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SOLD-SOLD-SOLD  TO LIVE OAK, FL. . / PARIS, FRANCE

1994 PORSCHE 911/ 964 "SPEEDSTER" CABRIOLET

WITH THE 'NEW' 2011 PORSCHE SPEEDSTER NOW RELEASED WITH A PRICE TAG STARTING AT $204,000 (AND RUMORED THE DEALERS WILL BE SELLING THEM JUST UNDER $300,000) THE ICONIC VINTAGE SPEEDSTERS (PRE '57, 89 AND '93-'94) HAVE TAKEN,YET ANOTHER, JUMP UPWARD IN VALUE. PORSCHE HAD PLANS TO BUILD 3,000 OF THESE CARS IN 1993 BUT, ENDED UP ONLY PRODUCING 936 FROM 1993 TITLED IN 1994. 14 OF THOSE WERE RIGHT-HAND-DRIVE AND 20 WERE TURBO-LOOK WIDEBODIES. MOST OF THEM STAYED IN GERMANY.   ONLY 427 '94 SPEEDSTERS MADE IT TO OUR SHORES. (AND NOW THE GERMANS ARE TRYING TO BUY THEM BACK!). ALREADY OVER 17 YEARS OLD, THESE 'SPEEDSTERS' WOULD REPRESENT THE LAST OF THE LAST AIR-COOLED SPEEDSTERS, WITH FAR LESS BUILT THAN THE 1989 MODEL WHICH REACHED 2,065 (823 DESIGNATED U.S.). IT IS ALSO WRITTEN THAT ONE WAS BUILT IN GULF BLUE FOR JERRY SEINFELD. IT SOLD 'USED' IN SEPT.2009 FOR $101,200 AT THE BARRETT-JACKSON AUCTION. THE LAST SPEEDSTER BUILT HAD TO BE FINISHED BY THE PORSCHE  FACTORY SONDERWINSCH PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY HAD ALREADY CLOSED SPEEDSTER PRODUCTION. IT WAS BUILT FOR KEVIN YEUNG OF HONG KONG. IT WOULD BE THE LAST ONE MADE (ON 11/2/93/ DELIVERED SEPT. 1994 )*.

MOST  '94 SPEEDSTER'S CARRIED A LIST PRICE OF $66,400 PLUS OPTIONS ( MOST RAN OUT THE DOOR BY THE TIME YOU ADDED A.C. AND RECAROS AT ABOUT $71-72,000 NEW) AND REPRESENTED THE LAST OF THE 964 CABRIOLETS. THE 90'S SPEEDSTERS WERE LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN THE  CAB AND 911 CARERRA RS  OFFERING AN EXTRA LIGHT BODY  AND A FIXED POP-UP SPOILER. THEY WOULD ALL BE FITTED WITH NOT ONLY A MUCH SMALLER , RAKED WINDSHIELD BUT, THE TRADITIONAL "SPEEDSTER" SOFT TOP. THEY CARRIED THE 3.6 LITER SIX  @ 247 B.H.P., HAD RACK AND PINION STEERING AND ALL HAD THE 5-SPOKE TURBO WHEELS (205/50X17 TIRES IN FRONT AND 255/40X17 AT THE REAR). SAVING WEIGHT- THEY ALL HAD "REAR SEAT DELETE" AND GOT CARPETED  SEAT CAVITIES INSTEAD. 1994 WOULD BE THE FIRST YEAR FOR THE AUTO-CRUISE SYSTEM. THEY ARE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZABLE BY THE SAME HUMP BACK AND SHORTENED WINDSHIELD OF THEIR OLDER 356 MODEL SISTER'S AND 911 BROTHERS. LAST TIME I CHECKED (12/10) PORSCHE PARTS ONLY HAD 2 CLAMSHELLS IN STOCK (WORLDWIDE) IN PRIMER AND PRICED AT OVER $5294 EACH ! ...SO, NOT TOO MANY 'CLONES' SHOULD BE MADE. OUR CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL WINDOW STICKER PROCLAIMING "SPEEDSTER" AND WE PROVIDED THE POA AUTHENTICATION.

