While limited edition sports cars and supercars are, perhaps ironically, no uncommon sight to see these days, Porsche has revealed a limited-edition version of the 911 GT3 that certainly stands out to us.
Created by the Sonderwunsch Manufaktur team to celebrate what would have been the 90th birthday of Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson, Ferdinand Alexander, the ‘911 GT3 90 F. A. Porsche’ has been directly inspired by a ‘G body’ 911 he drove in the 1980s.
Based on the current ‘992.2’ 911 GT3 with Touring Package, the more subtle version of the race-bred sports car with an adaptive rear spoiler, numerous unique touches have been applied both inside and out.
Finished in a unique hue dubbed ‘F. A. Green metallic’, the colour was created with input from the Porsche family and intended to reference F. A. Porsche’s own Oak Green metallic 911.
Sport Classic wheels are fitted and finished in Satin Black, with them otherwise not available for the 911 GT3 with Touring Package outside this special edition.
Smaller unique details also include a Porsche crest in the 1963 design on the centre-locking hubs. The rear grille is also decorated with a gold plaque that features a “90 F. A. Porsche” logo.
On the inside, Limestone stitching compliments the special ‘F. A. grid-weave fabric’ and Truffle Brown Club Leather upholstery used throughout. Even the glovebox and the ‘frunk’ mat are finished in that same fabric.
The pattern itself contains five colours – black, green, truffle brown, cream and Bordeaux red – which are taken from F. A. Porsche’s favourite sports coat.
The Sport Chrono clock atop the instrument cluster is modelled after the original Chronograph 1 watch, which was created as a one-off for F. A. Porsche.
The open pore walnut shift lever is another interior highlight, as is the plaque engraved with F. A. Porsche’s signature that sits below the shift boot. The dash trim also features a gold plaque with the silhouette of the original 911, a “one of 90” designation and a recreation of his signature.
In addition to the unique specification of the car, buyers are also treated to a bonus limited-edition version of the Porsche Design Chronograph 1 watch with a black titanium band and an additional leather strap, along with a special Porsche Design Weekender travel bag.
Those are the sort of touches you get when you fork out US$387,000 before options – translating to around A$580,000 in our dollar.
Fittingly, only 90 examples will be offered globally, one of which will be delivered to his son Mark Porsche.
“I am sure that my father would have loved this very special 911 [as] many details of this exciting project were influenced by his personal taste,” Mark Porsche explains, recalling the specific details that honour his father.
“The F. A. Green metallic paint – created specifically for this model – is based on the Oak Green metallic of his own 911. The F. A. Grid-Weave fabric on the seat centres was inspired by the pattern of his favourite sport coat.
“Like his pencil, his pipe and his ashtray, this coat is part of my childhood memories and directly linked with his home office.”
