Description
H&H Classic Auction @ The Imperial War Museum, Duxford/ Cambridgeshire
9th October, 2024 13:00
2007 Porsche Cayman
Estimate
£10, 000 - £12, 000
Registration No: PN07 KTU
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ98Z7U753659
MOT: January 2025
Finished in the classic combination of Arctic Silver with Black leather upholstery
Desirable five-speed manual gearbox, Porsche side script, Black roof and Black alloys
Quoted 242bhp / 201lbft and reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 5. 8 seconds and 162mph
Detailed service history with expenditure since 2018 totalling over £17, 000 (including an engine refresh)
Great value, mid-engined Porsche fastback
Less powerful but more reliable than the ‘S’ variant, the entry level Cayman arrived in July 2006. Faster than many previous generation 911s, Porsche’s hard-top, mid-engined, two-seater was also more dynamically balanced and driver friendly. Possessing greater torsional rigidity than the Boxster convertible with which it shared a platform, the Fixed Head Coupe was able to utilise stiffer suspension and thus enjoyed even better handling / roadholding. Powered by a DOHC 2. 7 litre ‘Flat Six’ engine allied to either manual or Tiptronic transmission, the Cayman had some 242bhp / 201lbft and was reportedly capable of 0-60mph in 5. 8 seconds and 162mph. Styling cues borrowed from Porsche’s back catalogue (356, 550 Coupe and 904 Coupe) helped with the aesthetics, while the ergonomically designed cabin was suitably driver orientated.
A serial Porsche 911 and Cayman owner, the vendor was drawn to ‘PN07 KTU’ because of the fastidious way it had been looked after by its previous custodian. A Metropolitan Police Royalty and Specialist Protection officer, the latter spent over £17, 000 on the car between 2018 and 2023. Marque specialist 911Box carried out most of the work including: a thorough £7, 931. 88 engine overhaul (new IMS and crankshaft bearings, clutch and timing chains etc) at 79, 833 miles, fitting a Dansk sports exhaust (£2, 387. 87) at 85, 819 miles and the most recent major service (£876) last October at 103, 405 miles. Other expenditure encompassed new rear brake discs, replacement front springs and air-con re-gassing. Ordered via A. I. Motokinisi of Cyprus to take advantage of the Mediterranean island’s lower taxes, chassis 753659 was built to right-hand drive specification complete with heated, hard-backed Sports seats, 18-inch Cayman S alloy wheels and Black leather upholstery. Attractively finished in Artic Silver with a contrasting Black roof, rear spoiler and side scripts, the two-seater is warranted to have covered some 110, 000 miles from new. Housed within the accompanying leather-bound history folder, the service book contains ten stamps as well as numerous invoices, old MOTs and a Porsche Certificate of Production.
