Porsche Beaverton’s 2022 Classic Restoration Challenge Entry

REPORTED BY PEG RYAN | PHOTOS PROVIDED BY PORSCHE BEAVERTON

In 2022 Porsche North America created the 2022 Porsche Classic Restoration Challenge. Entries from 62 Porsche dealerships across the US participated. Our own Porsche Beaverton was one of the dealerships with an entry.

The car they picked was a Seal Gray Metallic 2003 911 Targa 996 that needed cosmetic and performance enhancements. Porsche Beaverton Porsche-trained technicians did all the work – except the paint. These techs had a portfolio of more than 60,000 unique Porsche Classic Genuine Parts to draw upon for the work to be done.

I stopped by to see the car in their showroom. Thank you to Craig Wakefield, a member in Oceanside, who brought this to my attention.

Brandon Elliott, the Marketing Manager at Porsche Beaverton, met with me to see the car and provided a video on the work and some before and after photos. They chose this car because of its racing heritage; it performs well and looks good on the track. They chose to change the color to Tobacco Brown

Metallic and re-wrapped the seats in Cognac-colored leather with a quilted pattern. The front bumper was upgraded to GT3 design and they added a sport exhaust system to both increase performance and add a more profound sound. The back wing is from a GT3 and the side skirts are GT3 based. The suspension was upgraded to GT3-spec. They also added a GT3 big brake kit and different wheels. The headlights and rear lights have been smoked. For the interior, they added a GT3 steering wheel, black Alcantara trim, and updated the entertainment system and instrumentation. The Targa badging was removed.

It is really good-looking! : Check out the video on page 45 as well as some before and after photos below and on page 45. Stop by to see the car in their showroom. Tell them you saw this article in the ORPCA newsletter! n

After Photos

Video: https://drive. google.com/file/ d/1q1HzfU1Az8C2z6lBIUaq3fZ5TLYlRcG/view