Rare Porsche 911 up for sale

A 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring – one of only 11 made – is heading to auction. The 911 (964) is one of only six UK right-hand drive versions. It will go under the hammer at Silverstone Auctions' Porsche Sale on 21 October and could fetch between £185,000 and £210,000.

The 964 911 RS was created to homologate the model for the Porsche Carrera Cup race series. Two versions were available: the lightweight Sport and the Touring.

The Sport version boasted a stripped out interior, while the Touring was more refined and comfortable, but retained all the performance. It uses a 3.6-litre air-cooled engine, has lowered and stiffened suspension, plus uprated brakes from the Turbo.

Finished in black with a black interior, the 911 RST features Sport leather seats with triple colour inlays, a top tinted windscreen and a sunroof.

Early in its life, the car had the catalytic converter removed and was fitted with a performance chip. The resulting dyno test printout showed 278.8bhp at 5909rpm.

The car’s history file includes a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity, membership details of the 964 RS Register, old MoT certificates and tax discs, service invoices, and period road test articles.

‘This is a very special Porsche, the rarest of the rare,’ declares Guy Lees-Milne, general manager of Silverstone Auctions. ‘These cars are actively sought after by serious Porsche collectors all over the world, and this is a truly superb example.’

Sitting on unique magnesium 17-inch wheels and low-profile Michelin N3 tyres, the all-black Porsche 911 RST was originally manufactured in 1992, but found its first owner at JCT Brooklands in September 1993. The car comes with the numberplate C2 RST.

To find out more about the 1992 Porsche 911 (964) RS Touring and Silverstone Auctions’ Porsche Sale visit silverstoneauctions.com.