10 minutes and 37 bids were enough for the Porsche 911 Turbo (993), known as "Project Gold" , to be sold at the auction of the 70th anniversary of the German brand, for around 2.7 million euros, which will revert to the Porsche Ferry Foundation.
This Porsche is an example of restomodding but it's a little different from what we're used to. Unlike what is usual in these cases, this 911 Turbo (993) was made from scratch based on an original 911 (993) bodywork and thanks to the use of various parts from the Porsche Classic catalog and some parts available at brand warehouses.
Thanks to this Porsche managed to create an entirely new 911 Turbo (993) about 20 years after the last one rolled off the production line. This 911 Turbo (993) was fitted with a 3.6 l, 455 hp, air-cooled, twin-turbo boxer six-cylinder engine (of course) plus a manual transmission and all-wheel drive, all courtesy of the Porsche Classic catalogue.
The ultimate air-cooled Porsche 911
When Porsche decided that its restomodding example wasn't going to start with an existing car, it created two things: a completely new car and a problem for the buyer. But let's go by parts. Firstly, as it was made from scratch, this Porsche received a new serial number (which is the following to the last 911 Turbo (993) produced in 1998), and is therefore considered a brand new car, so it had to be again homologated, and that's where the problem arises.
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For the Porsche 911 Turbo (993) “Project Gold” to be homologated today, it needed to meet current safety and emission standards and that is exactly what this fantastic example is not capable of. That's why this Porsche is doomed to drive only on tracks as it can't drive on public roads.
However, it doesn't seem to us that the buyer of the latest air-cooled Porsche 911 cares too much about not being able to circulate on public roads, as it will most likely end up in some private collection where it goes, most likely, spend more time standing than walking.