Aussies line up for mega Porsche 911s

Several Australians are bidding for two of the rarest and most collectible Porsches yet, the 935 ‘Moby Dick’ tribute and the 911 GT2 RS Clubsport.

And a couple of ultra-well-heeled local 911 fanatics are even trying to purchase both.

Just 77 of the 991.2 911 GT2 RS-based 935s are being built. The cars are valued at more than $1 million Aussie each.

Meanwhile, just 200 of the $700,000 AUD (approx.) 991.2 Clubsport’s are being built.

And as neither 515kW/750Nm coupe is road-registerable, they will probably hide away securely in humidified garages and only come out for the occasional track day.

Porsche Cars Australia (PCA) spokesman Chris Jordan told carsales.com.au that a final call on which Aussie buyers – if any – would get to own one or both of those cars was not far away.

“We had a few enquiries for 935 but we don’t know if anyone has been successful as yet,” said Jordan.

“The same [goes] with GT2 RS Clubsport… We had interest but I don’t know of any confirmed. [But] We should find out pretty soon who gets one because deliveries [of the 935] start from May,” he said.

It is understood the limited number being built means no-one could simply walk in and try and buy either of these cars as a casual or first-time Porsche buyer. Ownership opportunities will instead be restricted to Australians with long histories of Porsche ownership.

Jordan said PCA had gone into bat for its local customers, exploiting Australia’s strong relation with Porsche HQ that dates back to the 1950s.

PCA is understood to have put together background dossiers on interested customers and sent expression of interests on their behalf to Porsche in Germany.

“We sell more than our fair share of high-end 911s and that combined with our history and the history of some of our customers -- who have a certain preferred type of Porsche and literally buy it every generation -- helps us get more than our fair share of these types of cars.

“But particularly with the 935, they are super-hard to get hold of because there are people from all around the world that would like to have one,” he explained.

Jordan was pessimistic that any one Aussie buyer would end up with examples of both cars as the order book would be well over-subscribed. He even suggested a few ‘Australian’ cars may never reach these shores, instead residing in European holiday homes.

Another complication is a new GT2 racing category that kicks off in Europe at Spa in Belgium in August. That would be another reason Clubsports would stay in Europe.

“I think we are the only manufacturer with a GT2 car at the moment so that race will effectively be a one-make GT2 RS Clubsport race around Spa.

“I think that also feeds into enquiry on that car,” Jordan stated.