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Porsche 911 Carrera (1987)
for sale

Price: US $200.00

Description:

1987 Porsche 911 Factory Wide Body Cabriolet in WhiteBurgundy
Mileage: 51, 500Pristine condition
Fully sorted mechanically; no issues
Options: 437 8 way electric seat, 454 cruise control, 491 turbo look, 975 luggage compartment velour carpet
Vehicle-ident-NR. P0EB0915HS170608
TYPE 911 640
Paint no./ interior C02 018 158 341 348
Eng. code/trans. Code 93025-64H G5001-74H L908 LX
The turbo look option (M491) includes front and rear spoilers (the rear spoiler known as the ‘tea tray” for it’s lipped edge is exclusive to the turbo look cars), front and rear flared fenders, turbo front hubs, rear suspension arms and torsion bar tube, the entire turbo brake system and the turbo’s wheels and tire. And of course given that it’s a 1987 model, comes with the famous, reliable and smooth shifting G-50 transmission.
In 1980, due to US emission regulations, the 930 was pulled from the North American market and it didn’t return until 1986. This left a huge hole for any driver in North America that wanted the aggressive looks and increased performance of the Turbo. The aftermarket tuners jumped on this and started turning the 3.2 Carreras into turbo-look cars. The quality of the body work ranged from frighteningly bad bondo jobs to conversions so good they were almost indistinguishable from factory produced 930s. But even with the good ones it was hard and very expensive to go deeper than wide fenders and spaced wheels and tires. The 930s had a very different suspension setup to take full advantage of the wide-body, bigger brakes, bigger wheels, etc. and to replicate this was a massive undertaking. But people did it to varying degrees of success.
Porsche woke up to the fact that they were losing money to the tuner market and in 1984 they began offering the M491 option on the 3.2 Carrera. It remained an option on the 3.2 from 84 to 89. The 87-89 models also have the G50 transmission just like the standard Carreras. Finally, direct from the Porsche factory, you could order your normally aspirated Carrera with just about everything the Turbo had, minus the actual turbo of course. This wasn’t just a Carrera with stretched fenders. It included:
The wide-bodyThe turbo whale tailThe turbo wrap-around chin spoilerThe turbo suspensionThe turbo brakes with 285 mm cross-drilled discs and four-piston aluminum calipersThe wheels and tiresA slight weight increase but a noticeable handling improvement over the standard CarreraThe M491 option didn’t come cheap. This wasn’t like deciding whether or not to splurge on the electric seats or the sport steering wheel. Prices for the M491 option ranged from $10K to $15K extra depending on the year. The high cost kept orders and production numbers low, making these genuine M491 equipped models very special, very rare and increasingly a good investment.
Rare, only 305 cabs with the 491 option were built.
The car needs nothing to be able to drive and enjoy.
The 911 is being offered locally and on other web sites, we reserve the right to end the auction before its conclusion.
The car is being sold as is with no warranty stated or implied.
All inspections must be done before the auction ends.
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Please feel free to contact Chuck at 419-618-3855 info more info.

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