The Porsche 993 Turbo does not need much explaining. It is the final air cooled 911 Turbo, the first 911 Turbo with all wheel drive and one of the greatest Porsche performance cars of the 1990s. Wide body, twin turbo power, manual gearbox and that unmistakable air cooled character. This is Porsche at the perfect point between old school and modern. Today, however, the game has changed. A good 993 Turbo is already special, but the best cars are all about specification. Colours make cars! Options matter. Paint To Sample, Porsche Exclusive details and special order interiors are what turn a great 993 Turbo into a truly collectible one. And that is exactly where this car becomes seriously interesting. This 993 Turbo is a spec to die for.
Specially ordered through Porsche to the taste of its first owner, with one of the coolest colour combinations we have ever seen on a 993 Turbo: 3A5 Teal Blue Metallic Paint To Sample over a special order Parchment Beige leather interior. A bold specification when new, and now exactly the kind of combination collectors love. The car was delivered new in California, right in the supercar mecca of the 1990s, and has covered only 38,900 miles since new to this day.
Even the original Porsche window sticker is present and confirms exactly why this car is so special: exterior colour code L999, Teal Blue Metallic Paint To Sample, combined with interior code 99, Leather Interior To Sample in Parchment Beige. It also confirms a total sticker price of $120,374, serious money for a 993 Turbo in 1997.
The factory option sticker and service book list 13 Porsche Exclusive option codes!
XK7 wheel caps with coloured Porsche crest, XN7 dashboard in deviating stitching colour, XNB leather welting in current colour, X2B leather roofliner pillars in sample colour, 00011 Leather Interior To Sample, 00051 leather shifter and brake lever for 6 speed manual gearbox, 00061 leather sunvisors, 00311 steering wheel in special leather colour, 00341 carpet colours from a previous model year, 09991 Porsche Exclusive programme, 16922 special order leather execution, 16951 special interior colour detail and 16952 special leather colour detail. Besides these Porsche Exclusive details, the car was also specified with cruise control, electric sunroof and remote 6 disc CD changer.
The specification makes this one of the coolest 993 Turbos out there, but the history file makes it even better. This car has had only 3 owners from new and comes with a complete ownership file, a complete service file and a fully documented history from day 1. After arriving in Europe in 2011, it remained with the same German owner until today, which makes the timeline even stronger and beautifully easy to follow.
The documentation file is incredibly complete. It includes the original order form, the original Customer Delivery Program document, all old registration documents, the Porsche Deutschland Datenblatt, the original stamped Porsche maintenance book, all original booklets from the owner’s manual to the dealer information, a pile of service invoices, paint thickness measurements, Porsche Club membership documents and Roadside Assistance papers. Nothing is missing!
For us, this car has everything that makes a 993 Turbo collectible today. The last air cooled Turbo generation, the right gearbox, a one of one specification and a file that supports the story.
