This car has a story you couldn’t make up.
In 1989, this white Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Cabriolet rolled off the assembly line in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. It is one of the last of its kind—the final model year of the legendary G-model before Porsche ushered in a new era with the 964.
The first owner: Sheree J. Wilson.
Anyone who had a TV in the 1980s and 1990s knows her face. As Alex Cahill in “Walker, Texas Ranger” (CBS, 1993–2001), she became a fixture of American cultural life with over 180 episodes. Prior to that, she starred in “Dallas” (1986–1991)—the saga of oil, money, and power that shaped an entire generation.
For the first few years, it cruised along the coastal roads of Southern California—in an area where there’s no winter road maintenance, no salted roads to corrode the steel. The result is still visible today: the bodywork is rust-free top to bottom.
The American years.
In 1995, the car moves to Texas. Two more owners—documented, verified, and traceable via Carfax and repair bills from Dallas and San Antonio—maintain it for more than a decade and a half. Over twenty years in a climate that is gentle on cars.
The return to Europe.
In 2012, the company A&P Sportmotoren brought the Porsche back to Germany, where it was built. The car was restored to German standards, transported to Switzerland, and registered in Zurich. In the winter, it sits in the garage.
2021: The major overhaul.
The engine—the heart of every air-cooled 911—is completely disassembled and rebuilt. Boxer Motor GmbH in Dotternhausen, one of the most renowned specialists for air-cooled Porsches in Germany, carries out the overhaul. Cylinder heads machined and reconditioned, new pistons and cylinders, timing chain, bearings, gaskets—everything replaced. Plus a new windshield, clutch overhaul, and fuel and oil lines. The invoices total over €25,000. Immediately afterward, the vehicle receives official classic car registration.
Since the overhaul: approximately 7,000 kilometers driven.
This Porsche is a witness to American television history. A survivor of the sunny South, without a trace of rust. A freshly overhauled boxer engine that’s ready to run for decades to come. And a documentation file that’s been in place from day one.
Vehicles like this are no longer being built. They are only becoming rarer.
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