The rare 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Club Sport will cross the auction block through Gooding & Company at Pebble Beach in August.
Porsche claimed an output of 214 hp for the Club Sport’s 3.2-liter flat-six engine, though it actually developed more like 240 hp. Porsche connoisseurs obsessed with details appreciate the differences between the 911 Carrera Club Sport and a “civilian” Carrera. With the Club Sport, weight was conserved at every turn, and so the CS wears minimal PVC underseal. Consequently, Porsche’s good-faith, ten-year anti-corrosion warranty was reduced to just two years.
Officially, the Club Sport engine is identical to that of other European-spec Carreras, but it uses hollow intake valves, a modified air intake and re-mapped engine management that allows revs to reach 6,850 rpm. The Getrag G50 gearbox has taller ratios in fourth and fifth gears, while a single-plate clutch and a limited-slip differential, optional on the 911 Carrera, were also standard. Though the factory claimed 214 hp, Club Sport engines developed more like 240 hp.
The interior of this CS is a minimalist’s delight, judiciously lightened at the factory by deleting the rear seats, most of the sound insulation and even lightening the wiring loom, since luxuries like power windows, central locking and a radio were deleted, as were the lights for the engine lid and luggage compartment.
Because ounces add up to pounds, armrests and the passenger’s sun visor went missing. After its starvation diet, the car officially weighs in about 150 pounds lighter than the standard 911 Carrera. Notably, the CS models were equipped with Sports seats, most of which featured snazzy upholstery in black pinstripe fabric with red piping.
Porsche’s bygone “Celebration” upholstery, a two-tone cloth treatment in black and gray, adds to the exclusivity. Built for the German market, this car later went to Japanese and Belgian collections before being imported into the US by the current owner. With 47,758 km on the odometer, and supplied with books, tools, a spare, accessories and Porsche COA and documentation, this unicorn Club Sport is expected to fetch as much as $500,000.
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