ChrisW Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) This is a car that I have been interested in for years. I've had the '75 2.7 Carrera, still have a '73 2.4S and for a time owned a 3.2 Jubilee ... plus a variety of 964 / 993 / 996 / 997 RS / GT3 / and Cayman R / GT4 etc, not all at the same time ! I looked at the Red car ... but wasn't sure ... and am delighted now to have found a beautiful, well used but brilliantly stored and maintained White car ... what else could it possibly have been ? It had been in "current" ownership for over 20 years ... the car about which Mike Wilds waxed lyrical ... and now mine. I've only got a picture from when I picked it up because as with all my cars, it has gone in for a full service and a few other bits and bobs ... such as re-fitting the original steering wheel ... which I like. Edited September 21, 2022 by ChrisW To put picture in ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type911 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Lovely!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gt two Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Oh wow!!!! enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_911 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Holy cow! Surprised he parted with it. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tea boy Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double0 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Looks lovely - congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLewis Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyfishfields Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Congratulations, that's a beautiful looking car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Thanks all, I have always believed that there were 350 of these cars, of which 53 came to the UK. As with the '76 2.7 Carreras that are rarely shown (but exist) ... I am struggling to make the number of Club Sports add up .... Peter Morgan shows ROW 3.2's in '87 -- 81 cars, '88 -- 148 cars, and '89 -- 90 cars, plus for the USA '87 -- 300 cars, '88 -- 82 cars and '89 -- 7 cars .... I also read that there were only around 27 cars in the USA which would make more sense of the 350 total ... Of course the USA cars were less powerful and heavier and maybe like the American 964RS they were really not the same car as the ROW 964RS cars, but can anybody explain this ? I noticed recently at the 2022 Gooding -- Pebble Beach sale, a European 3.2 Clubsport in an interesting green colour (one of one) sold for over $400k with around 30,000 miles under its belt -- does this underpin the notion that the USA cars really are not comparable to the ROW cars ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 That's all numbers smumbers, just drive it! 😁 BTW I always thought US cars had lower compression ratio for emissions or low spec fuel something and probably a cat. They also had fatter/heavier bumperettes and maybe tougher telescopic bumper shocks which will add a few kgs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Well the last time I saw one of those 53 UK cars it was on its side, balanced on its offside flag mirror in a gravel trap at a Brands Hatch GP trackday ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 great car, quite envious! she's a beaut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Welcome to the addiction, now let the miles bring the smiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndglynn Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Wow, well bought. I did not think he would ever sell that. Enjoy 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 I had recently bought an unused 2011 987 Boxster Spyder .... Mike fancied a different kind of experience and wanted to sell the car to somebody that he could keep in touch with (and the car!) ... so we did a swop with a balance in his favour Both very special cars ... but the 3.2 Club Sport is something else ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcarrera Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Mike loved his Clubsport - I remember talking to him at Bedford Autodrome many years ago about his car and comparing experiences on how 3.2s drive. This pic was a little later, 2007 I think at Silverstone during one of the earlier vintage Impactbumpers trackday meets. I recall Mike giving tuition to a couple of the IB posse that day, including ACE (Tim) & Dr Danger (Duncan) and taking the wheel of ACE's 3.6 Hot-Rod. The other Clubsport in pic belonged to Jez, another IB member at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesworth Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Is that Ian's (@davrian) blue targa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 Thanks ... great to see the pic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barty Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Hi Chris, Congratulations on buying your CS, great cars indeed. There seems to be 28 C16 cars still registered in the UK, with gone for good and some that have been shipped overseas of the UK 53. Your old N-GT went to Switzerland and then on to Italy, if owner ever contacts you I still have the original ECU. Hope all is well. Simon - Barty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisW Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 Thanks Simon, Yes all well thanks, as I hope everything is for you. Very interesting on the number still in the UK ... I tried looking on How many Left but they don't differentiate the models down to this level. The old N-GT taught me to drive on track ... I did Km20,000 in it ... thanks for letting me know about the ECU and I hope that I am contacted at some stage so that I can put the two of you in touch Regarding the 3.2CS ... I also think it looks wonderful ! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snufkin Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Bit late to this topic........ I'm one of the lucky few with a UK CS - have owned mine for a number of years - but not as long as Mike Wilds had his! Would never part with mine not least because my daughter wants the car when I'm too old to drive - a while yet hopefully 😁 Chris - enjoy the CS - they are very special and under appreciated cars. Huw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type911 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1988-porsche-911-carrera-3-2-club-sport-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snufkin Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Type911 said: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1988-porsche-911-carrera-3-2-club-sport-2 Check the the service history - good until 2008 with stamps from the likes of Autofarm, Parr and Porsche Main Dealers. However, then there's an 11 year gap to 2019......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Judging by the MOT history I’d assume it’s been in storage between those years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaky Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Sold for £133.5k - https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1988-porsche-911-carrera-3-2-club-sport-2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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