
Porsche 911 964 Carrera 2 Cabriolet Turquoise Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Porsche
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- 430067332
- Year
- 1990
- Era
- 1990s
- Body Type
- Open-Top
- Vehicle Class
- Classic Sports
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4012138133143
About the Porsche 911 964 Carrera 2 Cabriolet Turquoise Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 Porsche 911 964 Carrera 2 Cabriolet wears a bold turquoise finish drawn from Porsche's early-1990s special color chart. The sealed diecast body captures the coil-sprung 964's stance and the cabriolet's raised soft-top profile, a distinctive companion to more common red and black examples.
Porsche offered a handful of vivid non-metallic shades across the 964 range that rarely show up on today's dealer lots, and turquoise sits among the boldest of that palette. This 1:43 Cabriolet leans into that rarity rather than reaching for a safer color choice.
A Period-Correct Special Color on the 964 Cabriolet
Porsche's Non-Metallic Palette of the Early 1990s
Alongside the familiar metallics, Porsche's early-1990s order books included a run of saturated, non-metallic special colors aimed at buyers who wanted their 911 to stand apart on the road. Turquoise belongs to that group, a shade that reads flatter and more intense under direct light than any metallic finish could, since there is no flake to scatter the reflection. Original cars in these colors turn up less often at auctions and shows than the era's red, black, or silver examples, which gives a faithfully finished miniature genuine value for a collector chasing period accuracy over the obvious choice.
Carrera 2 Mechanicals Beneath the Turquoise Skin
Underneath the color, this is the same rear-wheel-drive Carrera 2 mechanical package as its red sibling: a coil-sprung chassis replacing the old torsion-bar setup, and a 3.6-liter air-cooled flat-six mounted behind the rear axle. The Cabriolet body carries the same reinforced sills and floor structure needed to compensate for the lack of a fixed roof. For a collector who already owns the red version, this turquoise example is less a duplicate than a study in how differently the same body reflects light, since a saturated non-metallic finish behaves nothing like the deep gloss red carries.
How Minichamps Captures the Finish
Paint Depth and Consistency Across the Sealed Body
Non-metallic colors are unforgiving of any inconsistency, since there is no metal flake to disguise a slightly uneven coat, and Minichamps holds the turquoise evenly across the hood, doors, and rear deck with no visible variation between panels. The sealed one-piece body works in this finish's favor: since nothing hinges open, there is no interior edge where the paint has to wrap around a hinge mechanism and risk a thinner coat. At Minichamps' mid-tier price point, that consistency across a difficult color is exactly the finishing work separating a considered 1:43 purchase from a mass-market equivalent.
Cabriolet Top Detail Molded True
The raised soft-top is molded with correct fold lines and fabric texture, distinct in finish from the gloss turquoise body around it, and the swage lines along the doors run uninterrupted front to rear since the panel is cast as one continuous surface. Chrome window surrounds and the correct 964-specification wheel offset complete a casting that holds up under close inspection. Under a raking display light, the turquoise shifts subtly in tone, a behavior collectors specifically look for when judging whether a diecast finish reads flat or genuinely saturated.
A Distinctive Companion to Other 964 Colorways
Displayed alongside a red or black 964, this turquoise Cabriolet breaks up what could otherwise be a monochrome run of air-cooled Porsches, giving a themed shelf genuine variety without straying from a single generation or drivetrain. At 1:43, building out several special-color 964s costs a fraction of the shelf space a single 1:18 example would demand. Keep it out of prolonged direct sunlight, since non-metallic finishes can show fading at the edges sooner than a metallic coat. Pairing it with the Häkkinen Carrera Cup racer from the same 964 platform also makes for an interesting contrast between road and competition versions of one chassis.















