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No point in a 964 as that's really just the older Carrera with fugly bumpers, the 993 had much better rear suspension. So that would be my choice.
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The 964 was the big changeover. It’s coil sprung, the earlier cars were torsion bar, has power steering, ABS and much better high speed NVH.
The 993 had mild mechanical revisions by comparison.
The 964 feels fleeter of foot to operate than the 993, but is more refined and faster than the 3.2. It’s also something like 8cm narrower that the 993 something you really notice on the road. You can pick a line in the 964 and still stay on your side of the road.
Hef-T
In that case, of the choices you offered, as a child of the early 70s I'd go for a 993, the last of the air-cooled cars. The water-cooled cars are better for day-to-day use, but they're around in huge numbers whereas the air-cooled cars are more direct. No point in a 964 as that's really just the older Carrera with fugly bumpers, the 993 had much better rear suspension. So that would be my choice.