 THEIR COLLECTIBILITY IS NOW UNQUESTIONABLE. THE REINCARNATED 911 / 964 SERIES SPEEDSTER WAS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF IT'S PREDESESSOR'S  AND "THE LAST OF THE AIR-COOLED SPEEDSTERS""

PORSCHE MADE WAY FEWER SPEEDSTERS THIS TIME : 936 VS. (1894 WIDE BODY / 171 NARROW BODY IN 1989) 2065 AND THEY WERE FAR MORE UNIQUE:
LARGER MOTOR (3600CC), MORE HORSEPOWER (247BHP), HIGHER COMPRESSION (11:3:01), TALLER REDLINE (6,700rpm), LARGER TIRES & WHEELS( 2-5/ZR17 & 255/40 ZR17), MUCH BETTER BRAKES (ABS/ VENTED DISC), HIGHER REAR GEAR (3:33:1 = BETTER GAS MILEAGE), FASTER TOP SPEED (162 M.P.H. TOP END), SHORTER WHEEL BASE( BY A SNIP-IT - 89.4'), FASTER TRACK TIMES (0-60 5.7 SEC, 0-10 13.5 SEC) AND SHORTER IN LENGTH AT 168.3". THE 964 C2 CHASSIS MADE A HUGE DIFERENCE IN A BETTER CAR AND, COMPARED TO THE RS, IT WAS A "DROP TOP" TO BOOT. THIS VERSION OF THE 911 SPEEDSTER HAD A MUCH IMPROVED STRENGTHENED WINDSHEILD, MUCH NICER-LOOKING COCKPIT, BETTER QUALITY 'CLAMSHELL' COVER FOR THE SOFT TOP AND (SPEAKING -OF) AN EASIER TO MANAGE SOFT-TOP (THE '89 VERSION HAD THE NIGHTMARE FROM HELL ERECTOR SET  SOFT TOP).

THOUGH PAINT CHOICES WERE LIMITED TO ONLY RED, WHITE OR BLACK (UNLESS YOU WERE A FAMOUS COMIC AND/OR MULTIPLE OWNER OF PORSCHES).  THE "LIGHTWEIGHT" COCKPIT WAS USUALLY DRESSED UP CONSIDERABLY WITH SWATCHES OF COLOR CORRESPONDING TO THE BODY; THE GUAGE PANEL, SEAT BACKS , DOOR PULLS ( NO LEVERS) , CONSOLE, SOMETIMES SEATBELTS, GEARSHIFT LEVER AND BOOT WERE ALL BLESSED WITH A CORRESEPONDING SWATCH OF COLOR. YOU COULD ORDER THE "MULTI-COLORED SEATS WITH GREY /LIGHTER GREY  AND BLACK LEATHER (LIKE THIS ONE) OR RED INSERTS LIKE OUR 'BROCHURE CAR' (SEE MUSEUM COLLECTION). STANDARD EQUIPMENT INCLUDED THE "RIGID CLAMSHELL CONVERTIBLE TOP COVER", FOGLIGHTS INSTALLED IN THE FRONT APRON, STANDARD SEATS WITH PACKAGE SHELF (RECARO'S OPTIONAL), HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS, DRIVER & PASSENGER AIRBAGS, SPEED EXTENDED SPOILER, CENTRAL LOCKING/ ALARM, 4 RADIO SPEAKERS, LEATHER COVERED STEERING WHEEL, 3-POINT SEATBELTS, SUN VISOR MIRRORS, ANALOG INSTRUMENTATION AND TINTED GLASS. OPTIONAL ITEMS INCLUDED : CRUISE CONTROL, AM/ FM / CASSETTE RADIO, HEATED WINDSHEILD, SPORT SEATS BY RECARO, OR REGULAR CARRERA SEATING FOR FAT BUTTS LIKE MINE, AIR CONDITIONING, VELOUR (FUZZY) CARPET IN THE TRUNK, BODY-COLORED WHEELS, TIPTRONIC AUTOMATIC, "POCKET COMMANDER" CELLPHONE, COMPUTER INFORMATION CENTER, LIGHTWEIGHT (COLOR COORDINATED) DOOR PULLS, YOUR CHOICE OF SILVER OR (DELETE) COLOR-'COORDINATED WHEELS, LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL AND A LIST OF 37 OTHER  CUSTOM ITEMS. DESPITE SOME AUTO MAGAZINES WRITING ERRONEOUS INFORMATION..... THE 1993-94 SPEEDSTER...WAS NOT "PRICED LESS" THAN IT'S PREDESSOR...  IT, IN FACT, WAS PRICED AT $1,000 MORE . MOST OF THESE ARE OFTEN SEEN (WHEN THEY CAN BE) WITH 48,000 TO- 86,000 MILES. THIS ONE ONLY CARRIES 31,800 MILES (ONLY 1870 MI. PER YEAR). RECENT COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE BY PORSCHE. WATCHING THE BATHTUB 356 SPEEDSTER'S SOARING BACK INTO SIX-FIGURES (X2) THIS CAR HAS TO BE VIEWED AS THE ULTIMATE FUTURE COLLECTIBLE. THESE POP-UP FROM TIME TO TIME BUT, MANY ARE 'SALVAGE' TITLE, WRECKED 'REBUILDS' OR HIGH MILEAGE.  TRY KEEPING THIS BEAUTY AND WATCH HER GROW IN VALUE $69,900 SOLD-SOLD-SOLD IMMEDIATELY !

