US vs European specifications

[Bo]

I'm currently looking at an ex-California 1986 Carrera Convertible to replace my beloved 1972 S Targa - and one thing about this car puzzles me :
I've never seen a car this "new" (well, relatively speaking..) that has chrome door handles and chrome rings around the headlights - the onwer claims that this is how the car delivered as new, but can any of you US-guys verify that this option was indeed available as late as 1986?
Or am I looking at something that someone has changed along the life of the car?

[jhoagg]

Bo,
Unless I am missing something huge, no way a "normal" 86 US Carrera has original chrome door handles. As for the headlights - are these H-4's? If so, these could have been retrofitted and no painted trim ring installed over the chrome ring.

Porsche dumped the chrome look with the 911SC. BTW remember all the differences when looking at a US model. Different engine, different suspension setup, different bumpers/lamps, different exhaust (probably cat?). Unless it's really really cheap I'd take a Euro model over a US anytime!

[jhoagg]

Mikkel,
What do you think is different on the suspension set-up between US and Euro 3.2 Carreras? I thought the only differnce is the lower Euro ride-height?

As far as I can remember at least in some years the US models came with softer shock absorbers.