Description
HUGE HISTORY FILE
Fantastic Example in Rare Colour and Manual Gearbox.
This car has a very good main dealer and independent specialist service history and was in the care of the same keeper between 2002 and 2017.
SPEC:-
AMETHYST METTALIC,
SPORTS SEATS,
SPORTS LEATHER STEERING WHEEL,
6 SPD MANUAL,
ELECTRIC WINDOWS,
CENTRAL LOCKING,
IMMOBILISOR,
ELECTRIC MIRRORS,
MAROON TONNEAU COVER,
17 INCH CUP 2 ALLOY WHEELS.
Vehicle Story
Porsche transformed the much-loved 944 into the 968 at the beginning of the nineties, an engineering sleight of hand that almost nobody noticed despite 80% of its components being different to the outgoing model.
Built between 1992 and 1995, the 968 was offered as a coupé and a convertible, and with normally aspirated and turbocharged 3. 0-litre engines that developed 237bhp and 305bhp respectively.
Famously renowned as being the best handling car of its generation – in fact, one of the best of any generation – the 968 is starting to find buyers for whom todays over-nannied sports cars are simply too intrusive to be able to enjoy them properly.
Vehicle Overview:-
Finished in the special order colour of Amethyst Pearl with a matching electric hood and tonneau cover, this 1993 Porsche 968 Cabriolet’s grey leather interior is also piped in Amethyst - and to top it all off, it is fitted with the desirable six-speed manual gearbox.
The previous owner bought it from Hagley Specialist Cars in July 2020.
Only used on dry days and high days and still showing just 53, 000 miles on the odometer, the previous keeper is a fastidious member of the Porsche Owners’ Club and only his increasing age forces this reluctant sale.
The special order Amethyst Pearl paintwork is the original, something we’ve seen no reason to doubt – and that’s despite it sporting the sort of shine we are more used to seeing on much newer cars.
The panel fit and condition of the metalwork it was applied to is just as good; say what you like about the value-engineered cars Porsche sells today, there’s no doubting the standard of the fit ‘n’ finish of the older models like this.
The lamp lenses, badges, and window glass are all similarly impressive, being free of damage and wear, and the four corners and door mirrors, the areas that betray a careless owner, are all mint.
As is the folding maroon hood, which is taut and undamaged, and opens and closes as it should. It also tucks neatly away under a matching tonneau cover when the sun is out – and when it’s cold and wet outside it rises to offer almost coupé-like level of weatherproofing and soundproofing.
It’s a well-engineered design that really does offer the best of all worlds and this one works exactly as it should after being repaired three years ago at significant cost.
The 17-inch Cup 2 alloy wheels are not only in an almost unmarked condition but are also fitted with a matching set of Continental Premium Contact 6 tyres, date stamped 2020 and 2021.
As for things you might like to remedy, we can’t see a thing. Not. A. Single. Thing.
The front seats are the optional and extremely supportive Sports type, and the first owner was clearly a person of taste because they also splashed out on a matching leather Sports steering wheel.
Further reinforcing their aesthetic credentials are the seats, which are piped in Amethyst to match the coachwork. The grey carpets are protected by maroon overmats, too. The colour scheme is, therefore, both cohesive and cheery as well as practical and comfortable.
Speaking of which, the previous owner has also fitted an aftermarket Aperta wind deflector (Porsche doesn’t offer one anymore…) which he says, “makes the open top driving more comfortable with very little wind disruption.”
And while its fitment does take up some space behind the driver’s seat, it can be removed very easily, after which the (very good) rear seats would be usable once more.
The Porsche benefits from central locking and electric windows
