Make: | Porsche |
Model: | 944 |
SubModel: | S2 Cabriolet |
Type: | Convertible |
Trim: | Prototype |
Year: | 1989 |
Mileage: | 166097 |
VIN: | WP0BA2948KN480110 |
Color: | Red |
Engine: | 3.0 Liter DUAL CAMS 16 VALVE |
Cylinders: | 4 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Manual |
Drive type: | RWD |
Interior color: | Black |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Malibu, California, United States |
HIGHLIGHTS
Fascinatingly, the1989 Porsche Prototype 944 S2 Cabrioletexceeds in higher rarity than 7 of the 10 cars on theTen of the Rarest Factory Porsches Ever Built list. This fasct from an article in the 2016 Road & Track'sMagazine highlight of the very rarest Porsche models produced.
https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/classic-cars/g6578/rare-unique-porsches/
As a matter of fact, It is onlyeclipsedin greaterrarity of those TopTen of theRarest Factory Porsches Ever Builtby only three Porsche models:
#1) The One Off (1)Porsche 356B Abarth Carrera GTL
#2)The One Off (1)Porsche 935 Street
#3)The Two (2)Porsche 914-8's
All of these 3 super ultra rare Porsches are priceless and worth millions upon millions of dollars without question and without doubt.
Conversely, if they could even be had at all by the well heeled astutePorschephile collector. It would be those of the Jay Leno and JerrySeinfeldDNA bank account gene pool andessentiallyout ofreach for most.
But where does the 1989 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet actually rank within in thepantheonof those other seven rarest factory Porsches ever built you ask?
Take a look at the Porsche production numbers and see where it would fall in the order of Road & Track's Top 10 Rarest Porsche Ever Made.
#7 is the Porsche 993 Carrera with1000built from Porsche.
#6 is the Porsche 924 GT with426produced out of Stuttgart.
#5 is the Porsche 356 Carrera Speedster only151of them crafted.
#4 is the Porsche 964 Turbo S Flachbau just93examples turned out.
#3 is the 73' Porsche Carrera RS33of these rolled out of the factory.
#2 is the Porsche 911 GT Strassenversion atonly25ever made.
And the #1 rare mass produced Porsches is the 1967911Rwhich only23of these bespoked their way out ofStuttgart into production and FIARally history.
And so there it is.
(Had it been Included On Road & Track Magazine's List)
The 1989 Porsche Prototype 944 S2 Cabriolet would come in at #1 as the rarest of all of the rarest Limited Mass Production Factory Porsches ever having been built in history by Porsche to date.
With its staggering lowproduction number of just (16) sixteen of these prototype Porsche 944 S2 examples ever manufactured. It is quite possibly one of the few times in Porsche's iconic history that a prototype model was offered and sold to the general public at large.
Vaulting it in rank to the # 1 spot over all mass produced Porsches in the prestigious history of the company and only being exceeded by the likes just (3) three Porsche models that are in of itself beyond thecomprehension of "One of One" (or 1 of 2)rarity.
Of course we all know that "production numbers" don't lie in the Collector Car Investment World and there were just (16) of these one of a kind of uber rare special 1989 Porsche Prototype 944 S2 Cabrios to have been produced. We can only speculate on how many of the "Sweet Sixteen" have actually survived or even left on the planet to be marveled at.
Which speaks to another kind ofcaveatthatelevates the 1989 Porsche Prototype 944 S2 Cabriolet as a (dare I even say) a commonmassproduced Porsche sportscar.History has already propelled it into thatrarefiedspace ofexclusivity anduniqueness as a one of a kind concept prototype Porsche that only(16) sixteen examples were fast tracked out of Stuttgart Germany and into prototype production by Dr. Porsche.
It's fascinating that Porsche does not even list the 1989 Porsche Prototype 944 S2 Cabriolets on it's production records...
Here?s a look at the official production numbers from Porsche on the Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet from 1989 to1991 which shows that no (zero) "production" 944 S2 Cabriolets where even on Porsche's production books for the 1989 Model year.
Confirming that the (sweet 16) 1989 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolets were indeed Limited Production Porsche Prototypes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_944
944 S2 Cabriolet
Model Year | Production | Rest of World | US | Notes |
1989 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 US Only |
1990 | 3938 | 2114 | 1824 | |
1991 | 1702 | 1140 | 562 | |
Totals | 7,017 | 4,540 | 2477 |
Clearly one can see by the numbers it's status as a rare Porsche is real and valid.
One of the amazingly cool things about Porsche cars in general as the company has continued to evolve, it has created somevery special (almost one off) gems and productionanomaliesthat have leaked their way into the marketplace sometimes without anyone knowing just how rare and special these gems actually are in Porsche productionhistory.
In fact, the Road & Track article only further bolsters the case to be made for the 1989 Porsche 944 S2Cabrioletsrarity at the highest level.It also confirmed just how little is known about the car as well asitsranking chief among limitedproduction Porsches.
Nevertheless, here is it being offered on eBay as a very unique Collector Car that will rarely if ever be seen again.
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