What: 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Color: Dolphin Grey (dolphingrau; non-metallic UNI; Z99 / 6410; Porsche) VIN: WP0AG2A90PS252368 Mileage: 134 miles Price Estimate: $739,900 CarFax: Link Window Sticker: N/A Location: Isringhausen Imports, Springfield, IL Listing: Link
A very interesting car at a very iconic dealership, this Paint to Sample Dolphin Grey Porsche 911 Sport Classic at Isringhausen was originally ordered as part of the White Collection. It was later sold by RM Sotheby’s during Monterey Car Week in 2024.
Number 923 of 1,250 992-generation Sport Classics built, the car features no less than $152, 785 in Sonderwunsch tailoring alone. Some of that most excellent spec includes Heritage Design interior with Extended Sanguine Red Leather, color-matched Dolphin Grey liberally applied to the wheels and other exterior components, and of course a manual transmission.
What: 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Color: Oslo Blue (osloblau; non-metallic UNI; Z77 / 6203; Porsche) VIN: WP0AG2A95PS252110 Mileage: 107 miles Price: $539,888 CarFax: Link Window Sticker: N/A Location: Porsche San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA Marketplace listing: Link
Glass half empty, the exclusivity of the 992-generation Porsche 911 Sport Classic means that very few people had the opportunity to order one. Glass half full, this rarity also contributed to a high take rate for paint to sample services. In the case of this ultra low mileage example, that paint to sample color is 356-era Oslo Blue.
Effectively the 911 Sport Classic was a 911 Turbo, though it was the only Turbo to be offered with a manual. Like the original 997-era Europe-only 911 Sport Classic, it also featured a duck tail rear spoiler and double bubble roof panel.
Interestingly, this owner skipped the Pepita houndstooth fabric reintroduced in the original Sport Classic and offered in this newer version, instead keeping things simple with black leather.
What: 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Color: Porsche Paint to Sample Manuas Blue (manuasblau; non-metallic Uni; W50; Porsche) VIN: WP0AG2A96PS252312 Mileage: 1,177 miles Price Estimate: $500,000 to $650,000 CarFax: N/A Window Sticker: N/A Location: RM Sotheby’s 2025 Miami Auction, Coral Gables, FL Listing: Link
From the Todd Blue LAPIS collection comes this 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic, #269 from a worldwide production of just 1,250. Even in that rare group though, this particular Sport Classic comes heavily laden with special details via a truly remarkable Sonderwunsch tailored focus.
How remarkable exactly? RM Sotheby’s reports the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur CXX-code options add up to no less than $111,355. That’s some serious tailoring, so let’s dig into the details.
The exterior paint color is Manuas Blue, a hue added to the Porsche Paint to Sample program the same year this car was produced. Its Fuchs-like 5-spoke wheels are color-matched in Manuas Blue, while other detailing like the Porsche script stripes are in Shadow Blue.
Inside, the car features a truly unique interior taking a tone-on-tone approach of using blue nearly everywhere. The main leather color used on the seats is Graphite Blue with Pebble Grey stitching, extending also to the air vents, center tunnel, knee pads, front trunk, rear side panels, lower dashboard, inner door sill guards and also the owner’s manual wallet.
And while a bold leather choice might do it for some, this car goes so much further with its details. Striking Paldao Wood inlays are found on dashboard, door cards, cupholder surround and vertically on the seatbacks. In the centers of the seats is a bespoke Pepita houndstooth in Black, Chalk and Speed Blue that is said to be inspired by the fabric used in the 911 Carrera “Sally Special” built by Sonderwunsch as a tribute to the Cars character and auctioned for charity by RM Sotheby’s in August 2022 and generating $3.6 million. This car is one of very few and reportedly possibly the first to receive this exclusive fabric.
As RM’s Moda Miami event weekend takes on The Amelia for spring concours week bragging rights, it would seem there’s a bit of a throw down to be found between RM’s Miami sale and auctions at The Amelia. We aim to bring a spotlight to the highlights.
What: 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Color: Dolphin Grey (dolphingrau; non-metallic UNI; Z99 / 6410; Porsche) VIN: WP0AG2A92PS252355 Mileage: 2,383 miles Price Estimate: $450,000 – $500,000 CarFax: Inquire Window Sticker: N/A Location: Broad Arrow The Amelia Auction 2025, Amelia Island, FL Auction Listing: Link
Why We Love It:
It takes a special kind of buyer to dip into Paint to Sample, much less Sonderwunsch, orders with a solid approach to subtlety. It happens though, and we appreciate it because what makes the car special becomes less of a look-at-me scream and more of an invitation of if-you-know-you-know nods from those who get it.
Cars like this 2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic in the very light and almost-white looking Dolphin Grey paired with color-matched wheels are textbook if-you-know-you-know. To many, this may look like just another white 911 with a ducktail, but to the Porsche-aware it is just so much more.
To the uninitiated, the Sport Classic dusts of the name of the 997.2 era 911 and reformulates it ever-so-slightly, basing this most modern Sport Classic on the 911 Turbo S. This means Porsche’s most potent turbocharged model, which trades its whale tail for a retro duck tail. It is the Sport Classic and only the Sport Classic where a manual can be had with the 911 Turbo S engine, a configuration this car most definitely boasts.
Dolphin Grey comes from the latter 356 and earliest 911/901 era of the mid-60s at Porsche. Such subtle pastel takes of that era are en vogue again, and translate well to modern cars with timeless design. In this case, that’s even more pronounced by a pairing with Black Heritage Design Classic leather interior with Pepita (houndstooth) seat centers.
Since it’s a Sport Classic, standard features include the aforementioned Classic Black Heritage Design trim and Black carpeting, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes, Sport Chrono, PASM Sport Suspension, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control, Adaptive Sport Seats Plus with Backrest Shells in Leather, Extended Dashboard and Door Panel Package in Leather, Front Axle Lift and Carbon Fiber Roof. Options include the Burmester Surround Sound System, Interior Trim Inlays in Leather, Inner Door-Sill Guards in Leather, Ambient Lighting, and Under Door Puddle Light Projectors.
Though not mentioned in the auction listing, we also note that the Sport Classic-specification modern center-lock Fuchs 5-spoke wheels appear to be distinctively color-matched to the car’s Paint to Sample Dolphin Grey body panels for a further flourish of subtle tailoring.
As shown on the badging, this car is #299 of the 1,250 Sport Classics manufactured. It was delivered new in Minneapolis, MN and, thus far, has had two owners.
This car will be part of Broad Arrow’s auction at The Amelia 2025. Interested parties should plan to bid on it there.
