Parnelli

I own a 993 Turbo but am not very familiar w/ the non-turbo 993's. Did Porsche make a wide-body 993 cabriolet? Thx

TRINITONY

a few - and there a couple conversions on here...

Parnelli

when u say " a few" how many is that?

cabrio993

There were no official widebody 993 cabs made by Porsche. There was a group of 10 or 14 (number hasn't been confirmed) that a U.S.dealer (Beverly Hills Porsche, IIRC) made the conversion for their customers.

More info here:
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...dy%2Bcabriolet

TRINITONY

yeah yeah..ur right...but wait - wasn't the old man driving a WB tip in that video?

here's a pic of one https://rennlist.com/forums/993-foru...t-spoiler.html

cabrio993

What video?

TRINITONY

There was a video posted on here a while back showing ferdinand driving a 993 tip. Maybe it was a non S.

Maybe I was thinking bout the turbo cabs...


Turbo Cabriolet
After the 3.3 liter G-model Turbo convertibleConvertible
A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle. Many different car body styles are manufactured and marketed in convertible form....
(1987-89), Porsche never officially offered an air-cooled Turbo convertible again. However, in 1995 14 993 Turbo Cabriolets were sold before the introduction of the 993 Turbo coupe. They featured the 360 hp (DIN)Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several non-International System of Units units of power . It was originally defined to allow the output of steam engines to be measured and compared with the power output of draft horses....
single-turbo engine of the 964 Turbo 3.6, a 5-speed manual transmissionManual transmission
A manual transmission is a type of Transmission used in automotive applications. It generally utilizes a driver-operated clutch operated by a pedal or lever, for regulating torque transfer from the engine to the transmission, and a gear-shift either operated by hand or by foot ....
and the wing of the 964 Turbo 3.6. This required a premium of DM 89,500 (or plus 62%) over the standard 993 Cabriolet's price.

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Porsche_993

cabrio993

Ahh...You're tyhinking of the 993 Speedster Tip that the factory built for his birthday. Cool video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39bg7bWFa1o

FWIW, the Turbo cabs that Porsche built, were single turbo cabs (based on 964 turbo engines) on a narrow body Cab. The widebody cabs that were converted here are not turbos but NA engines.

TRINITONY

yup..that's it, and boy did I search and came up with zippo.

curve lover

Well said, Tony. I should probably know exactly, but "a couple" sounds perfectly correct.

As the photo in the thread linked by Tony alludes: RLer Jim Newman/ ClubRcr used to own a WB cab from the BH Porsche dealer. I pursued one, but failed.

Related: 3 RLers made contact in the last few weeks who are very serious about building their own 993 Speedsters. (I'm personally familiar with 2 of them; both already have incredible, rare 993s in their collections. I got a message yesterday from the 3rd, who sounds similarly impressive & serious, but I can't yet vouch.) All 3 appear to have determination & excellent resources, including direct connections to what are, IMHO, some of the best Porsche restoration &/or tuning shops, period.
I don't know if they'll be wide-bodies, but I predict we'll have 3 more topless exotic conversions to enjoy here within a year. I'll shut up & let them give specifics in their own timing as they feel appropriate.

Family member Butzi Porsche's b-day NB:

curve lover

Cabrio993-- Thanks for posting the link to that very applicable 2006 thread, similarly titled - "Cabriolet in wide body?". It reminds that:
~5 wide-body cabs were sold by Beverly Hills Porsche (normally-aspirated)
~12-14 single-turbo cabs were sold, but - as Cabrio993 wrote - they're narrow-body.
Post #40, by Zamirz, is a pretty good "Cliffs Notes" summary.


More production #s of topless factory WBs - Speedsters:
Wikipedia mentions only 2 in the world (Butzi's NB & Seinfeld's WB).

According to Adrian Streathers, 6 were produced by the factory after Butzi's, & those were WBs. (Reference: p. 41 of his "Porsche 993: The Essential Companion".)
Related: I talked this past weekend to Mr. Seinfeld & his team in person about his. IIRC, they relayed the vehicle was driven for almost 1,000 miles & then sent back to the factory with the request it be converted to a Speedster.

Family member Mark Porsche's WB Speedster (with NB-style rocker panels). 1st photo by RLer 996Carrera when he met Mr. Porsche.

David in LA

Do you know what Jerry's Speedster started off as? A C2s?

Are you sure that's a widebody? Any chance you have a pic from the back showing the rear bumper? A lot of times the only way you can tell is to see if 993 have the WB rear bumpers. Esp as IMHO the Speedster configuration tends to make the 993 look wider and so do cabs with the top down.

Uber 911

They made a Turbo Cab with a 964 turbo engine. Either 12 or 14 units

TRINITONY

I mentioned that earlier ^, but they were based on the NB cars.

Uber 911

Doh!

Actually one's was up for sale in Germany http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/...hp/carno/65561