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You mention there may be more than one. Could be someone simply painted them and covered up the fact that they were stainless steel and they are still driving around and the current owner is unaware.
Lots of Delorian owners have done this.
Andy
Most people still don't even know that this stainless 1967 Porsche 911 even exists, let alone the story as to why it exists.
This is not entirely surprising. Porsche AG used to do a lot of oddball things for customers—provided you had a willing checkbook.
Keep in mind that today the entire rear clip of the Cayman is stainless steel. When in the early stages of manufacturing development it was discovered that the complex curves on the rear of the Cayman were impossible to accomplish with their normal steel. It would crack. They had to go to stainless steel to pull it off. I venture to guess that 90% of Cayman owners have no idea that their back clips are stainless.
There is also a rumor that there are 3 BMW E9 CS Coupes built in SS. Where as Karman was an independent company building chassis for numerous manufacturers, they could very likely have built a few on contract . . who knows?
06-24-2021, 01:45 AM
Throwback: The Mystery of the Stainless Steel Porsche 911
