Earlier this 12 months, a limited-edition Porsche 911 S/T in a particular ‘Paint to Pattern Plus’ shade referred to as Fraise was delivered. Whereas our eyes had been transfixed by the “strawberry” exterior, a small but important element that went unnoticed was the limited-edition quantity plaque “1724/1963”.
A couple of days later, social media customers began mentioning that one other 911 S/T with the identical quantity already existed, suggesting an enormous goof-up at Porsche’s finish. The unique 911 S/T #1724 was delivered to Pedro Solis Klussmann of Guatemala.
Porsche acknowledged its mistake, stating that the fake cross took place through the handbook ordering means of the extra customised badge for the shoppers’ vehicles. “There may be a variety of specialised handbook work concerned in manufacturing and human involvement signifies that errors can occur. The necessary factor is the way you cope with them,” Karl-Heinz Volz, Director of Sonderwunsch at Porsche, mentioned. “It was essential to us to apologise to our clients appropriately and to right the error.”
Porsche not too long ago invited each clients collectively for a special occasion in Zuffenhausen to commemorate the double rarity of their 911 S/T. Each obtained an image of the 2 vehicles, with their right limited-edition numbers, in addition to a chic field with samples of the respective inside and exterior colors. In an effort to formally doc the error as a part of the corporate’s historical past, the incorrectly put in plaque was handed over to Frank Jung, head of the corporate archive, and catalogued and saved whereas the shoppers seemed on.
The Fraise Porsche 911 S/T has undergone some modifications since June, once we noticed it for the primary time. The decals on the edges are in Rouge Indien, matching the inside upholstery. It has black leather-based trim inlays, a Porsche crest in Turbonit and “Unobtanium” kick plates in white. It now options the proper restricted version quantity “1742/1963”.
The unique 911 S/T #1724 is provided with the Heritage Design bundle and is completed within the Shore Blue Metallic exterior color. Inside, it has seat centre panels trimmed in Traditional Cognac cloth with black pinstripes and a carbon fibre roll cage.
