An Engineer’s Dream: The Porsche 911 Lightspeed Classic by Schaltkulisse

Here at The Coolector, we are no strangers to the white-hot Porsche resto-mod scene. In the last decade, Singer Vehicle Design has, deservingly, become the 800-pound gorilla in the room, reimagining the 911 with California cool.

But what about the masters who chose a different path? The ones who, at that very same pivotal moment, valued granular perfection over global production?

For that, we must turn our attention to Germany, and to a small workshop south of Munich that builds, frankly, one of the most exclusive backdates on the planet: the Porsche 911 Lightspeed Classic.

Lightspeed Classic was founded in 2010, the very same year Singer began its own journey. From a small, dedicated team of craftsmen, a clear vision emerged: to take the robust 964 chassis and re-engineer it, cloaking it in the timeless, narrow curves of the early F-series while injecting it with modern performance.

But this is where the story diverges. Lightspeed Classic never aimed for scale. For its founder, an engineer and uncompromising perfectionist, the focus was, and always has been, on building cars to his own exacting standards. Production remains deliberately, almost stubbornly, limited to only two cars per year.

This isn’t a factory; it’s an atelier. Each car is hand-built and personally tested by the founder, embodying the truest spirit of “Made in Germany.”

This brings us to the staggering machine you see here, a 2025 build commissioned by the team at Schaltkulisse and currently residing in Miami with just 1500km on the clock.

As neighbours of the workshop, the Schaltkulisse team had the rare privilege of watching these masterpieces being fine-tuned on their local roads.

They knew one day they had to have one. When the opportunity finally came, they set out to create a 911 that reflected their own identity. The result is a driver-focused car of breathtaking detail.

The exterior is finished in Porsche Racing Green Metallic, a stunning, deep hue inspired by a client’s newly acquired 911 GT3. This is a car that rejects the trend of stealth and minimalism, opting instead for a bold, confident statement.

The interior dares to match, with gorgeous green leather upholstery covering not just the seats but extending to a full, leather-wrapped roll cage—a perfect example of its race-car-meets-gentleman ethos.

Lightweight construction was paramount, with the rear lid, roof, and both front and rear fenders all crafted from lightweight carbon fibre. Inside, the driver-focused brief is perfected by a precisely machined metal short shifter, delivering a direct, mechanical connection that makes every gear change a tactile event.

The centrepiece, however, lies in the engine bay. This Lightspeed Classic is powered by a 3.8-liter flat-six built to full RS specification, unleashing approximately 335 horsepower.

This isn’t just a number; it’s the character of the engine that counts. Enhanced with 3mm motorsport camshafts, optimised intake pathways, and reinforced valve springs, this engine delivers the raw, visceral character of a race car, packaged within the refined shape of a timeless classic.

This is a rare commission, a machine that is priced competitively against many new resto-mods that simply cannot claim the same depth of engineering or the sheer exclusivity that comes from a two-car-per-year production.