We searched for a few months lookng for a used 996 C2 Porsche that would fit a couple of simple criteria.
- Affordable – Car needed to be under $25,000
Since this car was going to primarily be a show case for ACS products and was also going to be our street/track car there was no sense in buying a garage queen that never saw brake dust or worn out tires!
- White C2 Coupe with Black Interior
Black interiors in these early Carerras are surprisingly hard to find. The German trend at the time was to color code the dash, trim carpets and seats… no thanks, just basic black for us!
While Black is most stunning on these cars, the fact that this was going to be an older car with heavy use in the plans meant that a high maintenance finish like black was out… that left ‘German Racing Silver’ or a ‘Factory Race White’. Since so many early 996 are silver and since we’re a sucker for the factory race look, Glacier White was chosen.
- Southern or South Western Car
Since this car would be worked on extensively and would be a showcase of our products we wanted the running gear and underside to be as clean as possible. Rusty bolts, oxidized suspension & exhaust parts just wouldn’t cut it.
After watching EBay, Autotrader and a few Porsche forums our car appeared… in Arizona. Mileage under 70K, White on Black, and a web savvy car dealer with a reputation for selling cars exactly as described. A few weeks later just outside of Pittsbugh we met a car transporter on his was to Philly with our 996 sitting on the back of his truck. Soon our new project was heading home… Project C2-GT3 was born!
