1985 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Sport Cabriolet Registration N...

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£34,000

1985 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Sport Cabriolet

Registration Number: B558 TAA 
Chassis Number: WPOZZZ91ZFS150225
Recorded Mileage: c,90,000 miles

- Substantial service history
- Subject of previous restoration

Porsche revived the Carrera name – previously used for the competition orientated versions of the preceding 356 model – for its luxuriously equipped, top-of-the-range 911 in 1973, applying the evocative title to all 911 variants, coinciding with the introduction of the 3.2 litre engine, from the start of the 1984 model year.

Although it remained an air-cooled flat six, the 3.2 motor was 80% new and incorporated an effective cam chain tensioner and associated lubrication system, which at last addressed a perennial 911 shortcoming. This enlarged and extensively revised new engine produced 231bhp, 27 horsepower more than its predecessor, endowing the Carrera with a level of performance approaching that of the original 911 Turbo of 1974, the bald statistics being a 0-60mph time of 5.3 seconds and a top speed of 152mph, with 100mph reachable in a breathtaking 13.6 seconds. The first 911 Cabriolet debuted in late 1982, as a 1983 model. This was Porsche's first cabriolet since the 356 of the mid-1960s. It proved very popular with 4,214 sold in its introductory year, despite its premium price relative to the open-top targa. Cabriolet versions of the 911 have been offered ever since. A quarter of a century on, Carrera 3.2s are now highly sought after and for very good reason, though finding one in a condition such as this is not easy.

This 3.2 Sport Cabriolet, and original UK-market example, was first registered in February 1985. The 911 benefits from significant mechanical and restorative maintenance over the past decade. The 3.2 litre engine’s ECU has been remapped to deliver 251bhp with a modern Bluetooth ECU, and driving the rear wheels via a five-speed manual transmission. 

Finished in Guards Red with a matching leather interior, electric sports seats, the 911’s sound system has been improved via a Sendai stereo with Bluetooth connectivity, USB and auxiliary inputs, and Nikkai speakers. 

In recent years the 911, in addition to regular servicing, the 911 has benefited from a new brake master switch, ignition coil fitted, brake fluid change, fuel filter, valve clearances adjusted, distributor cap and arm. All four tyres were replaced in March 2023, and are reported to have only covered a couple low mileage since. Other notable maintenance includes the oil cooler pipes, left-hand front suspension torsion bar, a full exhaust system (2009), bodywork restoration (2010), starter motor and oil gauge sender (2014), gearbox rebuild, and a new speed sensor (2016), Bluetooth compatible ECU (2020), the car stripped and a new offside front wing and both sills fitted, bumper bellows replaced, new wiper arms, bumper and wing rubbers, windscreen replaced, stripped to bare metal and repainted (2022). Finally the replacement of the heater flaps, hoses and stainless-steel clips, and the underneath stripped back and professionally treated with rust prevention (2023). We also understand a new clutch was fitted at 85,399 miles.

All in all a well maintained example of one of the best sports cars of the last century. The accompanying history file includes a UK V5C, certificate of authenticity from Porsche, a dyno print-out, and a large file of maintenance invoices and MoT certificates.