Porsche turns a mistake into something special.
The Porsche 911 S/T is one of the most desirable variants of the Porsche 911, created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Porsche 911 and the 75th anniversary of Porsche as an automotive manufacturer. Created with the ultimate purist driving and historic homage in mind, the Porsche 911 S/T combines the power of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS with lightweight construction, a manual transmission, and a classic-inspired design with touches like commemorative badging and interiors inspired by Porsche 911s of old.
Its production number of only 1,963 cars matches the year the 911 was introduced: 1963. However, during the production run of the 911 S/T, Porsche made a mistake. Two cars happen to bear the number 1,724: one owned by Pedro Solís Klussmann of Guatemala, and the other owned by Suzan Taher from across the globe in comparison. For Klussmann, rather than Taher,, the number bore important significance, with him, his mother, and grandmother, all having birthdays on the 17th, while his father’s birthday is on the 24th. Suzan Taher’s car was supposed to be number 1742. A mix-up in the manual ordering process caused the mistake.
Meanwhile, both 1724 cars couldn’t feature more different specs. Finished in Shore Blue, Pedro’s 911 S/T features the Heritage Design Package, along with an interior featuring fabric seat centers and a carbon fiber roll cage. Suzan’s car, however, is finished in a Paint to Sample shade called Rose Red, initially introduced in the ‘70s as “Fraise.” Its matching interior is upholstered in Guards Red.
Both cars were gathered in Zuffenhausen, with both owners brought together for a special day where each was presented a picture of both cars, and both owners got to see the incorrect plaque be archived to mark the mistake in history. While it started as a mistake, the incident became an opportunity for Porsche to enrich the personal stories of its owners, and show off the bespoke artisan excellence of Sonderwunsch with two very different cars brought together with a unique story.
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