1992 Porsche 911 Carrera Cup USA

Chassis No. WP0AB2966NS420570 Carrera Cup USA No. 92019 Engine No. 62N81359 Transmission No. 2002900Port cars, ANDIAL, converted, reconverted, and re-reconverted. The story of the ill-fated IMSA Carrera Cup USA series, and of the 45 Porsche 911s built for it, remains one of the most fascinating chapters in Porsche's factory-supported customer racing efforts in the United States. The brainchild of Porsche's longtime Racing PR Manager, Bob Carlson, the U.S.-based series was announced in a PCNA press release dated 21 November 1991. Porsche's one-make formula, now well-proven in Europe with the 944 Turbo Cup and, from 1990, 911 Carrera Cup, would bring the same level of excitement and close racing to the U.S. with eight races planned for 1992 beginning at Lime Rock Park on May 25th.With the legendary 959 Sport importation challenges just a few years in the past (see Lot 183 from Broad Arrow's Amelia Island Sale), PCNA decided to import these racing 911s as street cars to be converted to race-ready form by ANDIAL, a name more than familiar to those within the 1980s and 1990s Porsche 962 prototype racing scene. While each of the 45 VINs decodes as a Carrera 2 Coupe, these were no ordinary U.S.-specification 911s. Each Grand Prix White 911 was, in effect, a Rest-of-World Carrera RS fitted with an aluminum hood, single-mass sport flywheel, revised springs, racing-type engine mounts, adjustable sway bars, and unibody seam welding. Equally significant was what Porsche left off the car. These 911s departed Zuffenhausen without sound deadening, a sunroof, rear seats, air conditioning, or power mirrors. Perhaps most important were the changes to the hand-selected 3.6-liter air-cooled flat-six that produced 256 horsepower-a conservative increase over the Carrera 2's 247 hp.The first batch of 29 cars left the port in Charleston, South Carolina, and arrived at ANDIAL in Santa Ana, California, where 25 received 110 hours of race car preparation conducted over 12 days. To start, the delivered cars were stripped and fitted with weld-in Matter roll cages. Uprated struts and springs were installed along with a single Recaro SPG racing seat with Schroth six-point harnesses, driver's window net, aluminum front shock tower strut brace, race-type clutch disc, tuned exhaust, and Carrera Cup-specific wheels. Continuing Porsche's weight-saving philosophy, numerous additional items were removed, reducing weight by a further 200 pounds compared with a standard Carrera 2, including nearly the entirety of the interior trim, front bumper shocks, driving lights, and more. Race decals were added, including those for headline sponsor Toyo tires and, finally, the engine was tuned at ANDIAL to produce 271 horsepower and then sealed along with its transmission.While the U.S. Carrera Cup series was well on its way, it was lacking the funding of a major backer and with less than a month before the inaugural race at Lime Rock, Porsche pulled the plug. Fans and racers were naturally left disappointed. At the same time, Porsche had the 45 Carrera Cups in various stages with the initial 25 receiving race preparation by ANDIAL, 4 with ANDIAL as spares, and the remaining 16 left unconverted. Simply put, PCNA had each of the race cars put back to as delivered at their facility at the Port of Charleston and readied for sale within the U.S. dealer network.This 911 Carrera Cup USA was the 19th of 25 ANDIAL race-prepped examples as documented in Porsche 964 Carrera RS by Mäder Morse and by its radio delete plate-mounted brass serialized plaque. Porsche 964 Carrera RS records that it was sold through Classic of Tuckahoe, New Jersey, although documentation with the car suggests it first retailed through Champion Porsche of Pompano Beach, Florida. The clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report on file shows a Florida registration in January 1993 with its second owner based in Virginia. By 2013, Carrera Cup USA number 19 was returned to race trim, a process completed by the Scroghams, well-known experts of competition 911s at G&W Motorwerkes. The car captured a Performance Class win in the hands of owner David Cottrell with 298.2 out of a possible 300 points. It was then sold in 2015 with approximately 1,540 miles on the odometer to an individual in Puerto Rico, who then returned the car to the United States in 2020.Today, Carrera Cup USA number 19 features just 1,556 miles-just a few hundred more than its PCA Parade Concours winning days in 2013. Most recently, in July 2025, the Cup car received four fresh Toyo tires and a fluid service performed by Porsche Monterey. With its ANDIAL race-conversion provenance, concours-winning presentation, and remarkably low mileage, Carrera Cup USA No. 92019 offers a rare opportunity to acquire a street-legal, U.S.-delivered, Carrera RS-derived 964 that captures a pivotal moment in Porsche's early 1990s customer-racing ambitions.