Sold – Stellar 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 2

From Porsche’s first water-cooled 911 series, known to hard-core fans as the 996, this stellar example is a one-owner car with only an approximate 25,000 kilometers from new. Equipped with many desirable options including the aggressive-sounding sport exhaust system ($3,360), Porsche-lettered black floor mats ($160), carbon/aluminum handbrake and shifter handles ($1,240), and upgraded 18-inch alloy wheels.

Serviced only by authorized Porsche dealers (Pfaff Porsche and Porsche of London) and most recently given the 48,000 km service in late 2011, with service invoices on file. Accompanied at auction by the original books (Warranty, Roadside Service, Owner’s Manual, and Dealer Directory) in their pouch, copies of the original window sticker, Bill of Sale, service invoices, and a Porsche roof-rack system with bicycle racks. A new battery was installed in March 2010. A recent CarProof report came back clean.

With 320-plus bhp on tap, a six-speed gearbox, and a top speed of some 175 mph, this striking black-on-black leather 2003 Carrera coupe is a true “iron fist in a velvet glove”. Adult owned and driven by a respected professional, this 2003 Carrera was simply a highly desirable and enjoyable example of Porsche’s signature 911 models. It was offered at the 2012 Toronto Fall Classic Car Auction, Canada’s oldest and largest event of its kind, held by Dan Spendick’s Collector Car Productions at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. It passed unsold at the auction by not being bid to reserve, but sold the next day for close to the reserve. I saw this stellar car a few years later at auction, this time with far higher mileage and a great deal of stone chipping to the hood.