Hungary’s KAMManufaktur has announced a roofless version of its ultra-light 912c and it’s headed straight for the beach.
A special launch edition is being built around a 1968 soft window 912 Targa, which was originally conceived to meet planned US rollover safety rules that could have seen conventional convertible being banned. The Targa featured a removable main roof section, a fixed metal roll hoop, and a folding plastic rear window. Later cars would come with the more common fixed glass rear end.
“The KAMM 912c is now being built for clients all around the world, from the US to Australia and mainland Europe to the Far East,” says KAMM founder Miklos Kazmer. “Many potential clients live in areas blessed with great weather and want to experience all a KAMM has to offer. With that in mind I created the KAMM 912c Targa. Based on the soft-window Targa, it retains classically original looks but is every inch a true KAMM.”
The car is finished in a tangerine dream paint scheme, sprayed over carbon fibre body panels, with further weight-saving achieved through the use of Lexan polycarbonate for the side windows. Retro alloy wheels are fitted, along with super-cool Cibié spotlights and pinstriping, and there’s even a carbon/timber roof rack to hold a matching one-off KAMM surf board.
Inside is a tobacco leather interior featuring Porsche Pasha pattern for the carbon seats. Air conditioning and a Morel sound system are also discreetly installed.
As well as spending hundreds of hours on crafting the 912c’s looks, the KAMM team has completely overhauled the car’s running gear. The engine is a two-litre flat four to KAMM’s own spec, with individual throttle bodies, unique intake and exhaust primaries, and a bespoke airbox with active valve connections. The exhaust is also custom-made and is switchable for quiet running or full noise. Power is a respectable 183bhp at 6,500 rpm.
The original 901 five-speed dogleg gearbox is upgraded for greater shift precision and can be specified with a choice of three different gearing patterns: short, long and touring. There’s a ZF limited-slip differential and a Porsche racing clutch as well.
The electrics are all uprated with a motorsport-grade loom, an SCS electronic control unit and even new Smiths instruments to KAMM’s specification. The suspension employs TracTive semi-active dampers, while braking is by Brembo vented discs. There’s even a hydraulic handbrake for added skids.
Of course there’s quite a price to pay for all this, with builds starting at €395,000 and 2025 assembly slots available now.
