Porsche 964 Carrera 2 Speedster

If the introduction of the 911 Speedster in January 1989 meant that Porsche had successfully revived an iconic model from its past, however, this first revival did not last long. This 3.2-liter flat-six-powered Speedster disappeared when the new 3.6-litre Type 964 911 models were introduced in August 1989.

It took Porsche three years to reintroduce the Speedster to the 911 line-up, with the Type 964 version being announced in late 1992. Based on the 911 Carrera 2, it looked very much like its immediate predecessor (though it was not initially available with the wide “Turbo-look” body style). Though Type 964 Speedster production was intended to be 3,000, in the end, roughly 936 were built. Of that already-abbreviated run, 427 were earmarked for the United States market. With the 911 Type 993’s introduction, the Speedster once again disappeared from the 911 catalogue, only to be revived a few years later as part of Porsche’s “Exclusive” program of strictly limited-edition models.