1991 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe

Replacing the 944 Cup Series was the single-model 964-based Carrera Cup 'Spec-racer' Championship. Just 120 examples were sold to privateers in 1991. 45 Carrera Cup cars were brought into the United States for 1992 to run as support events for CART races.

The idea was conceived by Helmut Flegl and Roland Kussmaul and the Carrera Cup series was staged nationally, regionally, and then internationally, often running as support events for Formula 1.

The cars were pulled off the regular assembly line and fitted with a full welded-in Wilfreid Matter roll cage, a single Recaro racing seat with six-point safety harness, and a fire-suppression system. There were fitted with Bilstein gas-filled competition shock absorbers, and fully adjustable anti-roll bars, with five pickup points in front and three for the rear. Brakes were borrowed from the Turbo. The unassisted steering was upgraded with a faster ratio. 17-inch diameter alloy wheels were fitted at all four corners with 8-inch wide units in the front and 9.5-inch in the rear.

Power was from normally aspirated air-cooled six-cylinder engines. They ran without air filters, the stock dual-mass flywheel was replaced with a single disc, and the electronic engine control units sealed to prevent tampering.

This 964 Carrera Cup was delivered in Grand Prix White (908) with a pair of black Recaro sport seats, Sabelt four-point racing harnesses, a black dashboard, black lightweight door cards, and a Type 930 S steering wheel with a painted Porsche crest. It rests on the correct oversize Cup wheels and brakes, which have been upgraded with slotted aftermarket rotors. There are correct spherical bearing strut-shock mounts, and a driver-operable ignition cut-off switch in the front trunk.

This car was originally sold in August of 1992 to a German client, and then exported to Japan via MIZWA Limited in Tokyo and registered for street use in July 1994.

Currently, this car has 30,472 km on its odometer.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2018