Registration No: W518 RKS
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ99ZYS691230
MOT: None

• 46,800 miles and current ownership since 2018
• Offered with the original owners wallet, handbook and stamped service book
• Understood to be the only RHD example finished in Island Blue
• Offered with a collection of invoices and old MOT certificates
• C16 UK example with 6-speed manual gearbox
• Fitted with rear half cage, carbon bucket seats and Schroth harnesses

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately, the vendor did not get time to MOT this lot.

Like the legendary 911 Carrera RS 2.7 before it, the 911 (996) GT3 was a homologation special built so that Porsche could go racing; specifically in the FIA GT3 Cup Series. Given the Stuttgart marque’s commitment to motorsport and the 911’s sixty plus years of production, it is highly unlikely that there will ever be a more successful sportscar-cum-racer. Designed to maximise Porsche’s chances of victory, the 996 GT3 was powered by a 3.6 litre DOHC ‘Mezger’ engine. Capable of revving to 7,800rpm and developing 360bhp / 370Nm, the dry-sumped M96/79 flat-six shared its crankcase with the Le Mans-winning GT1. Further benefiting from forged pistons and titanium conrods, it was allied to the G96/90 six-speed manual gearbox (as previously proven aboard the 993 GT2). Riding on lightweight, spilt-rim alloys, the homologation special also boasted uprated suspension and more potent brakes.

Weighing just 1,350kg, the two-seater was capable of 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds and 188mph. Never intended to be faster than its 996 Turbo sibling, the GT3 was a far more involving steer. Crowned Evo magazine’s ‘Car of the Year’ in 1999, the same publication subsequently placed the 996 GT3 Mk 1 above the Mk 2 for driving pleasure, ranking it third in the all-time drivers’ car roster behind the Pagani Zonda and Lotus 340R. In terms of its original design brief, the racing version of the 996 GT3 MK 1 took a dominant class win first time out which just so happened to be at the 1999 Le Mans 24 hours! The rarest, purest and lightest of the GT3s as well as the first, total 996 GT3 Mk 1 production amounted to 1,886 cars of which a mere 106 were UK supplied.

Supplied new via AFN Reading on March 1^st 2000, chassis 691230 is understood to be the sole C16 (UK) car to have been finished in Islande Blu. A ‘Paint to Sample’ (L999) car, its impressive build specification also encompassed a rear roll cage, bucket seats, air-conditioning and the extended leather pack, while carbonfibre adorned its centre console, instrument surround and seat backs. Serviced no fewer than sixteen times up to 46,391 miles, the Porsche has since covered less than 1,500 miles. Acquired by its last registered keeper in 2018, that same year saw the homologation special treated to new brake discs and pads all round at a cost of £2,233.34. A ‘1 of 1’ Porsche 996 GT3 Mk 1 with modest mileage and a host of desirable factory-fitted options, modern classics rarely come with a better pedigree. Offered for sale with original book pack (handbooks, service book), V5C Registration Document and collection of invoices, ‘W518 RKS’ is surely a must for the Porsche collector?

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760