- Porsche Sonderwunsch rebuilt Victor Gómez’s 2005 Carrera GT to documented zero-kilometre factory condition.
- The car wears hand-painted Guards Red and white Salzburg Design with number 23.
- The 5.7-litre NA V10 produces 450kW, with 1380kg kerb weight and 330km/h top speed.
Porsche’s Sonderwunsch division has done it again, reaching deep into its history to rework one of the most revered modern supercars.
This time, the subject is a 2005 Carrera GT, factory re-commissioned and finished in the iconic red-and-white Salzburg livery made famous by the Le Mans-winning 917 of 1970.
Owned by Puerto Rican collector Victor Gómez, the V10-powered halo car has been stripped down to its last fastener and rebuilt to what Porsche calls “zero-kilometre condition”. In other words, this 20-year-old machine is effectively brand new again, just with a far louder visual presence.
A Le Mans legend, reimagined
The Salzburg design is no simple wrap or cosmetic nod. Porsche designers had to completely rework the historic colour scheme to suit the Carrera GT’s very different proportions compared with the long-tail 917 racer. The result is a hand-painted Guards Red and white finish, complete with the famous number 23, all sealed beneath a protective clear film.
That film isn’t there for concours lawns alone. Gómez intends to drive the car on public roads, not mothball it as static art. As he puts it: “Now I own a Carrera GT in new condition, with zero kilometres on the odometer, and outside and inside according to my personal ideas.”
Matt black carbon fibre provides contrast across the exterior, from the roof panels and mirror caps to the front air ducts and rear diffuser. Even the five-spoke alloy wheels, true to the original design, are finished in black, punctuated by coloured Porsche crests.
Alcantara, carbon and racing DNA inside
The cabin follows the same bespoke brief. Large sections of the dashboard, doors, centre console and steering wheel are trimmed in Guards Red Alcantara, extending even into the front luggage compartment and matching luggage set.
Matte carbon reappears on seat shells and interior vents, while black FIA-approved textile (borrowed from the 918 Spyder) is used for seat centres and headrests.
It’s a blend of motorsport seriousness and collector-grade indulgence, carefully signed off by Porsche engineers to meet current factory standards.
A supercar reset button
Mechanically, the Carrera GT remains as mythical as ever. Its naturally aspirated 5.7-litre V10, originally conceived for Le Mans, produces 450kW and sits within a carbon-fibre chassis weighing just 1380kg. When new, it was capable of 330km/h, numbers that still command respect today.
Porsche has not disclosed the cost or duration of the Factory Re-Commission process for this car. What is clear, though, is the intent: to keep its greatest hits alive, relevant and very much road-ready, even two decades on.
