944S2NUT

Its the S2 '91 wing and the euro rear bumper. Sweet ride.

rihaa

Well based off that Vin # trick, I would be #293/510 '91 coupes. Makes me feel even more special now.

Alex Cook

I'm pretty sure the factory painted wing was an option. Over half the 91S2s I've seen here have it, my 968 has it, and it's also listed in the 1992 Porsche Cars GB price list I have. Weird that it doesn't seem to be an option in the US.

Mirrors and wheels apart, I'm pretty certain the car's original. Not sure what you mean about the turn signals - maybe it's another Euro/US difference. My brother's car has the same lights:

Damian in NJ

Alex,where did you get the data on the Stuttgart built S2's? I've heard that some were built there, but didn't know there was information as to how many.

I'm surprised about how the US/RoW sales figures differ from 968 US/RoW sales. S2 US sales are less than a third of the 20 thousand sold, but 968 US sales were about half of the 13 thousand sold.

Alex Cook

Damian, it's in the Morgan book (aka The Waterpumper Bible). It says S2 production was transferred there from 1/1/1991. As they were all Euro cars, I assume this means all 1991 US cars were built before the end of 1990. Can anyone confirm this?

Raceit

<----- Zyclam-Red Peal Effect right here!

Blue S2

The VIN also states where the car was made. If it was a Stuttgart car, there will be a designation. I believe its the 11th character. Usually an N for Neckarsulm, but an S will be there for Stuttgart. Yes, again it is in the Peter Morgan book. 130 coupes made for europe, probably the last run of then, were built at the other plant.

Ive never seen a 1991 S2, photos or life- in the US, with a painted spoiler, unless the owner did it himself/herself. I didnt realize it was an option over there. I have the fact book, dealer sales guide, and oction price list for the S2, and it is never mentioned in there. I guess you could go custom, but then again, thats also really rare on the 944 line. Makes it even more rare being it had to be an option on only one car during one year. Im actually really curious to dig this deeper. Ive gotten in contact with the S2 Register through PCA and am awaiting a response. That portion of PCA is in a bit of a state change at the moment. I wonder if there is a list i can view.

Alex Cook

Tony, all I can think is maybe the painted wing was only introduced on Stuttgart built cars - which would explain why there are none in the US.

All I can say is, information from Porsche can be confusing and often contradictory. My '92 has the option 'piping to front seats' (body colour), which isn't even in the 1992 price list I have...

What isn't in doubt though, is if you have an S2 (or 968) in a rare colour - it's virtually unique

(Damn guards red, that counts mine out)

Blue S2

Whats even more rare is the 1992 or 1982 models. Apparently there are some floating around. I WISH i had color match piping, AND color matched stitching in my car! Then it would truly be a dream come true! Ive seen a euro 1991 S2 that was orange (custom) with painted spoiler as well. Somebody posted a violet blue metallic 968 on another post, and that was very unique. Im curious as to the numbers of some of these rare colors.

Alex Cook

The 82s are not rare in Europe - came out in late 81 as an 82, so nearly a full year's worth were built before the 83 model year changeover in July/August 82.

As far as I know, no genuine 92s exist, even though people over here say they have one. The reason for this is, generally over here people don't go by model years so much, they will quote you the year their car was first registered (ie when it was sold new).

The 968 wasn't launched here until mid-92, so the remaining stocks of 91 S2s were being sold well into 1992. Given the recession at the time, they weren't exactly flying out the door! My car's a 92, but wasn't sold until January 1993

Luis de Prat

Same here, my 951 was sold to me as a "1992," but I know from the MN VIN number and other sources that it was actually built in 1991. Like you say, the 1992 in the papers refer to when the first buyer originally registered the car.

Same here, which is why I'm curious about what time of 1991 the car was built. I know it was originally sold in August of 1992. U.S. spec cars have production date stickers indicating the month the car left the factory. Apparently, there's no similar marking on the Euro cars, so I'm guessing my 951 sat in a showroom for about a year at 100,000 DM until it was sold.

Bryan Welch

Thanks for finding those details. Now I know I have serial number 0212 of the 1991 production. Neat.

Z-man

I know a color-matched wing on a 968 was a Porsche option, so it is convievable that the same was offered on a 944S2.

I have #2450 out of 2691 cars build for US/Can during the 1989 MY.

Guards Red: perhaps the most rarest of all 944S2 colors! [Insert sarcastic Smilie here]

-Z-man.

pete944

My 89 S2 is LM5P Dove Blue Metallic (aka Baltic blue). It's much more rare than Guards Red, Alpine White, or Black, but I don't think it's that rare. I've seen a few here on Rennlist but I've never seen another in person.
My car is #2112. I always was a Rush fan so I think that's pretty cool.

Jon G

I have one too