The 993 generation of the 911 represented an almost total redesign of Porsche's iconic rear-engined sports car. Almost everything was new for 1995, with Porsche claiming only 20% of parts carrying over from the previous 964 series.
The rear-mounted SOHC flat six was still air-cooled and still displaced 3.6L, but output was upped to 270 ponies versus the previous car's 247. The motor was now backed... er, "fronted"? ...with a modern six-speed manual gearbox, or a four-speed Tiptronic automatic if you were dead inside.
The rear suspension was completely redesigned, replacing the previous semi trailing arms with a multilink design that made it much less likely to deposit a 911 novice in a ditch ass-end-first.
Identification of the year on this one is easy as only early '95 models had the third brake light in the little "basket handle" spoilerette used on cabrio models; midway through the model year it was moved to a faired housing along the upper edge of the rear window.
The lower two photos were taken in April of 2015 using a Nikon Coolpix P7000, while the top one was snapped the same day using a Leica Z2X on Kodak Portra 800 color film.
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