Sunday, February 7, 2010

61k Mile '79 Porsche 928 Manual on BringaTrailer.com




The value of the Porsche 928 has been at rock bottom for quite a while, and it still represents big bang for your German car enthusiast buck.

This example, sold after being posted on Bring a Trailer.com (great site) is a rare manual car in super clean 61k survivor condition.

It may seem a bit silly now, but the folks in Zuffenhausen originally
intended for the 928 to replace the now immortal 911. Though things didn't quite turn out that way, the 928 remains a big, juicy slab of German coupe action on the cheap.

I'm a fan of the looks of the earlier cars, and this example, with its teledial wheels and first-generation valence, shows off that late 70's class beautifully -and just look at that
eggshell bum!

The interior is great nick (as our British friends would say) too. The tan interior is nice and clean (great seats in a 928 btw), and it's a great complement to the bitter chocolate brown paint.

The coolest thing about this particular car, however, is that manual tranny. Being a big V8 cruiser, most of these were specced with an automatic, making the easier to maintain stick the rarer and more desirable alternative.



Check out Wheeler Dealers as they 'ave a go on a knackered Brown 928 here.

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