It’s been a little while since I’ve done a Motorsports Monday post and given my propensity for writing about the 911, that’s a little strange. Porsche itself has a long and storied racing history and the 911 in particular sort of exists in a class of its own. And Porsche has provided numerous models intended for racing and to meet homologation requirements over the years, though in many cases those models never made it to our shores. It seems natural then for those interested in doing a little racing to take what they had access to and build the racer they so desired. Still, cars like the one we see here, a 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe built to be a class G club racer, are becoming exceedingly more rare as the ravages of time slowly break them down and as the air-cooled market makes it seem foolish to extensively modify any air-cooled 911 that remains in nice condition. That is especially true of the 993, but man do these look good when given a few track focused modifications. I could easily be accused of thinking the 993 is too pretty, that it’s lost some of its aggressive edge, but its racing pedigree is easily revealed and in narrow-body form the 993 combines a sense of purpose with a lithe body.
CLICK FOR DETAILS: 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe on eBay
Year: 1996
Model: 911 Carrera
Engine: 3.6 liter flat-6
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Mileage: 49,900 mi
Price: Reserve Auction ($60,000 Buy It Now)
I am selling my 1996 Porsche 993 race/track/DE car. This is a very fast, very accomplished car with multiple wins along the East Coast (this car now resides with me in Boulder, CO). I am fortunate enough to own two 993s, they are amazing cars however its increasingly more difficult to justify owning two of the same, so one needs to go.
This particular car is a 1996 with just a tad under 50K on the odometer. In mid 2005 it had a complete 3.6L engine build (race cam, pistons, etc.) and around that time was also set up for PCA club racer class G stock. I have the PCA and NASA logbooks as well as meticulous records on this car from that time period to now. On the dyno, power at the rear tires (WHP) shows 279.96 and the torque is 254.07.
This car comes with one set of CCW 3 piece wheels (18X8.5 & 18X10). This car also comes with a spare set of Fikse wheels. The CCWs are in good shape. The Fikse’s are not so nice looking but lighter. The Fikse’s have been professionally repaired in a few spots where they started to crack.
To make this car race compliant in addition to the engine build (which cost over $40k) it also has:
RS Rear Wing
Fabspeed SuperCup Exhaust
Adjustable Moton Club Sport Suspension (600lb. F/900lb. R springs)
Shock Tower Brace
OG Full Roll Cage with Brey Krause Seat Brace
Voss Tek Aluminum Pedals
SS brake lines
I/O Camera Mount
BMC Filter with SuperCup Housing
Gel Battery with Aluminum housing and kill switch
Custom shifter with short shifter
Lead Ballast in custom steel box
Cool Suit wired (does not include the cool suit)
Drink bottle holder
Tow hooks
Lexan headlight covers
Halon Fire system
Sparco Pro 2000 Seats with Schroth Hybrid 2, 5 point harnesses
Momo Suede Steering Wheel
Hard Wired Transponder
Wired for Radio w/PTT on wheel, AIM Lap TimerThis car is a well dialed in, ready to race, track day/DE car with clean title (title in hand). There is close to $80k invested in this car. I have compiled a book of receipts which includes running costs totaling over $140k. This was truly a no expense spared build and this car was maintained properly.
With that said, there are a few points to mention:
1. There are a few scrapes (including a scratch on the roof), paint chips on the nose, etc. on the car, hey, its a race car after all.
2. While the clutch is great, 3rd gear can be a bit finicky and ultimately in a season or two the gearbox will need to be opened to replace 3rd gear.
3. Two sets of Hoosier R compound tires come with this car however they are well cycled and “mature”. Fine to drive this car back and forth but before this car goes back on the track the next owner should put fresh rubber on the wheels.Like I mentioned above, I am fortunate enough to have a variety of 911’s. I can’t (or shouldn’t really) keep them all so one had to go. They are all amazing cars and a ton of fun. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. I can also send additional pics upon request.
As race builds go this 993 looks to be well sorted and I’d guess would make for a really nice track day car. It combines a built engine putting out 280 hp at the rear wheels with an adjustable Moton suspension and the typical stripped interior and added roll cage. Nothing looks haphazard or ill thought. Of course, it being a 993 it’s also pretty expensive with an asking price that wouldn’t be far off what you’d have to pay to get a completely original example with much better market upside. Bidding is well off the BIN price at the moment and hasn’t been moving upward very quickly so there’s going to have to be a significant surge in interest if this is to sell. As a track car the 993 presents somewhat of a quandary. It’d be difficult to buy one and reproduce such a build for even this high price, but current owners of one would likely be hesitant to modify their own 993 given the hit in value it’s then likely to take. For most you’d probably look into a different option entirely and we should consider that the last 997 GT3 Cup we featured wasn’t priced too much higher than this 993. That’s putting you into a different class of racer altogether, but I’d think it has to be a consideration. So we’ll have to see where this goes. These are special 911s and for those who love them that has significant value, agreeing upon where that value lies might require quite a bit of negotiating.
-Rob
