1983 PORSCHE 911

Exceptional History-1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Targa Exceptional History | Jeff Jarratt / Abbey Road Provenance | Factory Collection | Extensive Original Documentation Some classic Porsches are defined by their mileage, specification or condition. Occasionally, however, a car comes along with a history that makes it genuinely individual. This remarkable 1984 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera Targa is one such example. Finished in White with a special Wine Red leather interior, this right-hand-drive Carrera was ordered new by celebrated British recording engineer and producer Jeff Jarratt, whose career is intertwined with some of the most important recordings in modern music. Jarratt began his career at EMI Studios now Abbey Road Studios in 1966 and went on to work as an engineer and producer with some of the biggest names in music, including The Beatles and Pink Floyd, alongside an extensive career recording and producing orchestral and contemporary music. Ordered new by Jeff Jarratt The Porsche's exceptional history file documents its story from the very beginning. Jarratt ordered the car through Autohaus Cigolla of Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany, with surviving correspondence between the supplying dealer, Porsche and Jarratt documenting the specification of the car during 1983. The correspondence even records discussions regarding the specially specified Wine Red leather interior, including individual trim details a fascinating insight into the process of ordering a new Porsche more than four decades ago. Original Porsche factory correspondence dated December 1983 identifies chassis WP0ZZZ91ZES140477 as a 1984 model-year Porsche 911 Carrera, manufactured in right-hand-drive specification for Great Britain. Personally collected from Porsche Rather than simply having his new 911 delivered, Jarratt travelled to Porsche's Zuffenhausen factory to collect the car personally. His own signed account of the experience, written in November 2004, remains within the history file. Jarratt recalls the excitement of collecting his new Porsche directly from the factory before beginning the journey home towards Calais and England, describing the experience as one he would never forget. It is a wonderful piece of first-hand history which remains with the car today. Approximately two decades with its first owner Jarratt went on to retain the Porsche for approximately 20 years, and his personal account makes clear just how much the car meant to him. He describes the 911 as his pride and joy and recalls that he probably spent more time cleaning it than driving it. Whether negotiating heavy city traffic or cruising along the motorway, he remembered the Porsche as a car that had never let him down and had always been a pleasure to drive. His decision to part with it came not through a desire to change cars, but following a knee injury which made prolonged use of the clutch increasingly difficult. The Porsche therefore moved on to its next custodian with a remarkable degree of originality and-The Home of Iconic Automobiles, Kaaimans International