Chassis No. WP0CA29845L001253

Internally dubbed SCM (Super Car Millennium), the development of the Carrera GT prototype was shrouded in secrecy with just a small team of designers and engineers responsible for the project. Expected to be a “one off” design and prototyping exercise, they chose an exotic 5.5-liter V10 from an aborted racing project to power the concept car. So fantastic was the reaction to this prototype driven along the Champs-Élysées to the 2000 Paris Motor Show that the approval of a production version became a foregone conclusion. To no one's surprise, the Carrera GT became the standout supercar of the 2000s, employing a more analog engineering approach that benefited from over a decade's worth of engine development.

Featuring a normally aspirated 5.7-liter V10, the Carrera GT powerplant first began as an engineering exercise to stay current with Formula One's new engine rules after their all-new (Typ 3512) 3.5-liter normally aspirated V12 failed to impress in 1991. Later, this engine was selected for use in Porsche's LMP2000 sports racing prototype program (Typ 9R3), and enlarged to 5.5-liters to race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Surprisingly, the promising LMP2000 racing program for this engine was ultimately abandoned, but this special V10 engine, underutilized for so long, would soon find the ultimate application in the Carrera GT.

As Porsche's halo supercar of the decade, the Carrera GT's options list was minimal. In fact, the U.K. Price List stated that, “In order to minimise the vehicle's weight for possible competition use, the Carrera GT is delivered as standard without air conditioning and without an audio system. However, these items, together with all other personalisation features, are available as no-cost options.” This example features both the XT (15 mm extra width) driver and passenger side carbon fiber bucket seats and the Becker Porsche Online Pro CD Radio with BOSE and air conditioning options added back during the ordering process, along with option code GBT indicating a thicker steering wheel.

Built in December 2004, this U.S.-market Carrera GT, limitation number 0541, was sold by Braman Porsche West Palm Beach, Florida accumulating 625 miles while under original ownership. In fact, the original owner's periodic use and regular servicing noted on the clean CARFAX account for the majority of the supercar's 792 miles, a sure sign of the car's immediate collectability. Records indicate this Porsche remained with the first owner until 2009 before passing to a short succession of owners before arriving at Porsche Beachwood with 712 miles for a clutch measurement recorded at over 30 mm, a fresh battery, oil change, and brake fluid flush.

In October 2014, with just 726 miles, technicians at Porsche of Westwood performed an inspection noting the car's condition as “brand new.” The car remained in Porsche of Westwood's care for a number of years and in July 2017, with 730 miles, the dealership was entrusted to perform a $25,000 engine-out Major Service that also included a water pump replacement, new TPMS sensors, and two new power steering lines. The dealership was once again called on to inspect the car at 740 miles that August when ownership transferred to a new owner.

Most recently, Porsche Chandler has tended to the car. In June 2024, Carrera GT number 0541 received four fresh N-Spec Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, four replacement TPMS sensors, new front hood struts, and a replacement battery. Battery replacement is not a trivial service item for a Carrera GT. In keeping with the design of a supercar, it is placed low, in front of the right rear wheel in a location difficult to access by anyone without specialized technical knowledge and technical equipment.

Offered with a highly collectible specification and well-preserved condition, this GT Silver Metallic Carrera GT includes several often-missing delivery items, not least of which is its set of factory luggage. The five-piece Italian-made luggage set comprises a weekender travel bag, a beechwood-handled briefcase, a hanging suit bag, a shoulder bag, and a center console bag, all trimmed in the same Dark Grey leather as the Carrera GT's interior. Additionally, it is furnished with its factory-supplied fitted car cover, books, tools, centerlock socket, and more. A service history file dating from 2007 to 2024 also accompanies the sale and is on file and available for review by interested parties.

Offered with an impressively low 792 miles at the time of cataloging and the recent completion of the critical APA3 suspension recall campaign in October 2024, this collectible Carrera GT is an exquisite example of race-honed engineering brought to life on the road. The motorsport pedigreed 605 horsepower, 5.7-liter V10 is a finely honed instrument that requires not only a confident right foot, but the ability to properly maintain its rev-happy nature to stay in top form. With a world-renowned analog driving experience and one of the most intoxicating exhaust notes this side of a race track, Carrera GT 0541 offers its next caretaker the chance to experience the peak of an unrepeatable era that provided the world with some of the greatest driver's cars ever conceived.

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