Porsche's 'Brand New' 993 Turbo S Is A Thing Of Beauty

The finish won't be to everyone's tastes, but Porsche's one-off 'Project Gold' 911 Turbo S is an exquisite thing
Porsche's 'Brand New' 993 Turbo S Is A Thing Of Beauty

The term ‘restomod’ really isn’t appropriate here. The car you see in these images is - for all intents and purposes - a brand new 993 911 Turbo S, built not by a third party, but by Porsche itself.

The one-off creation is based around an original 993 shell and has been built up over the course of a year and a half using 6500 genuine Porsche Classic parts. The engine? That’d be an - also brand new - 3.6-litre twin-turbo flat-six, making 444bhp. Yep, the exact same figure as the original.

Porsche's 'Brand New' 993 Turbo S Is A Thing Of Beauty

The same people from Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur behind the 911 Turbo S Exclusive were in charge of the exterior finish. Curiously, rather than opt for an original 993 colour, the car has been painted in the same rather conspicuous ‘Golden Yellow Metallic’ hue as the limited-run Exclusive. Hence, it’s been christened ‘Project Gold’.

The hollow-spoke aluminium wheels are initially painted in the same colour, before being given a top coat of black. This was partially removed with a laser, giving each rim a pair of accent rings.

Porsche's 'Brand New' 993 Turbo S Is A Thing Of Beauty

On the inside, you’ll find more gold detailing in the form of contrast stitching for the black leather trim. The leather - by the way - is all the work of Porsche Classic’s “dedicated saddlery”. Yep, they have one.

At this point, we’d normally note the absence of a price tag, with the old “if you have to ask…” adage. But here’s the thing - this isn’t a commission from an ultra-rich collector. Nope, it was Porsche’s decision to make the thing, and it’s heading for the auction block. So while we won’t know exactly how much money Stuttgart sunk into it (let’s assume a lot), we will know how much it’s going to set back the eventual owner.

Porsche's 'Brand New' 993 Turbo S Is A Thing Of Beauty

One month after making its public debut at Laguna Seca during the Porsche Rennsport Reunion on 27 September, Project Gold will be auctioned by RM Sotheby’s at Porsche’s Atlanta Experience Center. All proceeds will be going to the Ferry Porsche Foundation, which was established this year to “support projects in connection with education and social issues.”

So, anyone want to have a guess of where the bids will reach when the hammer falls?

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Comments

kolvett

Looks like a cheese wedge but cooler

08/24/2018 - 15:23 |
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Anonymous
08/24/2018 - 15:31 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

Monty4248

08/24/2018 - 15:43 |
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Just needs a new coat of paint and it’d be perfect

08/24/2018 - 21:37 |
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GTRTURTLE 🔰 🐢(Oo \ S K Y L I N E / oO) (Koen

Inb4 becuz itz gold itz rice

08/24/2018 - 15:46 |
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Nishant Dash

If it crosses a million I’ll be mad lmao

08/24/2018 - 15:48 |
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Just waiting for market for used cars to crash. Eventually people will realize that these cars are simply not worth it

08/24/2018 - 16:00 |
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They wouldn’t do that because Singer is like the best competitor for these cars and Porsche is after money that Signer gets for classics so my wild guess is that these will be cheaper than Singers

08/24/2018 - 22:44 |
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nobody 1

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08/24/2018 - 19:09 |
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These kind of comments need to disappear right away….

08/24/2018 - 20:34 |
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RWB Dude

Should they made a RWB edition though?

08/24/2018 - 19:16 |
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Anonymous

…. meet the new boss, same as the old boss

08/24/2018 - 20:08 |
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Anonymous

Can’t wait to see it sit in a garage

08/24/2018 - 21:54 |
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Edu Doffi

My dream car in a brand new form

08/25/2018 - 00:59 |
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