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I recently picked up this quite nice 81 automatic USA version. I rarely buy any automatics, any variants of brown, or any LH cars, but this one was too nice to pass up.
1981
C02 - 49 state US market
Engine type not specified but should be M28.16, serial # range 811 5001>8000
A00000- Automatic transmission, should be A22.01, serial # range 16 10001>15000
Hardly the most exciting variant of the 928 series, but condition trumps boring in this case. Some of the features that sold me on this one:
Two owners since new (now 3)
All original documentation - window sticker, sales contract, etc.
All records since new.. lots of them
51k miles - reflected flawlessly through the repair history and carfax.
Runs perfectly
Freezing AC
No side moldings
Everything works
Very clean inside and out and under
Kind of wondering what exactly to do with this thing...drive it, stash it, swap it, I even considered a manual gearbox swap, the car is that nice.
Very nice, original shape. reasonably low miles. But a very 'plain vanilla' SOB, and an auto at that.
Do a proper "storage prep" with the motor and put it away. If and when (mainly 'when') prices go up, this one won't be a six or seven figure car, but it will be worth quite a bit, mainly because of the condition and provenance.
Or, just tell yourself that an 81 US market auto is never going to be worth a whole lot, at least not in your lifetime, and enjoy it.
Either position is entirely reasonable and rational.
Beautiful! Was this car on Autotrader for the longest time? Oh, that was a manual I think.
Oh Andrew, it is only an automatic. I will take if off your hands.....
Beautiful! Was this car on Autotrader for the longest time? Oh, that was a manual I think.
Oh Andrew, it is only an automatic. I will take if off your hands.....
Congrats!
-Hoi
This may be the car you're thinking of, was sold by original owner about a year ago.
Hope my '81 automatic looks that nice when I get that many miles on it! I think you'll find the automatic grows on you if you do much city driving or interstate cruising.