The Real Deal or Not - Widebody 993 Cab
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Could it be one of the Beverly Hills widebody cabs? Discuss.
Mike
Could it be one of the Beverly Hills widebody cabs? Discuss.
Mike
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Doubtful. IIRC Beverly Hills Porsche received five of them. Somewhere I read what colors they were in. I'm trying to dig up that info.
In any event, the fact is that the factory widebody cabs probably command a massive premium over an aftermarket WB conversion. If this were 1 of the 5, it stands to reason that the seller would know what he has (having paid the premium for the car himself) and advertise it as such (i.e. "One of 5 factory WB 993 cabs").
In any event, the fact is that the factory widebody cabs probably command a massive premium over an aftermarket WB conversion. If this were 1 of the 5, it stands to reason that the seller would know what he has (having paid the premium for the car himself) and advertise it as such (i.e. "One of 5 factory WB 993 cabs").
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No. Per JPP
To be clear for those who might come across one of the real BHP 5 widebody cabs .. they were ALL sold as new by Beverly Hills Porsche and delivered to the customers there, not shipped to other dealerships for conversion or delivery, they are ALL 1998 model year cars so they are 'W' series vin numbers that should be in the WS3408XX series. All of them were delivered with 'S' split grill tails (no Turbo tails, although the white car had a factory one added in 2009) and there were 5 different paint colors ordered with no repeats: Arena Red (my car), Glacier White, Arctic Silver, Black and Ocean Blue. The Ocean Blue car was the only Tiptronic in the group.
To be clear for those who might come across one of the real BHP 5 widebody cabs .. they were ALL sold as new by Beverly Hills Porsche and delivered to the customers there, not shipped to other dealerships for conversion or delivery, they are ALL 1998 model year cars so they are 'W' series vin numbers that should be in the WS3408XX series. All of them were delivered with 'S' split grill tails (no Turbo tails, although the white car had a factory one added in 2009) and there were 5 different paint colors ordered with no repeats: Arena Red (my car), Glacier White, Arctic Silver, Black and Ocean Blue. The Ocean Blue car was the only Tiptronic in the group.
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That is to my knowledge from the information I have discovered since buying mine. Technically speaking, all of the BHP 5 cars were 'modified' to wide body by BHP (or by a contracted shop through BHP as I understand it) with parts sent with each ordered car under the control of Porsche Exclusive and delivered as new from BHP to the 5 buyers. A potential buyer would want to have the rear fender liners removed and do a thorough inspection to make sure the turbo extensions are in place at the base of the B pillars as designed ... as many here know, mine were missing, so if they're in place, I don't know if that verifies it is or is not a BHP car but it would verify it was converted properly :-)
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Did they have the handle bar?
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Could it be one of the Beverly Hills widebody cabs? Discuss.
Mike
Could it be one of the Beverly Hills widebody cabs? Discuss.
Mike
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