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LOT 172
2003 Porsche 911 GT3 Coupé Registration no. to be advised Chassis no. WPOZZZ99Z4S690667
Sold for £57,500 inc. premium
Lot 172
2003 Porsche 911 GT3 Coupé
2003 Porsche 911 GT3 Coupé
Registration no. to be advised
Chassis no. WPOZZZ99Z4S690667
Registration no. to be advised
Chassis no. WPOZZZ99Z4S690667
*Rare high-performance 911 variant
*Right-hand drive
*Full service history
*22,737 miles from new
*Right-hand drive
*Full service history
*22,737 miles from new
Footnotes
'The 911 GT3 is the quintessence of half a century of Porsche motor sports. It is a roadworthy sports car, which incorporates our collective technical expertise from motor sports. As such, it wastes no time in delivering the goods. Every command is carried out directly and with precision. Its handling characteristics are superb; its level of safety is exceptional even in extreme situations. In short: the 911 GT3 places maximum performance at your fingertips at all times. Not just on the racetrack.' - Porsche Cars North America Inc.
Intended primarily for racing, though still road legal, the Porsche 911 GT3 can trace its ancestry all the way back through a succession of high-performance models to the legendary 911 Carrera RS of 1973. The car takes its name from the FIA's GT3 category of production sports car racing, and has been produced in a variety of versions since its introduction in 1999 on the Type 996 iteration of the perennial 911.
The 3.6-litre flat-six engine, though, departed from mainstream Type 996 practice by virtue of its water-cooled cylinders, leaving only the heads cooled by air. Called the 'Metzger' engine after its designer, Hans Metzger, this unit was closely related to that of the Porsche 962 sports prototypes and the 911 GT1 racer. In the GT3 it produced 355bhp, 59 horsepower more than in the standard Type 996, which was delivered to the road via a strengthened gearbox boasting interchangeable ratios. To make the GT3 fit for track use, the brakes, suspension, and wheels were up-rated to cope with the substantial increase in performance, while aerodynamic downforce was enhanced by a larger front air dam and a rear spoiler.
Weight reduction extended to the removal of the rear seats and most of the sound deadening, rear speakers, sunroof, and air conditioning, though the latter could be ordered as an option, as could a CD/radio. There was also a 'Clubsport' package, comprising racing-type bucket seats, bolt-in half roll cage, six-point driver's harness, fire extinguisher, and a single-mass flywheel. In its original Type 996 incarnation, as seen here, the Porsche 911 GT3 was produced up to 2006.
This limited edition Porsche supercar was purchased by the current vendor in May 2008, at which time it had a total of 20,015 miles showing on the odometer, and has seen relatively little use, the total increasing by only some 2,700 miles over the course of the next eight years. The car comes with full service history from new, there being eight services recorded, some with Porsche main agents and others with independent specialists. The last service was carried out in February 2016 at 22,737 miles, the current recorded mileage.
Finished in silver with black leather interior, the car is presented in generally excellent condition, just as one would expect given the low mileage. Accompanying documentation consists of a V5C Registration Certificate, MoT to May 2017, and the aforementioned service history.
'Since its launch in 1999, the Porsche 911 GT3 has been the benchmark against which every other track-focused car has been rated,' declared Auto Express. 'There are more powerful, more expensive 911s, but the GT3 represents the sports car at its purest and most intense. In fact, all four generations of GT3 arguably rank alongside 1973's legendary 2.7 RS in the annals of greatest 911s.'
Saleroom notices
Upon arrival we noted that the brake pads would benefit from replacement.
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