Highlights

Gorgeous early 964
RS America Evocation
Long-term ownership
Substantial history file
Lots of spares including original Cup II alloys included

Overview
The 964 was the car that finally dragged the iconic Porsche 911 kicking and screaming into the 1990s, bringing with it an entirely new suspension set-up.
Even the outrageous whale-tail 911s that were the mark of Eighties city-banker bonus winners were underpinned by a chassis that could trace its roots back to the 356 in some respects, such as the torsion bar front end and fiercely rear-biased weight distribution, which had earned the car the nickname of ‘widowmaker’.
But the 964 was safer, more assured, more civilised and more rounded, both in nature and in styling.
Although it retained the same basic bodyshell and air-cooled flat-six engine layout of the original (the last 911 to do so), Porsche claimed that the 964 was 80 per cent new, with a far more modern cabin layout, different panels and bumpers, new transmissions, l...