Porsche 928 40th anniversary in 2017

[Mattlan]

In regards to the blue on one the trailer, I had to eventually admit defeat and sold it to a parts guy in Leeds who was going to use the bodyshell with parts from another one he had to make one complete car.

[rich888]

Modern Classics said:

Bo_apex said:

we had a Murcielago behind us last week, and when we stopped the driver commented how awesome the 928 sounded.

Digging around some literature I found this snippet from Tony Dron:

Then the 928 GT came out, a sharp and focused driver's car with 330bhp, 171mph top speed and, crucially, a five-speed manual gearbox and sports suspension. To quote Porsche racer and journalist Tony Dron: "The 928 GT was set up to satisfy those who liked to drive hard, yet still not scare the pants off them... a true driver's car with bags of character. A strong, growling beast, there really is something rather grand and magnificent about it."

There is something truly unique about the GT. Slurring through those gears one feels
very empowered, and that sound......The way the vehicle shifts its weight as it
sets up for bends and the engagament with the steering when you turn in,
couple this with the extra weight to the pedals and the feeling of one whole solid
piece being directed as one. Truly is a vehicle that very few have properly
experienced, and the Auto is just a blunted version of what the car always should be,
it has its place of course and is a superb GT only softer.

Very good sum up of the 928 GT and the auto models which have to be driven in anger to appreciate just how good they are. But not for the meek.

Having chased a manual 928 accelerating hard out of a roundabout some years ago I can confirm that the Porsche 928 does indeed sound like a V8 should, full blown awesome and totally intoxicating are words that come to mind. The start-up sequence at the beginning of Risky Business was pretty damn good but nothing compared to the real thing.

The 928 is a real wolf in sheep's clothing. It is so easy going and so very lazy when you want it to be... well that's until you put your foot down hard when it shows its true colours. I've not done this in my current 928 S4 because I'm now older and wiser, but when I was younger I discovered that the 928 S4 did 60mph in 1st, 90mph in 2nd, 121mph in 3rd, and am led to believe over 165mph in 4th. And it just sits there rock solid on the autobahn for hours on end with little drama.

[Bo_apex]

And one place above the E-Type for GQ style rankings...
http://www.gq.com/gallery/25-most-stylish-gq-cars-...

[rich888]

Bo_apex said:

And one place above the E-Type for GQ style rankings...
http://www.gq.com/gallery/25-most-stylish-gq-cars-...

The Porsche 928 was mentioned as being one of the top 30 cars to rise in 2016 in the October 2015 'Classic Cars' magazine which is on sale now, and I see no reason to doubt their recommendations, bearing in mind that the 40th anniversary of the Porsche 928 is in 2017 so a great deal of attention will be focused on what really is an exceptionally good GT car. Even Clarkson has a soft spot for the 928 which speaks volumes.

The 928 is fast, handles extremely well, offers staggeringly high levels of grip, is practical being a 2+2 seater with a decent sized boot, fairly economical (ave 21mpg), is cheap to insure, very easy to drive fast or slow, and it really is very very fast, with speeds of well over 165mph attained in relative ease, though this is what you should expect from a well engineered 5 litre V8 supercar designed and built in Germany.

Just don't go and buy a cheap neglected example from fleabay.

[peteA]

Just been for little run in my S4...just a gentle waft to give it a run...it's getting more and more under my skin everytime I drive it, each time I clean it, each time I do a job. Got back today and stood back just looking at it and thinking damn it's a great looking car...mines a 88 and getting on for 30 years old but the styling has aged brilliantly and interior is still modern(ish) and such a nice place to be.

Edited by peteA on Saturday 5th September 17:50

[Modern Classics]

peteA said:

Just been for little run in my S4...just a gentle waft to give it a run...it's getting more and more under my skin everytime I drive it, each time I clean it, each time I do a job. Got back today and stood back just looking at it and thinking damn it's a great looking car...mines a 88 and getting on for 30 years old but the styling has aged brilliantly and interior is still modern(ish) and such a nice place to be.

Edited by peteA on Saturday 5th September 17:50

I feel that rythym, advertised my GT, been up for 4 months, then I take it out
on a good day, and suddenly all is right with the world, who cares when the phone rings,
fools they are the lot of them, what do they know?

Its that Porsche thing, when they get it right, boy they get it right...

