Other one-off 911s

The bulletproof 996 isn’t Porsche’s only attempt at trying new concepts with its 911 platform, as Total 911 discovers…

PANAMERICANA CONCEPT

The Panamericana – given to Ferry Porsche for his 80th birthday in 1989 – was the result of a curiosity from within Porsche to look at the off-road market. Originally designed to take on the Carrera Panamericana, a famous race across Mexico which the company dominated in the 1950s, the Panamericana featured long travel suspension as well as an early nod to 993-generation body styling. While Porsche never pursued the Panamerciana as a production project, it is credited with providing the inspiration for the 986 Boxster roadster and Cayenne SUV model lines realised either side of the Millennium.

MILLIONTH 911

Built, quite obviously, to celebrate the fact Porsche’s production of its iconic 911 sports car had reached seven figures, the Millionth 911 was a uniquely specified 991.2-generation Carrera S which was given to the Porsche family. Painted in Irish green (as are so many vehicles given to the Porsche family) with gold lettering across its rear, inside the 991.2 was treated to chrome clock bezels, wooden dash inserts, and houndstoothcovered seats. The Millionth 911 resides in the Porsche Museum today after completing a world tour in 2017.

993 SPEEDSTER

Porsche ceased production of its 911 Speedster at the end of the 964 generation in 1992, this low-windscreen open-top not reappearing on the 911 model lineup until the 997 Speedster, built by Porsche Exclusiv in 2010. However, a one-off Speedster was fashioned for the 964’s successor in the 993 at the request of Butzi Porsche, designer of the original 911 in 1963. Although Jerry Seinfeld consequently had a 993 Cabriolet sent back to the factory and repurposed as a Speedster, Butzi’s is the only official 911 in the world to leave Werk II as an authentic, factory 993 Speedster.