Earlier this year, a limited-edition Porsche 911 S/T in a special ‘Paint to Sample Plus’ shade called Fraise was delivered. While our eyes were transfixed by the “strawberry” exterior, a small yet significant detail that went unnoticed was the limited-edition number plaque “1724/1963”.
A few days later, social media users started pointing out that another 911 S/T with the same number already existed, suggesting a massive goof-up at Porsche’s end. The original 911 S/T #1724 was delivered to Pedro Solis Klussmann of Guatemala.
Porsche acknowledged its mistake, stating that the faux pass came about during the manual ordering process of the additional customised badge for the customers’ cars. “There is a lot of specialized manual work involved in manufacturing and human involvement means that mistakes can happen. The important thing is how you deal with them,” Karl-Heinz Volz, Director of Sonderwunsch at Porsche, said. “It was very important to us to apologise to our customers appropriately and to correct the error.”
Porsche recently invited both customers together for a special day in Zuffenhausen to commemorate the double rarity of their 911 S/T. Both received a picture of the two cars, with their correct limited-edition numbers, as well as an elegant box with samples of the respective interior and exterior colours. In order to officially document the error as part of the company’s history, the incorrectly installed plaque was handed over to Frank Jung, head of the company archive, and catalogued and stored while the customers looked on.
The Fraise Porsche 911 S/T has undergone some changes since June, when we saw it for the first time. The decals on the sides are in Rouge Indien, matching the interior upholstery. It has black leather trim inlays, a Porsche crest in Turbonit and “Unobtanium” kick plates in white. It now features the correct limited edition number “1742/1963”.
The original 911 S/T #1724 is equipped with the Heritage Design package and is finished in the Shore Blue Metallic exterior colour. Inside, it has seat centre panels trimmed in Classic Cognac fabric with black pinstripes and a carbon fibre roll cage.
