The Peter F. Baumberger Collection of Motorcars
* All sold with No Reserve *
20 Aug 2010
Gstaad Palace Hotel
Switzerland
Lot No: 7
Only 28,206km from new
2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
Chassis no. WPOZZZ99Z5S760188
Estimate: CHF60,000 - 80,000
Footnote:
Let's play a game of word association. I say 'Porsche 911', you say... Well, that's up to you, but likely answers would surely be 'flat six', 'rear-engined', maybe even 'air-cooled', but probably not 'cabriolet'. And this despite the fact the drop top version of the 911 has been with us for nearly 30 years.
First shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in late 1981, it made it into production a year later and as Porsche's first convertible since the 356, was very well received, selling some 4,200 in its first year. Since then the Cabriolet has been a central part of the range and has been through a further five generations to get to where we are today – the 997. Although successful (in many countries convertibles account for well over a