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1981 Porsche 924 - 10,200kms

Lot Number: 354

1981 Porsche 924 - 10,200kms

This 1981 PORSCHE 924

  • Sold for: £15,750

LIVE AUCTION: This lot was auctioned on Friday 14th October, 2016 at 2.00pm BST at Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh Rd, Coventry, CV8 2LG

  • Body Colour

    BODY COLOUR
    Alpine White

  • Drive

    DRIVE
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  • Registration Number

    REG NUMBER
    SVU277W

DESCRIPTION

Launched in 1976, the 924 was a complete departure by Porsche, in that it featured a front-mounted, water cooled engine. The 1984cc power unit was essentially an Audi development tweaked by Porsche to produce 125bhp, which was then fed to a rear mounted gearbox / transaxle, the advantage of this layout being that it gave the car near perfect weight balance which in combination with the car's natural poise, resulted in excellent handling. The new car was clothed in a pretty two-plus-two body shell which featured a large glass hatchback giving access to a decent size rear boot making this a very practical sports car. Build quality was to the usual superb Porsche standards, and the 924 was an instant sales success, quickly tripling the company's factory output, and allowing it to move the 911 upmarket. With their uncluttered looks, sure-footed handling, 125mph top speed, excellent practicality, and sheer value for money, 924s have booked their place as affordable classics.

This remarkable 924 was supplied new in 1981 to Verona in Italy to be enjoyed by its first owner, an Air Italia pilot who was abroad a lot of the time and only used his new Porsche for high days and holidays. The car continued to be used sparingly up until the mid 90s when it was parked up in the family garage showing approximately 10,000kms.

There it was to remain until 2015, when it was decided to part exchange the car against a new Fiat, as Italians are admirably loyal when it comes to cars built in their homeland. Being a Fiat dealer, the car was promptly moved on and purchased by a collector in Holland before later making its way to the UK.

Having covered only a few hundred kilometers in the previous twenty years the decision was taken to fully recommission this recently awoken, little 924 and several thousand pounds were spent at Porsche specialist RSR preparing the car to be returned to the road. This car is remarkably original and in excellent condition all round. Showing just 10,220kms at the time of cataloguing, the car is truly a time warp example.

SPECIFICATION

Lot Number
354
Make
PORSCHE
Model
924
Registration Number
SVU277W
Chassis Number
WPOZZZ92ZBN408546
Engine Number
XK045XXX
Body Colour
Alpine White

GALLERY

CONSIGNOR

  • Jonny Shears

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