Iconic Porsche 911 in rare Egg Yolk yellow with black leather seats goes to auction – and it could be yours for £850k

KNOWN AS UK 1 this uncommon 1990 Porsche 911 successful Egg Yolk yellowish could beryllium yours for £850K astatine auction.

Incredible images amusement the 90s sports car successful a unsocial Egg Yolk yellowish decorativeness with a achromatic leather interior, a 3.8-litre level six-cylinder motor on with a six-speed manual gearbox.

Built successful Cosworth, this Porsche is the archetypal 911 to beryllium reimagined by Singer successful RHD, Roads and Highways Department, specifications for the UK.

Many British enthusiasts, would person archetypal laid eyes connected UK 1 astatine the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed, wherever it was driven by Marino Franchetti and Chris Harris for Singer.

Singer Vehicle Design was founded by Rob Dickinson, frontman and guitarist from the 90s set Catherine Wheel. The institution specialises successful restoring and modifying Porsche 911s.

The striking car made the screen of the December 2015 contented of Evo (issue no. 215).

Dickie Meaden, a starring motoring writer and racer for implicit 20 years successful the UK, tested the car for the mag and was smitten by its performance.

He said: “If I had to take 1 car, to ain and thrust from present until the time I die, it would beryllium this."

The car is being auctioned by RM Sotheby’s with an asking terms of £845K.

The listing reads: "Finished successful Egg Yolk paintwork implicit a achromatic leather interior, the car is fitted with comfortableness seats arsenic good arsenic rear seats and a rotation barroom and is further optioned with a Becker stereo and navigation system.

"Since its reimagining, this peculiar 911 has been driven conscionable nether 4,650 miles.

"With its existent owner, the car was serviced by Heritage Auto Works successful Berkshire, Singer’s authoritative cause successful the UK, successful September 2023 and again successful May 2024.

"It presents successful fantabulous information passim and represents a important infinitesimal successful the history of what is arguably the starring Porsche ‘restomod’ outfit."

It comes a specified fewer days aft Porsche recalled 200 cars aft discovering a "manufacturing defect" that could origin the wheels to autumn disconnected portion driving.

The steadfast has issued a announcement connected 3 of its astir fashionable models, including the iconic 911.

Owners of the 992-generation 911, arsenic good arsenic definite 718 and Panameras have been urged to "stop driving immediately".

Porsche revealed successful the recall notice that it had detected a responsibility with immoderate of these models which tin effect successful the cardinal locking nuts connected the wheels being "defective".

As a result, the seed tin beryllium prone to breaking and failing to unafraid the instrumentality to the framework of the car.

This means that the rotation of the instrumentality could cause it to travel loose while successful motion, particularly astatine higher speeds.