1989 Carrera Speedster 3.2 turbo-look M491 with 9,776 miles, Guards Red

1989 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Description

Only 9,776 Miles From New on this extremely rare 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster 3.2 that's impeccably finished in classic Guards Red with Black Leather Interior. 3.2L 6-Cylinder Engine. 5-Speed Manual Trans. Factory Options include; Heated Front Seats, Power Front Seats, M491 Turbo Body Look Package, Ruffled Leather Seats, Air Conditioning, Locking Differential. Paperwork, DOT, Importation Documents, and Receipts on file.
This example is exemplary throughout. It has lived an extremely pampered life, having been cherished and well kept in a climate controlled facility as part of a local private collection. It has a great history and comes complete with the owners manual and maintenance books (with stamps), tools, spare tire, air compressor and spare key.
With only 823 produced for the US market & leaving just 1,124 for the ROW the '89 3.2 Turbo-Look Speedster are quite rare, and the extremely low miles makes this Speedster a great addition to any Porsche collection.
The Speedster was built in 1989 only as the final edition of the classic Carrera style before the introduction of the 964 platform. It featured a low slung windshield & cabriolet top together with a fiberglass tonneau cover & the wide body of the Turbo version making it a striking design that looks as great today as when it was first delivered in 1989. This is a Blue-Chip Collectible Porsche that is ready to be driven, shown, and admired. This Speedster will most certainly be a fabulous addition to any collection.
Some cars are considered collectibles from the word go. Porsche has sold many such collectible sports cars in its 60-plus years of business. Considered option "M503" and based on the 214hp 3.2 Carrera Cabriolet, it debuted at the 1987 Frankfurt Motor Show. Their limited-production 911 Speedster, of which only 2,065 were built in 1989, was one of these. It not only celebrated the end of the first generation of air-cooled 911 production, which dated back to 1963, but evoked the legendary 1954-'57 356 Speedster in name and image--a sure-fire hit with Porsche enthusiasts and automobile collectors alike.
The production 1989 Speedster wore a unique aluminum framed windshield that was more than 3 inches lower and raked 5 degrees flatter than that of the standard Cabriolet. One-piece wind-up side windows, lacking the Cabriolet's fixed quarter panes, curved salaciously in concert with the low-slung "temporary" convertible top, a complicated-to-erect fabric cover that lacked the insulation, lining and optional power actuation of that on its Cabriolet sibling. It may have been tough to fit and not totally weatherproof--Porsche actually required buyers to sign a disclaimer accepting some wind noise and water leaks in poor weather--but when raised, the roof echoed that of the 356 Speedster, and made the 911 look deadly sinister. Special Speedster equipment also included the evocative twin-hump fiberglass tonneau that covered the folded top and precluded rear seats, and lowered bucket seats with supportive sport seatbacks. Of the 2,056 Speedsters built, 1,894 featured the "M491 Turbo Look" wide body, suspension and brake upgrade option, and just 823 Speedsters were sold in America. Because most were treated as collectibles, the bulk have been driven very little to this day--a shame, because the 3.2-liter Carrera-based Speedster is considered among the best-sorted, best built, most durable air-cooled 911s ever made.