission and chassis as "good". We understand the car has recently been fitted with a factory replacement hood and is MOT'd until June 2011.