[rich888]

Modern Classics said:

peteA said:

Just been for little run in my S4...just a gentle waft to give it a run...it's getting more and more under my skin everytime I drive it, each time I clean it, each time I do a job. Got back today and stood back just looking at it and thinking damn it's a great looking car...mines a 88 and getting on for 30 years old but the styling has aged brilliantly and interior is still modern(ish) and such a nice place to be.

Edited by peteA on Saturday 5th September 17:50

I feel that rythym, advertised my GT, been up for 4 months, then I take it out
on a good day, and suddenly all is right with the world, who cares when the phone rings,
fools they are the lot of them, what do they know?

Its that Porsche thing, when they get it right, boy they get it right...

Totally agree with you, the 928 is just a gorgeous in every way, the curves just work, the interior is just so right even though it's nearly 40 years since it was unleashed onto the world, it's not a 911, but then it must be remembered it never tried to be, the 911 and 928 are like chalk and cheese. The interior has to be one of the nicest cabins of any car to date, It just works.

The 911 from the same era is indeed a true drivers car, and demands your attention 'all' of the time, whilst the 928 is an altogether a more relaxed drive home after a hard days work if you 'want' it to be. The 928 is a true grand tourer, though has the ability to crush the majority of sports cars on the road even today when pushed.

And to any potential 928 buyers or enthusiasts wanting to read up on the 928, I highly recommend you read the hardcover book 'Porsche 928' by Brian Long, which is absolutely beautiful in every way, I had to wait for several months until it was reprinted, and have to say it was well worth the wait. Check out Amazon or WH Smith's if you're interested.

[majordad]

Mine is for sale here on PH classifieds.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[arqpedro]

The first 928 that the general public has seen, was finally found...

[K-Cee]

arqpedro said:

The first 928 that the general public has seen, was finally found...

Can you tell me please what magazine is the article in, I have one and collect everything 928 ?

thanks Ken

[majordad]

May I guess , Total 911 ?

[K-Cee]

majordad said:

May I guess , Total 911 ?

.., not sure..., maybe ?

[K-Cee]

Looks like it,s a secret !....?

[arqpedro]

It's on "911 & Porsche World" in the January issue and not on the December...
On sale somewhere in the begining of December.

[K-Cee]

arqpedro said:

It's on "911 & Porsche World" in the January issue and not on the December...
On sale somewhere in the begining of December.

.., thank,s very much..., Very unusual for that mag to feature anything 928 related, it,s usually all about " Flymo,s", ? every issue.

[rich888]

K-Cee said:

arqpedro said:

It's on "911 & Porsche World" in the January issue and not on the December...
On sale somewhere in the begining of December.

.., thank,s very much..., Very unusual for that mag to feature anything 928 related, it,s usually all about " Flymo,s", ? every issue.

Whilst in WH Smiths today I took a look in the December's edition of '911 & Porsche World' (which is out now) and there is indeed an article about a 928 S4 clocking up 24,000 km across a desert in Iran which looked very interesting indeed. I meant to buy a copy but was short for time, will buy a copy at the weekend and see if there are any other articles in the mag.

Edited by rich888 on Thursday 5th November 15:47

[rich888]

I posted this on another thread but just in case you haven't read it, the annual 928.org.uk meeting is taking place at the Merry Miller pub on Saturday 21st November 2015. Last year the pub car park will packed solid with 928 owners and enthusiasts so it was a very interesting day out indeed.

Address: THE MERRY MILLER, COTHILL, NEAR ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE, OX13 6JW. TEL: [phone]

To anyone interested,I took a few pics last November and posted them on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/100047767@N07/albums...

[arqpedro]

Here it is...
It is "the" 928 (the first that the general public saw) and no one knew his whereabouts since 78.

[rich888]

arqpedro said:

Here it is...
It is "the" 928 (the first that the general public saw) and no one knew his whereabouts since 78.

You had better be quick if you want a copy of this January 2016 edition because I called into WH Smith's newsagent today only to discover that they had returned all January editions and were selling February!

[K-Cee]

rich888 said:

You had better be quick if you want a copy of this January 2016 edition because I called into WH Smith's newsagent today only to discover that they had returned all January editions and were selling February!

If you did miss it, you can order back issues from the publishers, I got one the first day it was out, and thank,s to the original poster for the heads up.