Score a soccer legends personal 1992 Porsche 911 Convertible
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A lucky buyer could score the soccer legends personal 1992 Porsche 911 964 Convertible
A rare Porsche 911 owned by Argentinian soccer great Deigo Maradona is being offered for sale for the first time since his passing.
Delivered new to Maradona when he moved to Spain to captain the Sevilla Football Club in 1992, the Porsche 911 Type 964 Carrera 2 Convertible Work Looks Turbo, was one of only 1200 produced over a two-year run.
Powered by a 3.6-litre Carrera 2 engine, the ‘supercar of its day’ pumped out 186kW with a top speed of 260km/h.
A fact not lost on ‘El Diego’ who regularly drove the Porsche to and from soccer training and was famously stopped by police in this very car for jumping a red light and speeding at 180km/h through the city centre, oh the stories the car could tell.
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This is the closest anyone can get to feeling like sports icon Diego Maradona. A Porsche owned and driven by the “Golden Boy,” who famously coined the phrase “Hand of God” to describe his winning goal in the Argentina-England match of 1986, is about to hit the auction block. 8 photos
Diego Maradona is considered one of the most accomplished and legendary figures in football, if not in sports in general. He enjoyed god-like status even later in life, and his death in November 2020 prompted a 3-day official mourning period in home country Argentina. In addition to his countless accomplishments on the field, Maradona was famous for his party lifestyle, drug addiction, and his impressive collection of cars, jewelry and watches.
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An immaculate Porsche 911 Carrera owned by late football star Diego Maradona is heading to auction, looking as though it was hardly driven despite approximately 75,000 miles (120,000 kms) on the speedometer. It’s especially notable because it’s part of a limited run of Carreras created by Porsche in the early ’90s.
In November of 1992, Maradona better known as El Diego took possession of the then-new Type 2 Carrera 2 WTL (Works Turbo Look), one of only 1,200 models that rolled out of the factory during a two-year production run. It’s available in what auction house Bonhams describes as “practically original” condition, including the original 250bhp 3.6-liter Carrera 2 engine, maxing out at about 124 mph (200 kmh). The Porsche also retains its classy silver paint job and slick black leather interior, as classy today as it was in ‘92.
The 1992 Porsche 911 is being offered at auction in March for the first time ever
The car was used by the Argentinian hero during his one season at Sevilla
He was stopped by armed police for speeding in the Porsche at 120mph through the city centre
Following El Diego s death in November, this rare car is likely to be in demand
A Maserati first owned by Sir Elton John is also being auction later this month