1990 Porsche 944

• Supplied new to our vendor by Dick Lovett Porsche, Swindon on the 02/01/1990 
• Finished in Alpine White with a Blue Pinstripe interior and a five-speed manual gearbox  
• Optioned with electric seats, central locking, fog lights, headlight levelling and washers 
• Used sparingly. The current mileage is 27,310 (atoc). MOT until October 2021 
• The service book is stamped only by the supplying dealer, now known as Porsche Centre Bristol and it was last serviced some 600 miles ago  
• The history file contains the Porsche book pack and service/maintenance invoices and every MOT Certificate, corroborating the indicated mileage 
• Our ninety-one year old vendor’s sincere wish is for the next owner to cherish and enjoy this car as he has

Following the international success of their nimble 924, Porsche designed an all-alloy, 2.5-litre inline-four for their new 944 which they planned to introduce in 1982. Their talented engineers were able to produce a very smooth running four-cylinder engine by utilising two counter-rotating balance shafts running at twice engine speed. The result is a large four-cylinder engine that feels as turbine-smooth as a six.

Cosmetically, the 944's bodywork was revised with wider wheel arches (similar to that of the 924 Carrera GT), a fresh interior and upgrades to the brakes and suspension. With greater visual presence and the performance to match, better handling, stopping power and more creature comforts, the 944 was a natural step forward.Reliable, hugely popular and eminently driveable most examples available today have very high mileages and a low mileage car from single ownership is incredibly rare.

It is therefore an honour for Silverstone Auctions to offer this car to market on the behalf of our ninety-one year old vendor, Mr Mills. On the 2nd of January 1990, Mr Mills took delivery of this 2.7-litre, 944 in Alpine White with a 5-speed manual gearbox optioned with electric seats, central locking, front fog lights, headlight-levelling and washers. It also has “extended cloth” meaning that the attractive blue pinstripe cloth is extended to the centre panels, bolsters on the seats and half the door cards. We are told the split rear seats were a very rare option at the time and rarely fitted to the standard 2.7. Mr Mills returned to the supplying main dealer, Dick Lovett Porsche (now Porsche Centre Bristol) for every service, covering a few thousand miles a year during the 1990s and early 2000s. For the last decade, the car has been exercised regularly on short journeys, averaging 300 miles annually, and MOT'd every year with the current certificate valid until the 22nd October 2021. We recommend that the buyer should fit a full set of new tyres to the car, as per the advisory notice on the last MOT test. We also note a small tear to the centre console cubby box lid.

The 944 Register Secretary of the Porsche Club GB, Mike Pollack, inspected the car in May of this year and we quote him here with his permission:

“The overall condition of the car is extremely good, there is no sign of any rust in the common areas or anywhere else. There is evidence of regular servicing, clean oil and hydraulic fluids etc., the amount of still bright cadmium plate is fantastic and the interior is as beautiful as you would expect.”

The Porsche is presented to auction with a detailed history file that includes, from what we can gather, every MOT from new, receipts, book pack and service book showing only main dealer stamps. This 944 has come from a loving home and our vendor sincerely wishes that the next custodian cherishes it has he has.

We conclude that this car would make a perfect first “classic” Porsche or alternatively join a collection of important motor cars as one of the best examples of the model on the market.