TWO OF A KIND

We learn how enthusiast Jan Frickel came to own two examples of the 986 Boxster – and why you should probably consider bargain Porsche ownership too

Richard Roberts

The 986 Boxster is often vaunted as the car responsible for saving Porsche, a company that found itself in a dire financial position back in the early 1990s. The brand's product lineup consisted of the expensive and low-volume 964-generation 911, the poor-selling 928 and the 968, which was a Porsche 944 facelift with so many changes it ended up coining its own model designation. What Porsche needed was a cheaper, entry-level sports car to sell in high volume. Despite there being a raft of popular roadsters already in production by various big-name manufacturers, Porsche took the fight to the Mazda MX-5, BMW Z3, Mercedes-Benz SLK, MGF and Alfa Romeo Spider with the 986 Boxster. The Boxster concept was first shown at the 1993 Detroit Motor Show. It took styling cues…

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