 1994 WAS A 'BIZZARRE' YEAR-

ON THE NEGATIVE  SIDE:  THE TABLOID PRESS, OFTEN VILLIFIED BY PROPONENTS OF 'REAL' JOURNALISM WOULD BE BOOSTED IN CREDIBILITY BY BREAKING STORIES ON MICHAEL JACKSON AND O.J. SIMPSON BEFORE THE CONVENTIONAL MEDIA.  JACKSON WOULD SETTLE OUT-OF-COURT WITH A 12-YR.OLD BOY  IN A SEXUAL ABUSE CASE, ONLY TO MARRY LISA-MARIE PRESLEY (DAUGHTER OF ELVIS) 3 MONTHS LATER.  PITCHMAN, SPORTS STAR , ACTOR AND COMMENTATOR, O.J.SIMPSON WOULD BE CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS EX-WIFE AND AT-THE-WRONG-PLACE-AT-THE WRONG-TIME FRIEND AFTER A BIZARRE LOW-SPEED CHASE IN HIS WHITE BRONCO. POP-STAR LISA 'ONE-EYED' LOPES WOULD MAKE HEADLINES AFTER BURING DOWN HER BOYFRIEND'S SIZEABLE MANSION IN A DRUNKEN RAGE. GRUNGE ROCK WOULD SUFFER A TRAGIC LOSS WHEN KURT KOBAIN ('NIRVANA') COMMITTED SUICIDE DECAPITATING HIMSELF WITH A SHOTGUN BLAST AFTER A BRILLIANT CAREER PLAGUED BY HEROIN AND DEPRESSION. 90,500 WOMEN SUED SIXTY SILICONE BREAST IMPLANT COMPANIES IN 1994 FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY LEAKING SILICONE SACKS. IT RESULTED IN 4.2 BILLION DOLLARS IN DAMAGES BEING PAID.  LUCKILY, SARA LEE'S 'UPLIFTING WONDERBRA' WAS DEVELOPED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DIMINISHING THE NEED FOR 'BOOB JOBS'. NEVER SAW THE GLAMOUR IN INDISCRIMINATE SCREEN KILLINGS BUT, OLIVER STONE'S CAST OF WOODIE HARRELSON AND JULIETTE LEWIS PACKED THE BOX OFFICE IN "NATURAL BORN KILLERS" WHILE,  QUINTON TARANTINO WOULD SET THE FILM INDUSTRY ON IT'S EAR WITH ANOTHER' KILLER' MOVIE CALLED "PULP FICTION" SHOT IN REVERSE.  JOHN TRAVOLTA ELEVATED HIMSELF FROM PURGATORY HELL  AFTER HIS BABY SEQUEL'S "LOOK WHO'S TALKING" WITH OUTSTANDING ACTING IN HIS LEAD ROLE IN "PULP...". HOWEVER, IT WAS SAMUEL JACKSON THAT STOLE THE SCREEN AS THE BIBLE-QUOTING "HITMAN".  A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE WOULD SHAKE LOS ANGELES KILLING 51 PEOPLE. INJURING OVER 5,000 AND LEAVING 15,000 HOMELESS. NOW FORGOTTEN, THE EARTHQUAKE REGISTERED 6.6 ON THE RICHTER SCALE CAUSING 15 BILLION IN DAMAGE. A FORECAST OF WHAT'S TO COME???

