Porsche 964 Carrera 4 Lightweight

The vehicle in detail

For the Lightweight, Porsche did more than simply replace body panels with aluminum and fiberglass and delete sound insulation and carpeting. The car was race-ready with a seam-welded tub and fixed windows with sliding panels. A fixed rear spoiler took the place of the standard unit that rotated upward at speed. The stock seats were jettisoned in favor of Recaro race buckets from the 964 Cup cars with factory five-point harnesses, and a Halcon fire-suppression system was fitted. The interior marries race car functionality with production 964, thanks to its integrated roll cage, auxiliary gauges and switches mounted where the radio and climate controls would be, and black fabric-covered sports seats.

Underneath, the suspension was lowered about an inch, and the standard wheels were shelved in favor of staggered 6-inch front and 8-inch rear wheels, or optional 7- and 9-inch wheels, as featured on this car. Power came from a version of the Carrera RS’s 3.6-liter flat-six with a modified exhaust and lack of air cleaner. A special clutch and flywheels were mated to the car’s five-speed manual transmission. Overall, this C4L weighed in at a svelte 1,098 kg (2,420 lb).

All 22 said to have been built followed the same 964 0## sequence, and the car offered here is the last 22th serialized example.