sublm8

You guys need to brush up on your German and read some of the documentation. Car was factory-owned and registered in Germany to Porsche AG and hand-specified as a GT3 mockup. Due diligence and all but story checks out. It has miles on it, this was a Sunderwunsch build probably for someone high up in the org involved in GT3 design.

Overhead console badge? Hans kid probably got the sticker at the executive luncheon in March 2000.

Porschetech3

" Dealer Installed X51 " was one way to "get around" the Import Restriction on 996.1 cars .....But the cost to do this at the time was about $25k .....

bdronsick

My understanding from @switchcars was the entire Guards X51 car was a "bonus" to the first owner from PCNA corporate. And that gifting included the promise of X51 installation upon delivery. Nice work if you can get it!

Porschetech3

Not really . Porsche Gold Meisters dreaded big jobs like this that were paid by Labor Time from the Porsche AG Warranty "Book"...The Labor Times were incredibly low when compared to Chilton or Motor Manuals Labor Time Standards..

The only consolation when done was an "atta boy" ...lol

bdronsick

I will buy "mockup" sure. "Prototype for homologation" with that motor?? No way Jose (however you spell that in German)

bdronsick

Haha, I meant the cushy executive job at PCNA! High six figures I'm sure, PLUS an X51 "bonus" ???!!

autofiend

Early build with 38k miles and a new short block sold for $36k.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...rera-coupe-77/

Nice example with a not-the-usual color combo (though I am personally not a fan of Savannah Beige interiors). Did well IMO

plpete84

Well, yellow 996.1 is up to 50K on P Car Market, which is already pretty strong money but still 2 days to go!

GC996

Hope they check out the condition of the engine and service history to make sure it's not a very pretty and expensive paperweight.

plpete84

eh history shmistory... wouldn't be the first time someone paid a large premium for a color overlooking everything else. Sometimes it seems there are as many types of buyers out there as there are variants, colors or options on a 911

GC996

Hah! It's like marrying a beautiful woman without talking to her. Little did you know she was high maintenence crazy. But she is pretty and has that going for her.

peterp

I'm curious why people don't like Savannah Beige (I've heard others say it, not just your comment). It's a common color, yes, but it seems better than most of the other colors to me. I've had two 996 with Savannah Beige -- the first interior I didn't like because it was vinyl (no full leather option), but the second 996 in leather I like a lot. The 4-spoke wheel I had on my first one put the color in your face, but looks much better with the 3-spoke wheel in my second 996. The interior in that BaT listing almost looks lighter than Savannah Beige, but it's probably the lighting in the photo.

996 colors: https://howtoporsche.com/911-series/...r-color-codes/

Black is more neutral, but a bit too dark. Natural brown would probably be my favorite. Dark gray would seem to be pretty nice. I'd probably put Savannah somewhere around third. I special ordered Cinnamon for my Q5, and generally like that color, but not sure I love it as much in the 996.

wdb

They're only yellow once (to hack a phrase).

autofiend

to each is own. In person, to me it has a slightly yellow tint to it which I don’t like. I usually like brown interiors

cqhall

I once had a 970.2 Panamera with a Luxor Beige interior. The glare of the sun reflecting off of the light-colored dashboard was brutal. I'll never buy any car with a light colored dashboard (from any manufacturer) ever again.

Pic of my old car is attached. Pic of the split color dashboards that came after a certain point. I think it was a result of the class action lawsuit against Porsche for the light colored dashboards.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/p...re-119747.html
https://www.motortrend.com/news/beig...ee-sunglasses/