One-of-a-Kind 996-Generation 911 For The Porsche Club Of America
by AutoExpert | 22 March, 2022
Porsche has shown an incredible one-off design based on a basic 996-generation 911 Carrera. The two-and-a-half-year effort was done in conjunction with the Porsche Club of America (PCA).
However, the final product, known as the 911 Classic Club Coupe, is obviously based on the 997-generation 911 Sport Classic, which debuted in 2009. The Porsche Classic division at Porsche's headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, was in charge of the project.
Vu Nguyen, a member of the PCA in Virginia, spotted a 1998 911 Carrera at a dealership in Virginia and brought it back to the shop to be taken down and rebuilt. Ducktail spoiler and double-dome roof are now standard features on the vehicle.
Other essential aspects, such as the brakes, motor, and gearbox, were restored before being incorporated into the construction. Instead of using conventional Carrera components, the staff used components from the Porsche 996 GT3, including the 3.6-liter flat-6 engine with 375 horsepower. Furthermore, the wheels are a set of unique 18-inch forged wheels with a Fuchs-style design.
A test vehicle with the same specifications and additional body parts was manufactured and put through rigorous trial runs at Porsche's main test facility in Weissach, Germany, as well as the high-speed Nardo test circuit in Italy, to guarantee the success of all the alterations. A wind tunnel was also used to fine-tune the aerodynamics.
In terms of styling, the designers chose Sport Gray Metallic as the exterior color. There are blue elements in PCA's characteristic Club Blue hue as a reference to the biggest and oldest Porsche club. The designers chose a houndstooth motif for the seat trim, which is made up of braided leather strands. The roof lining and pillars are made of Alcantara, and a logo on the dash reads 911 Classic Club Coupe No. 001/001.
In a declaration, Porsche's director of individualization and classic, Alexander Fabig, remarked, "The Type 996 is unjustly overshadowed by the other 911 ranges. That’s why we were happy to choose it as the basis for demonstrating all the things we can do with Porsche Classic and the recently expanded Sonderwunsch program.”