 ON THE BRIGHT SIDE:  PAMELA ANDERSON'S WIGGLE "ASSETS" WERE DISPLAYED ON THE NATIONS MOST POPULAR TV SHOW "BAYWATCH". AFTER FAILING MISERABLY ON INTRODUCTION IN 1989, IT BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL HIT.  YOU MIGHT REMEMEBER "THE GARY SHANDLING SHOW" WHICH CAME AND WENT  ON HBO THIS YEAR? IT'S GUESTS INCLUDED MANY FAMOUS PERSONALITIES LIKE SHARON STONE AND ELVIS COSTELLO. TOP SINGLES WERE OCCUPIED BY BOY BANDS LIKE ' BOYZII MEN' WHO RACKED UP HITS LIKE "I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU" AND "ON BENDED KNEE", 'ALL-FOR-ONE' SANG "I SWEAR" AND 'ACE OF BASE' RELEASED "THE SIGN". TOP ALBUM SALES WOULD GO TO 'PINK FLOYD' WITH "THE DIVISION BELL" AND ' THE STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' " PURPLE". BY SPRING, SHANNON DOHERTY'S BINGE ANTIC'S WOULD COOK THE TV HIT "BEVERLY HILLS 90210". NOTHING COULD KEEP "FRIENDS" FROM ANOTHER 'MOST WATCHED' YEAR AS TOP TV ENTERTAINMENT- THEY WOULD CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER DECADE.  GEORGE CLOONEY WOULD MAKE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THE LADIES ON "ER" LAUNCHING HIM INTO AN ACTING CAREER THAT CONTINUES TODAY.  MUDCAKED "WOODSTOCK '94" TOOK PLACE - THIS TIME AT INCREASED ADMISSION (4 TIX 4 $35  OR $100 EACH) AND INCLUDED SUCH HIT ARTISTS AS "BEASTIE BOYS", "SMASHING PUPMKINS", "THE VERVE", "THE BOREDOMS" AND " A TRIBE CALLED QUEST"... JUST FOR STARTERS. WHILE LOLAPALOOZA TOOK THE SECOND STAGE AND OFFERED "GREEN DAY", "9 INCH NAILS", "SOUND GARDEN", "PORNO FOR PYROS", PLUS OLD-TIMERS: "SANTANA", "CROSBY,STILLS,& NASH" AND "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS". THE YEAR ENDED WITH THE REPUBLICAN'S WINNING BACK THE MAJORITY IN THE SENATE AND HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS...INDICATING THE NATIONS DISATISFACTION WITH THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION (AND "THRILL BILL'S" ANTICS). NOW YOU CAN SEE THE LOVELY(?) TONYA HARDING ON LATE NIGHT CABLE TV'S "MOST OUTRAGEOUS MOMENTS" BUT, IN 1994 SHE GAINED FAME 'CHEATING' BY CONSPIRING WITH HER, NOW LATE, HUSBAND TO INJURE COMPETTING SKATER NANCY KERRIGAN IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES. DESPITE THE ATTACK & HER INJURIES KERRIGAN WON THE 'SILVER METAL' AND HARDING SHRUGGED IN 8TH PLACE. HER 'REAL FAME' (IMMORTALITY) CAME IN THE FORM OF A X-RATED HOME VIDEO OF HER WEDDING NIGHT AVAILABLE ON BOOTLEG TAPE BY CALLING 1-800-BADPORNO. SO, YOU SEE....QUITE A YEAR!

* LAST SPEEDSTER BUILT AS A R.H.D CAR FOR KEVIN YEUNG OF HONG KONG. CONFIRMED BY ROLF SPRENGER AT THE PORSCHE SPECIAL-WISH PROGRAM . IT WAS CUSTOM FINISHED IN DARK GRAY / BLACK

( SAME AS STEVE McQUEEN'S ORIGINAL SPEEDSTER ) & CARRIED A 260 H.P. 5-SPEED G50 TRANSMISSION. (SOURCE 'EUROPEAN CAR' MAGAZINE -AUTHOR: BRIAN COUGHLAN)