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There were 37 Canadian market '87 5-speeds that did NOT have sport seats. Any other options that you remember it having (or not having)?
Wow, that is a super low number.
Car did not have sport seats. Also, it had the side molding. Wing did NOT fold. I'm wracking my brain here. Wheels were standard but chromed or high polished. Had an aftermarket talking alarm....ugh. It was still the 80s, LOL. It was a pretty basic car all said.
I don't have any information about the color codes on these cars- The only cars all colors are known for are the US model GTSs, '93-95. All 37 of these Canadian '87s had rubstrips- with minor exception, they're all pretty much optioned the same- Reno radio, rubstrips, sunroof, LSD. 2/3 of them had heated seats, . There's some fuzziness on when the folding wing thing stopped, it was around serial # 1300-1350 or thereabouts. Most (28) of the 37 are after serial # 1300, for whatever that's worth.
Here are the post-1300 VINs, maybe you can get a list of the blue ones from the Alberta DMV?
I have not done it myself, but I understand that changing the piping is a very do-able thing. I understand how you feel. I would really love to own a house my dad built. Sadly, it is thousands of miles from where I live, but I still think about it.
^Yeah so I have begun to think that finding the ACTUAL car would be really cool. I knew the sales manager at the dealership pretty well because he went to all the PCA events. Guess what? He is STILL the sales manager at the dealership! Edmonton only has one dealership.
I wrote him today and asked him if they had records on the car that have the VIN....hoping they do, but that was pre-internet days. My dad actually bought the 928 at a nearby BMW dealership - it was a trade in (almost new), and then he TRADED the 928 in at the dealership for a brand new 993 probably 3-4 years later.
Fingers crossed that they have something on it.
What is funny is that even though I am a 911 guy, I have no desire to track down his 993 or his turbos. It's the 928 that held a REALLY special place in my heart. If I could find it, no matter how bagged it might be, that would rule!
^Yeah so I have begun to think that finding the ACTUAL car would be really cool. I knew the sales manager at the dealership pretty well because he went to all the PCA events. Guess what? He is STILL the sales manager at the dealership! Edmonton only has one dealership.
I wrote him today and asked him if they had records on the car that have the VIN....hoping they do, but that was pre-internet days. My dad actually bought the 928 at a nearby BMW dealership - it was a trade in (almost new), and then he TRADED the 928 in at the dealership for a brand new 993 probably 3-4 years later.
Fingers crossed that they have something on it.
What is funny is that even though I am a 911 guy, I have no desire to track down his 993 or his turbos. It's the 928 that held a REALLY special place in my heart. If I could find it, no matter how bagged it might be, that would rule!
Someone posted on a thread that they had an 87 5 spd that was for sale as well and also in Edmonton. There could not have been too many 87 5 spds in the area. But I have no idea which thread it was or what his user name was.
02-12-2018, 02:57 PM
