Speedster type 993 photo thread
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Marc-- True. On the positive side: I'm thrilled it's not a garage queen, locked away from the public eye.
Originally, it was my impression that the Porsche family had no plans to ever let it away from their private estate collection.
Recently seen at the museum:
The factory's intent on the wheel caps being level with the ground, regardless whether they point to the tire valve stems.
At least three 1994-1995 model year Speedsters on display
See the rest of David E. Hocheifel's photography at rejsa.nu.
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Originally, it was my impression that the Porsche family had no plans to ever let it away from their private estate collection.
Recently seen at the museum:
The factory's intent on the wheel caps being level with the ground, regardless whether they point to the tire valve stems.
At least three 1994-1995 model year Speedsters on display
See the rest of David E. Hocheifel's photography at rejsa.nu.
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^^ Thanks, J ^^
Greetings from Monterey, CA. You haven't done enough traveling lately ...would be great to see you out here again
Leaving now to drop 'Speedy' off at the Jet Center for McCall's Motorworks Revival
Glad you're enjoying the show
More to enjoy:
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Greetings from Monterey, CA. You haven't done enough traveling lately ...would be great to see you out here again
Leaving now to drop 'Speedy' off at the Jet Center for McCall's Motorworks Revival
Glad you're enjoying the show
More to enjoy:
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^^ Thanks, J ^^
Greetings from Monterey, CA. You haven't done enough traveling lately ...would be great to see you out here again
Greetings from Monterey, CA. You haven't done enough traveling lately ...would be great to see you out here again
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Oh yes, it was good to see Butzi´s 993 Speedster again! If you´ve got the chance to get to Zuffenhausen, you should watch this special exhibition "50 Jahre Porsche 911". You won´t be disappointed, I´m sure
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Andreas-- Welcome back! Thanks as always for the great photo of the 993 Speedster that started it all, plus your work documenting Speedsters.
I couldn't help but be reminded of the fun trip back to your very first RL post ... what an awesome track record of you witnessing the 'Butzi-mobile' in person, plus a fun trend of us welcoming each other back after long absences
I went down to Stuttgart in June 2011 to see the original 993 Speedster in the Porsche Museum Zuffenhausen. The owner is Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, as you all might know.
Speed-Star (Speed-Ster! )-- Anyone with first-hand photos of Butzi's beauty is always welcome here
Well done first post, sharing a picture of a 993 Speedster!
I couldn't help but be reminded of the fun trip back to your very first RL post ... what an awesome track record of you witnessing the 'Butzi-mobile' in person, plus a fun trend of us welcoming each other back after long absences
I went down to Stuttgart in June 2011 to see the original 993 Speedster in the Porsche Museum Zuffenhausen. The owner is Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, as you all might know.
Speed-Star (Speed-Ster! )-- Anyone with first-hand photos of Butzi's beauty is always welcome here
Well done first post, sharing a picture of a 993 Speedster!
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Welcome back, everybody :-)
I´m always here, but sometimes RL makes me slightly mad, because I subsribe to threads and it doesn´t work...!
But to 99% the idiot is me - I´m sure :-) Maybe it worked this time???
have a good time everybody!
I´m always here, but sometimes RL makes me slightly mad, because I subsribe to threads and it doesn´t work...!
But to 99% the idiot is me - I´m sure :-) Maybe it worked this time???
have a good time everybody!
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^^ Likewise - another pre-993 for sale, on Excellence-Mag.com:
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1994 Porsche Speedster Factory Strosek.
Factory ordered Porsche Speedster Maritime blue.
$139,000
12,500 miles
Naples, Florida
Factory ordered Porsche Speedster Maritime blue.
$139,000
12,500 miles
Naples, Florida
^^No affiliation.
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2015 Speedster quick Photoshop edit
From AutoWeek.com:
Originally Posted by Davey G. Johnson
When European-car importer Max Hoffman suggested to Porsche that the American audience might like a cheaper, open-top version of the company's 356, Stuttgart responded with the Speedster. And while every Porsche partisan is a special snowflake -- some love road-going racers like the 904, others can't imagine life without a roof-rack-equipped 912, others go gaga for anything with a legit, lift-off Targa top, and some folks just really, really, really love 924s -- the Speedster's the light, lovable kid brother for which any fan of the marque has a measure of affection.
Porsche knows it, and as such, they've introduced limited Speedster models of every 911 series since the 3.2 Carrera -- except for the oft-maligned 996 (which is still loved by its proponents, IMS-bearing issues aside). The most recent Speedster was a dumpy, bulky thing with all-wrong proportions and out-of-place 930-style rock shields. It reeked of cynicism.
Journalists cringe at the prices on Porsche's option sheets -- and how can one not, when an Alcantara-clad shift **** will ding you a sum closer to $900 than $800? Fans -- whether they have the cash or not -- let it slide. “That's Porsche,” they rationalize. “You pays your money and you takes your choice.” Though the 997 Speedster sunk the hearts of plenty of Zuffenhausen faithful, the cars still sold. Certainly, every limited-run Porsche that's not a homologation special is some sort of cash grab. But many of them, like the 997 SportClassic and the new 991 50th Anniversary Edition, are lovely vehicles with sublime aesthetic touches.
So with hesitation, we bring you the news that Porsche's apparently working on a new 911 Speedster due in 2015. Germany's AutoBild reports that it'll get a thin, manually operated top suitable for emergency weather conditions, a la the recent Boxster Spyder's itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny scrap of bikini fabric.
At any rate, we hope the 991's ample lengthiness will result in a sleeker sort of Speedster. AutoBild says Porsche's planning to build 550 of them, in tribute to the mid-engined 550 Spyder. Apparently, they figure the market's bigger than 356 cars.
Originally Posted by Andrei Nedelea
The Speedster name is even older than the 911 model designation, dating back to the early 1950s, when Porsches were still mechanically related to the VW Beetle. It’s been used over the years on the back of a number of models, the most recent of which being the 997-based 911 Speedster from almost three years ago.
Now, AutoBild tells us that it may be brought back in early 2015, as a limited series model with a unique body similar to that of the 2011 car, based on the latest 991 cabrio. Apparently limited to just 550 units, in this way Porsche will be paying tribute to the original 550 Spyder.
We imagine it’s going to incur the same treatment as before and feature a chopped windscreen, a rudimentary and most likely manual rag top and additional unique touches to set it apart, kind of like the quick Photoshop edit you see here.
Porsche has a wide array of these that it’s been known to use on special models, so we won’t speculate as to which ones it would use here, but the ducktail spoiler would surely look nice on the back of this new 911 Speedster...