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Hi Keith , the following is only what came from Germany( new Porsche's) to comply with ADR's in Australia in regards to cabrio's when I was working at a Porsche Dealer in Sydney from 1977 to 1993 as a Porsche technician .
Year } 1983 = first year type of the 911 factory cabrio , the 1983 year types imported by Porsche Cars Australia actually had rear seats ( Factory ) and lap belts , just like the UK version , however somewhere through 1983 someone twigged that the ADR's ( Australian Design Rules) actually does not allow rear seats where there was only lap belts , so the 1983 year type slipped in between the gaps untill this realization hit the fan .
Years } 1984 - 1989 = The factory cabrio( narrow & wide body) only came into Australia with no rear seats and no seat belts , in its place they had a rear parcel shelf , which had two glove boxes built into it .
years } 1989 - 1991 = 944S2 cabro , same applies , no rear seat , just a parcel shelf
Years }1992 - 1995 = 968 cabrio , same as above
Years } 1990 - 1994 = 964 ( 911) cabrio , same applies
Years } 1995 > = 993 ( 911) rear seat , but mainly the centre section completely redesigned very heavily ( literally) with a massive buttress that allows the retractable rear seat belts ( redesigned ) to mount to the massive centre buttress , so now the engineering has been done properly to allow a much safer design , heavy but very well done .
Regards
Bruce Buchanan
Buchanan Automotive
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