Porsche is celebrating 75 years since the first of its cars arrived in the United Kingdom with a one-off special edition that most enthusiasts will only see in photos. The new 911 GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition is set to make its public debut June 20-21 at the Icons of Porsche, Sunstede Silverstone Edition event, held at the Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit.

The car will be displayed alongside a factory-recommissioned 1951 Porsche 356 coupe, with both vehicles finished in the same Earls Court Green metallic paint. That particular shade pays tribute to the color most closely linked with Britain and was originally used on 356 coupes shown at the 1951 Earls Court Motor Show, the event that first introduced Porsche to the UK market.

The special edition was a joint effort between Porsche Cars Great Britain and the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur division in Stuttgart. The teams worked from four guiding principles: tying the car back to the original 356, emphasizing driver engagement, honoring the legacy of the Earls Court show, and keeping the overall design faithful to the 1951 model. After weighing those goals, they chose the 911 GT3 Touring Package as their starting point, then studied the 365 cars displayed at the original Earls Court event to recreate the correct paint tone and approximate period-correct interior materials like corduroy and leather.

Inside, the GT3 Earls Court 51 Edition pairs Night Green with Chalk Beige leather, accented by Paldao wood trim and Light Silver details, plus a wood-topped shifter similar to the one found in the 911 Carrera T. Other nods to the past include an embossed silhouette of the 356 on the driver's door bearing the phrase "driving in its purest form," lifted from vintage 356 advertising, Union Jack graphics on the sun visors, Earls Court 51 badging on the headrests, and a rear engine cover styled after the 356.

Only 51 units will be produced, each carrying a price tag of £251,951, or roughly $337,262. Buyers won't have much room for customization—options are limited to choosing between a manual or PDK gearbox and adding a leather-trimmed luggage area. Mechanically, the car sticks with the standard GT3's 4.0-liter flat-six, producing 502 horsepower and 331 pound-feet of torque.

While the run is tiny and reserved for the UK market, the Earls Court 51 Edition underscores Porsche's growing habit of tailoring unique variants of its sports cars to individual regions and milestones.

Source: Motor1.com

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