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Description
1983 Porsche 928S
Lovely example of this
classic GT; impressive service history; 300bhp 4.7 V8; attractive
Chiffon White paint with brown leather interior; 928 number plate
Launched in 1978, the Porsche 928 was aimed squarely at
the international jet set and still ignites your cataloguer’s fantasies of
storming across Europe with a bootful of dodgy diamonds and a sultry French
actress in the passenger seat.
Looking positively futuristic even today, the 928 was
initially fitted with a front-mounted 4.5-litre all-alloy V8 driving the rear
wheels via a three-speed automatic transaxle for perfect 50:50 weight
distribution. With 240bhp on tap, it could launch to 60 in under 7 seconds on
its way to a top speed of 143mph. The radical teardrop body shape was mainly
galvanised steel but with weight-saving aluminium doors, front wings and bonnet
and polyurethane bumpers. Other innovations included a Weissach axle that
passively steered the rear wheels in throttle-off cornering for greater
road-holding.
It was so well received that it won the 1978 European Car
of the Year Award, the only sports car ever to have won this accolade which
usually goes to humdrum saloons. It is also the car design that McLaren F1
designer Gordon Murray once said that he admired above all others.
In 1980 the car got better still with the launch of the
928S with a larger 4.7-litre engine now with 300bhp, front and rear spoilers and
wider wheels.
First registered in April 1983, this 928S has covered just
under 145k miles which is typical of this extremely usable GT which can cover
starship mileages with ease so long as it is serviced properly, as this one has
been. The original service book is no longer present but a replacement book
shows no fewer than 29 stamps from 55,976 miles in May 1988 to 141,583 miles in
June 2016, the last 10 services by Porsche specialist Martin Brown of Meriden
and most of the others by Autobahn of Coventry and by Parr Porsche of Surrey.
This equates to an average service interval of only 3,000 miles by some very
reputable specialists – most reassuring!
Our vendor acquired the car three years ago and has
continued to look after it properly, fitting new brake discs and pads all round
in 2018 along with new gas struts for the boot and the bonnet. In 2019 a set of
rear wheel spacers were professionally fitted by Porsche specialists GT One of
Chertsey to give it a better stance, along with a new set of locking wheel nuts.
They also removed an aftermarket electric cooling fan which was causing a drain
on the battery and rebuilt the original viscous coupling cooling fan to get it
working properly – an expensive job which most 928 owners have to tackle at some
point. Following this the engine was also given a tune-up (ignition timing; idle
speed; fuel mixture settings).
The history file contains many invoices back to the early
1990s plus 27 old MOTs back to 1990. The current MOT runs to 20th
February 2021 with no advisories recorded. There is also an agreed insurance
valuation of £22,000 in 2018.
Finished in attractive Chiffon White (which has a more
creamy/yellow hue than is apparent in the photos) with a brown leather interior,
this is a most appealing car all round that has been starting promptly and
running nicely as we have moved it around on site. The only real faults we noted
are a dent in the LH sill just in front of the rear wheel and a split in the
folds of the front passenger seat squab, as can be seen in the photos. You will
also have spotted that it has a rather nice 928S number plate.
Long overshadowed by the air-cooled 911, the 928 has only
recently begun to be properly appreciated by collectors and prices have risen
accordingly. Many fell into the wrong hands when they were cheap so there are
plenty of bad ones out there. Far better to spend a bit more on a good one, with
a continuous maintenance history like this, which invariably works out cheaper
in the long run!
For more information contact James on 07970 309907 or
email [email protected]
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