dmjames

Yup, my car is 2 months younger than I am. (born September 1983, build date of November 1983)

Lizard944

Bought my '86 N/A when it was five years old. Doesn't look much different now than the day I bought it.

porscharu

Mine is close. My dad bought our 90 S2 cab early in 92 with a little less than 14k miles.

mrgreenjeans

Anyone else out there ?

There HAS to be more .........

mdj577

As someone who has long admired but only later come into ownership of these cars I really enjoy these stories and pics. Hope all the original owners here contribute to this. Really wonderful.

Plum

Went with my dad in 1985 when he bought the 944. Still remember the salesman's name - Karl.
I've owned it for 18 years.

88Silver924S

I bought my 1988 924S new. I preferred the more sleek quicker aerodynamic 924S to the 944. Bought it in Austin Texas but it was located in Utah so I opted to pick it up there. Beautiful November drive back home despite the snowy slick roads coming out of Durango to south of Chama New Mexico and the dry twisty US 64 to Taos. Loved the Paradox Valley of Colorado and the lonely road south of Telluride. Great new-car honeymoon.

KevinGross

I still own my '87 944S purchased new from the factory. It got a big brother tow vehicle a few years ago.

SamGrant951

My dad bought my 951 I have brand new in 1985 (86 944 turbo, build date 7/85) so while technically a 2 owner car its still in the same family from new. Never going to sell it so it will remain in the family for a long time to come.

Ive posted this pic too many times but its fitting - 6 years old with my pedal car next to my fathers 944 and 951. He sold the n/a off a year or two after he got the turbo.

Tennessee Turbo

I have my 1988 951S that I bought new and the early 1984 no sunroof 944 that my father bought new is still in the family (although since my father, my sister owned, I owned and now my niece owns it)

Dan87951

Pretty cool story! Its always fun hearing from the original owners of these cars. Sam, Scott (Team Harco), GOBogie, and WadeB are about the only people I still see on here from the original 2003 944 fest days, which tells me a lot of people have moved on. I have owned a lot of cars over the years and the 944 Turbo will always have a place in my garage. I currently have a 87 Turbo (owned 16 years) and a 86 Turbo (owned 2 years) under my care. The 86' will probably stay in the family as I have a cousin who is interested in buying that one so I can make room for another car.

To me these older Porsche were built to a much higher quality level than any Porsche you can buy today. Simply closing the door and popping the hood will give you the feeling that quality materials were used throughout. When I pop the hood on my Cayenne Turbo, its nothing but a sea of cheap plastic components everywhere. I guess its the time period we live in now, where the bottom line is all that matters. Thankfully, there are still enough of these 80s classics around so new comers can see what Porsche quality really stood for.

vongeiss89

Another 2nd owner here, I bought mine just about a year ago now from the original owner, who lives maybe one mile away from the dealership he bought it from, and maybe 3 or 4 miles away from me. He gave me everything that came with the car - including every receipt and document ever, everything is pretty much original, and I have stayed in contact with him too, swing by and show him the progress on the car and what not.

The car sat for 5 years in his garage before I got it, and had my buddy give it a mechanical restoration and get it road worthy for me. It still needs a few things and I haven't done much cosmetically yet, it will need a repaint and a bunch of dents removed but looks great from a few feet back.

Here's a picture he gave of the car in 1984:


And here it is now:

dmjames

I missed the first few Fests, but made it out for 2006 and 2007. Lots of new faces, and a lot fewer of the old ones now that I'm back. (I was 944-less from late 2007 until 2015) Glad to know that the event is still going, even if I'm now a few thousand miles away!

Andrew M. Kaplan

Not quite an original owner, but close. Purchased my 83 in late 85 at the age of 19 with 20K on it. I've her her ever since. I gave half ownership to my 2 year old son and switched the plates to Dad/Alex. The care was my daily driver for a dozen years until kids and other needs too over. It spent 8 years in the garage not running until a new driver realized she got the family van if I got my baby running again. A couple months with a patient mechanic and she was running again. Now my daily driver again to a short commute to the train station and happy as a guy in his 944 that he's has since being a teenager.

mrgreenjeans

Coincidently this happened yesterday !

I believe it has only happened twice ? before in the last dozen years or so .......

to actually meet in person, a fellow who owned his car from new. And it didn't happen at a car show.

I stopped by one of my favorite places in town to browse thru, a local Thrift Store which donates the money earned from surrendered or gifted items to local troubled youth. ( And what a day to stop as I found a dozen or so scale model in 1/18 automotive greats made by Paul's Model Art and UT. In PERFECT condition and marked very inexpensively. These are high end and somewhat expensive models retailed new, as they are limited in production and color selection ).

Outside the door in the parking lot is a Guards Red 944 normal with a fellow sitting inside from Northern Iowa, on his way back home. I walk up and introduce myself and compliment him on his stellar condition '86 and he looks somewhat surprised when I tell him about mine which is nearly identical in color, but different in year. He tells me he has 70,000 miles on it and bought it new. It has the M456 option group and LSD ! I about fall over and ask him about his knowledge of Rennlist........

So Jordan ! GREAT meeting you. Hope you are reading this tribute on these pages to another long life involvement with your original 944. If you see this, take a few photos and share your car with us and tell us what you shared with me yesterday. ( wish I would have had my camera with ~ )

There are a few more of us than I thought when first posting this thread.

Heartening.