The car did coming with “only use if it rains” cloth top. At the rear, the dual hump tonneau cover replaced the back seats, and to the driver’s right and left were roll-up windows. It had a frameless, raked windshield that was also 3.1 inches shorter than a Carrera’s. The Porsche 911 Carrera Speedster launched in 1989 as a one-year special. The Speedster ended up being the last rear drive model produced on the 911 Carrera platform of the eighties. However, when manufacturing delays slowed the 964’s introduction, the new Speedster was built on the 3.2 liter Carrera chassis, which was nearing the end of production. Porsche decided to build the Speedster as a limited-production model on the next-generation Type 964 chassis then under development. A second prototype was built in 1986 and was unveiled as a 911 SC-based concept at the 1987 Frankfurt Auto Show, where it drew a lot of press and excitement. Three years later, Porsche President Peter Schutz green-lit development on another prototype. In 1983, Porsche engineer Helmuth Bott crafted a Speedster prototype from a 911 body. With a sharply angled, cut down, removable windshield and the rear of the cockpit covered by a fiberglass tonneau cover, it was clearly a Speedster and it looked like nothing else on the road. The new Speedster would have the aggressive look that included front fenders, quarter-panels, and wide alloy wheels borrowed from the 930 Turbo.
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The 911 Speedster was first conceived in 1983 and was meant to be much like the original 356 Speedster, a simpler, lighter, and less expensive open model that could be used as a daily driver in nice weather or be hustled on track car with ease. Porsche was hoping this limited model (and the new 964) would help drive faster sales growth. Prior to 1989 the brand was growing quickly and doing really well, but a U.S recession meant Porsche was really starting to struggle. The 1989 911 Speedster came at a rather troubled time for Porsche. The last of the Porsche 356 Speedsters was the 1959 model year and it would take three decades before the name returned again on the 1989 Speedster. The ’54 to ’57 356 Speedster was priced below $3,000, featured minimal standard equipment, and boasted a raked, chopped, and removable windshield. Porsche delivered that in spades with the 356 Speedster. Porsche importer Max Hoffman wanted a stripped-out, less expensive and more driver focused car. The uniquely designed Speedster first came to life in 1954, initiated because U.S. One of Porsche’s most iconic cars ever was the 356 Speedster. The “true” 964 Speedster was the 1994 Speedster which was based on the 964 Carrera 2 platform. The 1989 model year Speedster (the one we are talking about on this page) was basically a 3.2 liter Carrera chassis with parts thrown in from the 930 Turbo. Important Note: If you search online you may see that the Porsche 964 Speedster came in two distinct incarnations. The car was available in either narrow or Turbo-look widebody, with the latter outselling the former by a huge margin. It was launched for the 1989 model year which was the 911s 25 year anniversary and had direct design attributes from the 356 speedster including a raked windshield, two-seat configuration, and roll-away roof for that stowed neatly under the double-bubble rear tonneau cover. Inspired by the 911 Speedster concept from 1985, Porsche decided to build a production Speedster. The first Porsche 911 Speedster was built in 1989 and it was the last vehicle with the old 911 body. 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster The Last Air Cooled 911 To Get RS InitialsĮngine: 3164 cc, air-cooled horizontally flat six
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