Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Supersport

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The new Carrera 3.2 sat below the supercar challenging 911 Turbo, yet performance was certainly more than adequate for most thrill seekers. And while the Turbo was the ultimate 80s kid’s bedroom wall, poster car, it was also eye-wateringly expensive for grown-ups, too.

With this in mind, in 1985 Porsche pulled a masterstroke, by launching a new M491 Supersport Equipment (SSE) option for the standard Carrera, whereby a new car could be specified from the factory, with full Turbo bodywork, brakes and suspension. Known as the Carrera Supersport. Just 632 RHD examples came to the UK, and only 205 of those were Cabriolets, making this a rare air-cooled 911 today.

Out Of The Blue

Which is exactly what we have here, albeit for many in even more desirable Cabriolet spec. Finished in Venetian Blue, it makes a nice change from the more usual 80s black, red (Guards of course) and white. Linen leather Sports seats, lift the predominantly blue trimmed interior.

Delivered in March 1987 via Charles Follett, this immaculate Supersport Carrera Cab, has covered just 53,000-miles and has been used only sparingly, covering just 6000-miles in the last 12-years or so. And keen Carrera 3.2 spotters will know that being a 1987 car, this Supersport is fitted with the desirable Getrag G50 gearbox, which even Type 915 fans such as ourselves, will admit is a slicker shifter than the earlier ‘box.