1994 Porsche 968 CS

‘L783 XTY’ is a Porsche 968 Club Sport that’s had the emphasis moved even further towards track use than the already hard-edged street version.

The car left the factory fitted with the M030 Sport Chassis option that uprated both the suspension and the brakes. It also had the limited-slip differential option (M220), making it the ideal candidate to have a Heigo roll cage, Recaro racing seats, and a pair of Luke harnesses fitted.

So, if 2026 is the year you intend to make good your race or hillclimb ambitions, you could do a lot worse than invest ten minutes of your time browsing this example of the legendary Porsche 968 Club Sport.

The black coachwork is in a decent condition for a car for whom the track is its natural environment; sure, there are a few minor cosmetic issues that we’ll come to later, but for now the headlines are that it presents well with a good shine and decently aligned panels.

There are no ripples along the door skins either, the Club Sport decals are still vibrant, and the headlamps pop up and down to order. The metal sunroof fits the aperture well too, and the condition of the headlining suggests it’s still watertight.

A new rear ‘kidney’ window moulding, which cost almost £300 from Porsche Perth in June 2025, has been fitted and there’s a contemporaneous receipt from the same dealer for an air inlet grille plus bolts, cover strips, and grommets.

The 17-inch black alloy wheels might be chipped but there are no kerbing marks on them, which speaks volumes and they are also fitted with recent 225/45R17 Goodyear tyres on all four corners.

We will never get tired of telling you that experience shows that matching high-quality tyres are an infallible sign of a caring and mechanically sympathetic owner who is prepared to spend the appropriate amount in maintaining their car properly.

As for problems, there is a small amount of rust around the nearside headlamp where the paint is chipped, the tailgate doesn’t latch properly, the bonnet release mechanism works but isn’t fitted properly, the rear wiper arm has been removed, and the offside rear window is cracked.

There is also damage to the nearside bumper and wing above and below the indicator, with another heavy scrape on the offside below the front indicator. The paint on the bonnet has also cracked in places.

There are further chips and scratches to the front bumper, front wings, and bonnet, with myriad smaller scratches and marks across the rest of the coachwork, including the nearside rear lamp, plus road rash to the rear wheelarches.

The black paintwork itself is heavily swirled, something the colour highlights with its customary ruthlessness.

It would benefit from a professional, two-stage machine polish – or you could just cover it in decals and stickers from your favourite motorsport firms and carry on racing.

The theme started by the red-and-black coachwork is maintained inside with the black Porsche trim being livened up with a pair of red Luke harnesses for the driver and front seat passenger.

A previous owner stuck with black as the colour for the impressively deep Recaro front seats though, which was wise because black is a classic that never ages.

Their shape makes them very comfortable and very secure, which is essential given the 968’s primarily role is to go around a series of bends as quickly as possible. They’re free of rips, holes, and other visible wear too.

The black-on-white instruments are not only cool but have survived 81,000 miles and 30 years with impressive impunity. As have, by the way, the switches and controls, whose white lettering is generally still vibrant.

The Heigo rollcage adds rigidity to the chassis and a huge reserve of passive safety for the occupants.

Cosmetically, as a track car it wears a patina better than most so you may well be able to turn a blind eye to the scruffy steering wheel, holes in both door cards, worn carpet in the driver’s footwell, and the missing radio. The weight reduction measures in the boot might be a positive boon to you, too.

Better still, we’ve checked all the electrics and the lights, and everything seems to work as it should with the exception of the tiny LCD screen in front of the passenger.

The M030 Sport Chassis option included Koni height-adjustable front struts with 160lb springs and adjustable damping plus a hollow 30mm front anti-roll bar instead of the 26.8mm solid version the rest of the range had to make do with.

The rear suspension was also height-adjustable, albeit via an eccentric cam, the springs were the same rate as those on the front, and the Koni dampers were adjustable. The rear anti-roll bar, which was 19mm in diameter, could be placed in one of three settings.

The M030 option also meant the front brakes comprised the four-piston caliper set-up that was more usually found on the Porsche 928 S4 and the 944 Turbo S. Also, all four brake discs were 340mm in diameter and cross-drilled; well, actually the holes were cast in at the point of manufacture rather than drilled later on, an expensive process but one that helped prevent the sort of fractures that might otherwise have occurred in extremis. Pads, obviously, were a special-compound.

The Porsche’s service history file records the following work:

· 06.02.1997 and 30,397 miles – service by Merlin Porsche

· 14.01.1998 and 38,433 miles – service by Merlin Porsche including fresh coolant and brake fluid

· 22.07.2000 and 51,677 miles – service by JM Autos

· 01.11.2002 and 58,226 miles – service by AFN Reading

· 26.11.2002 and 58,491 miles – new front and rear brake discs and pads plus two rear wishbone mounts by Northway Porsche

· 08.04.2004 and 62,618 miles – service by Porsche Centre Swindon including fresh coolant and brake fluid

· 24.08.2004 and unknown mileage – new front brake discs and pads plus a wheel bearing by Bob Watson Engineering

· 10.04.2006 and 67,201 miles – service by Auto Sport Essen

· 21.04.2009 and 74,412 miles – service by Porsche Strasse

As you can see, it starts well, even from cold, and shows good oil pressure on the dashboard. It revs smoothly too, with a suitably sporting exhaust note.

The engine bay is in a decent condition: neatly ordered and clean, it is exactly as you’d expect of a vehicle that needs to work hard and reliably for a living; it’s no concours queen but then you aren’t going to get covered in filth when you continue its maintenance regimen either.

Most, we suspect, will tread a middle course; maybe a quick valet, followed by some localized anti-rust treatment on brackets and the like, and maybe even some new fasteners.

We’ve photographed the underside, to which the seller added the following comment: “Underneath is solid, with no weakness to the jacking points. I've also had the side claddings off to replace the rubber strips and clips, and I can confirm there is no rust hidden underneath.”

Again, we can see some minor and localised rust to take care of but you won’t find a single mention of structural rust or corrosion in its online MoT history

The seller bought the Club Sport from a friend of his about six months ago; he’s since done some minor titivating but nothing extraordinary – but, if you want extraordinary, how’s this for a backstory?

You see, the Porsche was parked outside a garage in Edinburgh and his friend drove past it regularly. He never saw it move and eventually called in to see if it was for sale, but no one in the garage knew anything about it and, as it didn’t take up much space, they were content to just leave it there.

Our seller’s friend was so smitten he decided to undertake some detective work and eventually managed to uncover the name of the owner.

Who turned out to be a certain Fred Goodwin. Yup, that’s right, it belonged to Fred the Shred, ex-boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland and well-known car enthusiast.

His resourcefulness didn’t end there because he also managed to get hold of Fred’s phone number and persuaded him to sell him the car.

Back to the current day, the Porsche’s MoT, which is valid until October 2026, was issued with no advisories.

The recent Vehicle History Check shows a Cat C insurance marker from February 1998, about which we know nothing more.

It also comes with one key, a V5 in the seller’s name, a copy of the original order specification, plenty of expired MoT certificates to cross-check the mileage, and the all-important stamped service history booklet that’s backed up with a wealth of invoices.

Not one for the concours enthusiast, this lightly modified, battle-scarred Porsche 968 Club Sport would make the perfect fast-road-and-track weapon for a keen driver who wants to understand what all the fuss is about.

And the good news continues because the Cat C marker and various scuffs and scrapes have affected its value; while good example is now fetching north of £40,000, we suspect the virtual hammer will fall on this one somewhere between £20,000 and £25,000.

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