1991 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa

Rubystone. One of the rare factory 964-era colors you do not see twice — a pink-magenta with a jewelled depth that photographs badly and captivates in person. A 1991 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa in Rubystone over Black/White leather.

This is the 964 Targa in its most collector-relevant configuration: five-speed manual, the classic Targa with a removable centre panel and a fixed roll hoop, and just 17,720 miles from new — an average of well under a thousand miles a year across three decades. Rubystone was offered on the 964 in small numbers, and cars still wearing their original paint in this finish are the ones that anchor collector-market conversations about the generation.

The 964 platform was Porsche's transitional 911 — 85% new versus the G-body, coil-spring suspension all around, and the last analog 911 before the water-cooled 996 changed the formula. The Targa body added the removable centre panel that made the shape distinct; Porsche did not offer a hoop-style Targa again until the 991 generation two decades later.

A pre-purchase inspection on a low-mileage 964 Targa focuses on the Targa top seals and centre-panel operation, the dual-mass flywheel and clutch, top-end oil-leak points (cam-cover gaskets, chain-tensioner covers), suspension bushings, and any documented top-end work. Rubystone paint condition and the paper trail behind it are the two things that materially move the value of a specific example.

Grand Prix Motorcars is an independent, Porsche-focused dealer in Portland, Oregon. We hand-pick 964s with documented service and, on rare-colour cars, documented original paint. Nationwide delivery, enclosed or open, from our showroom.