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The Story of Louise Piëch's Last Porsche 911

Old 08-15-2018, 10:40 AM
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Louise Piëch got a fleet of personalized Porsches throughout the years as birthday presents, and her final one happened to be a 1989 Carrera 4, in silver, with a unique interior and the familiar plates featuring "S 200."Perhaps the most interesting detail is the mottled mother-of-pearl fabric replacing the factory leather. It was reminiscent of the curtain employed in Porsche offices in the 1970s. The rest of the trim is wrapped in white-leather, with fluffy white edges. "Who the hell did that?"is a question often asked by dentist and current owner Clemens Frigge.

...Yet the origins of this silver 964 Carrera 4 remain a secret to whoever makes an enquiry.

Today, it shares a hangar formerly used by the Canadian Army's tank fleet. With 64,000 miles on the clock, its original paint and all matching numbers, it's parked next to a Mercedes-Benz of a famous German private banker from the 1950s, a rare VW Beetle, and one of the Messerschmitt cabin scooters that are still roadworthy. Louise Piëch died in 1999, at the age of 94.


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Old 08-15-2018, 11:20 AM
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Neat, but this article is very confusing. Is it about Louise's last Porsche?.... or about the lady herself.....or anything? It's far from a story of her last Porsche.
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Interesting that at the time, they got her a 964 instead of a 928.

Very nice car though.
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Originally Posted by Goughary
Interesting that at the time, they got her a 964 instead of a 928.

Very nice car though.
Good question.

This may sound funny, but the 964 was new and the 928 was old.

At least some 80% of the 964 was new, the rest dated back to 63... but the 928 dated 80% back to the 70s.

Maybe she already had 3 928s from the past 3 birthdays


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