Highlights Desirable 3.2-litre Boxster S Final model year Tidy soft-top Recent service and battery Everything working, and great fun to drive Overview As much as some of us wouldn’t like to admit it, the original Porsche Boxster is turning 30 years old this year, meaning that it’s passing gracefully from ‘modern classic’ to ‘actual classic’ in the eyes of many – and this means that the 986-generation Boxster is becoming increasingly desirable and collectible.

Yes, there have been assorted impressive variants across the generations since, but this one is the OG, the one that started it all.

A 2004 car is highly prized, as it’s the newest possible version available; 986 production ran from 1996-2004, before it was replaced by the 987.

And silver is an iconic colour for an early Boxster, particularly for those of us who remember playing Porsche Challenge on the PlayStation back when the model launched.

Taking of which, here we have a silver 2004 Boxster S, positively dripping in retro...