The Most Famous RWB Porsches Ever Built

What Are The Famous RWB Porsches Ever Built?

The most famous RWB Porsches ever built start with one car above all others: Akira Nakai's own 930, affectionately named "Stella Artois," the build that effectively launched the entire RWB movement and turned Nakai's personal project into a worldwide phenomenon. From that single car, RWB has gone on to produce hundreds of individual builds across the world, and while every one is technically one-of-a-kind, a handful have become genuine landmarks within the scene, either for their history, their rarity, or simply how influential they've been on the culture that followed.

Before running through the list of the most famous RWB Porsches ever built, it's worth saying that this isn't a ranked or exhaustive list. RWB doesn't publish anything official along those lines; this is simply a look at some of the builds that come up again and again in conversations about the brand's history. We've written before about what actually makes an RWB Porsche different from any other modified car, and a lot of that philosophy is easiest to understand by looking at specific, real builds rather than the concept in the abstract. So here's a rundown of some of the most significant RWB Porsches out there, including a few genuine standouts from our own community here at Stance Auto.

Stella Artois: The Porsche 930 That Started It All

Nakai's own 930, known as Stella Artois, is where the story of the most famous RWB Porsches ever built genuinely begins. Long before RWB became an international name with chapters across multiple continents, this was Nakai's personal project, the car he used to develop and refine the wide-arch, deep-fitment style that would eventually define the entire brand. Its influence on modified Porsche culture is difficult to overstate, since almost every RWB build that followed traces its visual language directly back to decisions Nakai made on this one car.

Arthur Rooney's RWB 964 "Kamiwaza"

Arthur Rooney's RWB 964, named Kamiwaza, is one of the more storied builds within the US RWB scene, originally built by Toshi Ichiraku, RWB's International Director, before eventually passing to Arthur. The car underwent an extensive mechanical restoration once Arthur took ownership, including a full engine rebuild, while keeping the widebody work and character of the original build intact. It's a good example of how an RWB Porsche's story doesn't end with the initial build, ownership and provenance keep adding to it over time.

Riko Gutierrez's 1997 RWB 993 Targa

Riko Gutierrez's RWB 993 Porsche 911 Targa stands out for how the car was found and revived. Originally an abandoned Targa, it was rescued and rebuilt in a striking gold finish, with Riko's personal relationship with Nakai playing a central role in bringing the car back to life. It's one of the clearer examples of RWB culture being about restoration and relationships as much as it is about fabrication.

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Joseph Aime's 1995 RWB 993

Joseph Aime's RWB 993 build is notable for the depth of documentation behind it, right down to a custom Viola Purple-inspired paint finish and a wheel and tyre setup chosen specifically for grip. Joseph has spoken about discovering Nakai's work years before finally commissioning his own build, and the finished car reflects that long build-up of research and planning rather than an impulse purchase.

John Lau's 1990 RWB 964 "Mujer Bonita"

John Lau's RWB Porsche 964, Mujer Bonita, is especially significant because of its racing history. Unlike most RWB builds in the US, which tend to be based on 993 C4 models, Mujer Bonita is a genuine 964 C2 that actually competed in Japan's Idlers race series under its original owner before John took over its care. A raced RWB build with genuine competition history is a rare thing to find, and it adds a layer of authenticity that a purely show-focused build simply can't replicate.

Dan Birkinshaw's RWB 993

Dan Birkinshaw's RWB 993 build rounds out this list as one of the more visually striking UK-based examples, running a static setup with massive gold wheels that makes the widebody kit the undeniable centrepiece of the car. It's a build that leans fully into the show-focused end of RWB culture, and a good reminder that not every entry among the most famous RWB Porsches ever built needs a race history to earn its place in the conversation.

The SEMA Showcase Builds

Beyond individual owner stories, some of the most famous RWB Porsches ever built have earned their reputation simply through visibility at major events like the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, where a trio of RWB builds fitted with R1 Concepts big brake kits and Evo61 wheels turned heads on the show floor. Builds like these matter to the wider culture because they introduce RWB to an audience that might never encounter the brand through owner forums or word of mouth, and a strong SEMA showing has a way of turning a single build into a reference point the whole scene talks about for years afterward.

Why Do Some RWB Builds Become Famous and Others Don't?

Not every RWB Porsche becomes part of this conversation, even though every single one is technically one-of-a-kind. What separates the most famous RWB Porsches ever built from the rest usually comes down to a combination of story, provenance and exposure. A car with genuine racing history, like Mujer Bonita, or a direct link back to Nakai's earliest work, like Stella Artois, carries weight that a build without that context simply doesn't have, regardless of how well-executed the fabrication is.

Photography and documentation play a bigger role in deciding which cars become the most famous RWB Porsches ever built than people sometimes expect too. A beautifully built RWB Porsche that never gets properly photographed or shared tends to stay known only within a small local circle, while a build that gets picked up by photographers, magazines or major shows can end up shaping how the wider world pictures the brand. That's part of why so many of the most recognisable builds have a strong visual identity behind them, a distinctive paint colour, a memorable nickname, or a standout wheel and stance combination that photographs well from every angle.

What Do These Builds Have in Common?

Beyond the obvious, the widebody kit itself, what ties these builds together is the level of personal investment behind each one. Every owner on this list has a direct story connecting them to Nakai or the wider RWB community, whether that's a chance meeting, years of saving and planning, or a build that's been passed down and restored by a second owner. That personal thread running through every genuinely famous RWB Porsche is really the throughline of the entire brand, and it's part of why these cars carry so much more weight in the culture than a comparable production widebody build ever could.

It's also worth noting that this list will keep changing. New builds are commissioned constantly, and the ones that end up on future lists of the most famous RWB Porsches ever built probably haven't been finished yet. That's part of what keeps the RWB scene feeling alive rather than static, there's always another build somewhere in the world being fabricated right now that might end up being the next Stella Artois or the next Mujer Bonita.

Related Reads

• What Is an RWB Porsche? Who Created It
• What Makes an RWB Porsche Different?
• The Art of RWB: Akira Nakai The Creator

If you want to see even more real RWB builds beyond this list of the most famous RWB Porsches ever built, our RWB Magazine is dedicated entirely to showcasing genuine reader builds from around the world, free to read as a digital edition on the site or available as a print copy on Amazon. You can read more build features and style breakdowns like this one over on Stance Auto Magazine, and grab the latest print issue through our Amazon store