hexagone

Stumbled upon this car near some relatives' overseas and wondering if worthwhile bringing over.

1981 928S Strosek w/ 131,xxx km (82k mi) & 5 speed.

Thoughts?

Mrmerlin

what are you waiting for?
shippit ASAP
it just needs a new alternator brush block

hexagone

drooman

Reach out to Strosek Ultra he is knowledgable about these.

Landseer

Maybe do it for the love of the car, but value might be a crap shoot. You might break even.

Mrmerlin

buy it to drive it

James Bailey

What could possibly go wrong ??

SwayBar

Strosek Ultra

Maybe it has a value of 25.000 Euro over here in Europe. Very nice car it should be kept and taken care of by a true enthusiast.
Åke
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/search.html?damageUnrepaired=NO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&isSearchRequest=true&l ang=en&makeModelVariant1.makeId=20100&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription =Strosek&makeModelVariant1.modelId=11&maxPowerAsArray=PS&minPowerAsArray =PS&scopeId=C&sfmr=false

Wisconsin Joe

You say 'overseas'. Where?

I would think the value in Europe would be higher than in the US.
But I'm not certain its currently in Europe.

If Strosek Ultra is correct (and I have no reason to doubt), then it would be $28k USD.

No way it would go for that much here in the US. Not an 81.

Also, the wide body kits (or any radical custom job) are often a difficult sell. Not everyone likes them. Some do, but a lot more don't. It's a subjective and personal taste thing. It may take a long time to find the right buyer.

And while it looks pretty good on the outside, what all will it need?
Interior?
Mechanicals?

You could get upside down in a real short time.

If you are just looking to flip it, I would look elsewhere.
Flipping 928s is not a good bet, not if you aren't an expert and wish to be honest about it.

Shawn Stanford

Are there 'under the skin' enhancements to Stroseks? I don't care for the body modifications, but I assume there's more to them than that.

Strosek Ultra

The car looks very good at the outside but we do not know the interior nor the mechanical. Suppose it is a 928S 300 HP or the value will be lower.
Åke

Wisconsin Joe

Others are far more knowledgeable than me, but I think the Strosek kits were body only.

From this link:
http://www.1000sel.com/index.php/str...e-928-bodykits

It appears that the various kits were cosmetic only.

It seems Strosek sold cars with more power, but it was a case of Strosek sending the cars out to another shop for those modifications.

Its not a look that appeals to me a whole lot, but definitely interesting.

Also, there's a bit of a longevity problem.

IIRC, bonding fiberglass to metal isn't something that will last forever. Flexing and vibration, combined with the different rates of expansion and contraction from heat will eventually delaminate the fiberglass.

928cs

There also was a version with a compressor.
Is it the case of this one?

Strosek Ultra

As most of you know I have three Strosek cars. All of them has been modified at the Strosek shop in Bavaria, Germany. Bonding fiberglass to metal has not showed to be a problem except for the oldest car (928S model 1985) which had a crack at the side of the air scoop on the hood when I acquired the car back in 1986. I believe this is one of the earliest cars modified by Strosek. The hood was fixed and later put on my other blue car the 1987 S4 Strosek Version III. Strosek offered a Supercharger kit made by Albrex which I believe was located in Austria. The video show a Strosek car supercharged (not my car). Supercharging always make people smile.
Åke