What is the best Porsche?

We often get asked this question, and there is no answer. What I can say is why I really like this particular car and model.

First this model. The 911 Carrera 3.2 was launched in Sept ‘83 for the ‘84 model series, and this particular example, is one of the early RHD examples.

What you have, apart from obvious automotive beauty, is a car that was built at a time when Porsche was pursuing the long-life motor car. Building cars that would last a decade longer than the normal industry standard…25 years. Also, Porsche was focused on ‘the pleasure of the drive’, before durability or anything else.

These 911 definitely qualified on those counts.

It was not so much about winning top trumps as it was about the sum of its parts (spec).  Although just 231 hp, this 911 weighed in at only 1150+-kg. The gear ratios are perfect, the response easy, the motor torquey and willing to pick up from 1800 rpm. The steering was responsive and helped to eat up the miles at any speed, these happily travel at triple digits where rules allow, and I have had the pleasure of multiple drives across Europe where the miles have flown by.

Another part that’s hard to explain is interaction with the car, it’s perfectly judged. There’s enough interaction that you are confident it’s going to respond, and not so much that it tires you. These 911 work.

Then there’s the quality, surely, it’s proven? A very high percentage of this model still operate, some 40 years on, just like this little beauty.

What makes this one special to me? I love a story, and I love a special spec. This one was registered 2 ANR which was the number Roger Clark MBE, our famous and successful Rally driver of the 60’s,70’s, and 80’s, ran on many of his competition cars and personal road cars. The great man was a factory driver in 1984 with the Rothmans 911 SC RS, and it’s cool that the man himself is likely to have enjoyed, as I have, operating this 911.

The spec…firstly Polo red, only available between 1966 & 1969. This one was a special order to that old colour code, and it’s the only G series that I have ever found, or seen, worldwide in this hue. You may know different. The Polo Red is a softer chalkier colour than Guards Red and has a little blue tone, which is perfect with the rare option of dark blue leather. I like the fact it’s different.

Here we have a unique opportunity, something that will always be special, so take a look, it’s every bit as nice in the flesh as in the pics. I hope you love it too.

Watch Adrian with the 911 Carrera 3.2 below.