10 of the Rarest Porsches Ever Built

Sonderwunsch

Porsche has a special program called Sonderwunsch that is like an automotive fairy godmother that grants the wishes of well-heeled Porschephiles. If you have the financial means and your vehicle fantasy lives in the realm of reality-based physics, then Porsche will bring your dream to life. In the 1950's Porsche would provide a list to customers of available upgrades and features that could be added to the car. At the time that list included things like windshield washers. This list with additional options became the Sonderwunsch program, which translates to "special wishes," and now lives with the moniker of Porsche Exclusive. 

The program is invitation only, as Porsche wouldn't want to get emails all day long from every customer requesting this and that to be changed in their respective car. However, for those who have been picked can request special paint colors, interior options, performance upgrades, and even body styling! The sky seems to be the limit with customers only being limited by how much they'd like to spend on their one-off Porsche.  

1. Porsche 997 Speedster

Built in 2010 to commemorate 25 years of the "Special Wishes" program, only 356 of these are out and about in the world since rolling off Porsche's production line. The reason that only 356 of these were built was to celebrate the original Porsche 356 Speedster. 

2. Porsche 997 Sport Classic

Another rare 997 that bowed in 2010 was the Sport Classic that was made to officially mark the beginning of the end of the water-cooled 911s. The model came decked out with Fuchs wheels, a ducktail spoiler, and a double bubble roof. 

3. 964 Turbo S Leichtbau

Leichtbau translates to "light build" which shaved 180kg off a 964 turbo's stock mass. Porsche wanted the car to be a road legal turbo that would have an increased engine output, enhanced handling, and style differences to denote the uniqueness.  A total of only 86 examples of this car were built with a handful going to the United Kingdom and one of the few models to be on display at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. 

4. Porsche 964 Turbo S Flatnose

In 1993, Porsche wanted to create another special limited edition variation of the 911 to celebrate the changing of the guard from the 964 to the 993. 76 Flachbau (flat-nose) vehicles were made with just twelve examples being right-hand drive. This Porsche came with pop-up headlights derived from the 968 and a front modified spoiler that had air intakes for cooling. The car also had an enlarged turbocharger, camshafts and extra oil cooler, and a 4-pipe exhaust system.   

5. Porsche 930 LE

This iteration of the 930 is pretty much an SE without a slant nose front. The LE stands for limited edition and confused many enthusiasts into thinking that this was going to be the last ever 911 Turbo. We all know that was not the case as the turbos are now all over the Porsche lineup. Porsche only created 50 of these standard 930 3.3s before rebuilding them with more power and a meaner look. 

6. Porsche 993 Turbo Cabriolet

If someone saw this cabriolet they may wonder what this is doing on this list. The fact that it's a cabriolet is what lands it on this list as the Exclusive department, as Porsche only made 14 of these droptop air-cooled turbo charged 993s. The turbo came courtesy of the previous gen 964 3.6 model.  

7. Porsche 991 GTS Club Coupe

These special 991s took seven years to build and were made to commemorate the Porsche Club of America's 60th anniversary. The club started way back in 1955 when Porsche wasn't importing very many cars to the states but still was enough to spark up a group of die-hard fans. What blossomed was one of the longest and largest automotive marque-specific clubs in the entire world. The most visible difference with this variant is a non-metallic color, named Club Blau but there are also 20-inch Sport Classic wheels painted in semi-gloss black with polished centers and rims. Other special things are ducktail rear spoiler, doors marked with "Club Coupe," stainless steel door sill guards that read GTS Club Coupe, and a leather-wrapped book about the car is included. Only 13 of these Club Coupes were ever made and came with a hefty price tag to boot.   

8. Porsche 964 Turbo Cabriolet

The Porsche 964 Turbo cabriolet is so rare that the Porsche online archive does not have any photos of it. Information is scant of these except that the soft-top Porsche 911 wouldn't be officially produced until the release of the 996 version at the top of the 21st Century. A 964 Cabriolet is pictured because no one can find a photograph of the real deal, but you can imagine a nice whale tail spoiler on there to get an idea of this eight copies only car. 

9. Porsche 993 Speedster

Two 993 Speedsters were built in the 90's; one went to Ferdinand Porsche for his 60th birthday and the other to Jerry Seinfeld. The car featured a low raked windscreen, lowered hood, humped rear end, and a redesigned interior. 

10. Porsche 935 Street

This car is from the mind of Mansour Oijeh, who was the founder of TAG Group and built by the Porsche Exclusive department. It began life as a humble 930, but then went under the scalpel for a number of modifications and received many of the 935 high-performance parts. 

Thus was born the 935 street-legal counterpart that features a turbo 3.3, race suspension, race level brakes, and the iconic slant nose wide body. The paint it wears was also bespoke to this model and is named Brilliant Red. This crazy piece of machinery is a one of one and shows how far Porsche will go to please its customers. 

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