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Old 10-31-2019, 12:48 PM
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Parking or speeding tickets? No pictures of the car that show the plate? EZ Pass? Insurance company? Oil change shop?
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Someone posted the same thing with slightly different details on reddit yesterday. Except, his was sold in 2014, not 1998 and had a BLACK exterior: https://www.reddit.com/r/Porsche/com..._exterior_red/

Hey I know this might be impossible or stupid but my dad used to own a 1985 Porsche 928s, it was a manual I believe had a black exterior and a red leather interior (could have been repainted or something), it was pre-owned before my dad bought it. My dad sold it in 2014, to a dealership (my mom told him to sell it when he was buying a new car) and he loved that car and kinda regrets it and he would like to at least know where its at and maybe buy it I don't know. So if anyone knows anything about it feel free to tell me thanks. (ya ik it is highly unlikely that I'm going to find it but still).

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Old 10-31-2019, 04:36 PM
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Petza I dont have a pic of our car but this is what the engine looked like.
Old 10-31-2019, 04:38 PM
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sprfrkr
we've looked for insurance and called/ I called all 3 shops that serviced the car in TX and LA none have records going back for 20 years.
as far as the reddit article that is a strange coincidence
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Old 10-31-2019, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Wesley Comeaux
Petza I dont have a pic of our car but this is what the engine looked like.
If this is how the basic engine compartment appeared, that would be an '85 Euro. Organ pipe intake would be much more common.
Edit: Sorry to be captain Obvious. I wasn't gone from the thread that long, but it was long enough apparently that you guys had
already figured out that it was a Euro and moved well past that.

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Old 10-31-2019, 04:58 PM
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I have been 99% certain that it is a euro car. I remember when he bought it that it was a Gray Market car. Also all of the lights on the dash were in German. in fact the only thing not european about the car was the speedo was in MPH not KMH
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According to my calculations, there were only 315 Euro cars imported to the US from 1985. Your father's car is one of those 315.
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Old 10-31-2019, 05:11 PM
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An '85 Euro 16V is going to have twin distributors, like so:

Old 10-31-2019, 05:13 PM
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Rob i asked on Facebook but how many cars would i be looking at if it has a sunroof and rub strips? I haven't got the pics yet but now im second guessing if it had them.
Old 10-31-2019, 05:37 PM
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The rubstrips thing doesn't help because they're not listed in the options database for 85 Euro models, so the options database doesn't narrow it down below the 622 cars I mentioned above. The other options that _would_ help narrow down would pretty much require A) being in front of or under the car, and B) the optional equipment still being on the car.
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Looking through the 928 Registry there are 3 possibilities that dont have a color listed. is anyone a member that could get the VINs?

http://928registry.org/registry-main...-s-s2-row-0359

http://928registry.org/registry-main...-928-s-row-943

http://928registry.org/registry-main...-s-s2-row-1894
Old 10-31-2019, 05:50 PM
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A euro would have a side reflector behind the front wheel. On a non euro it would be in front of the front wheel if you have any pics that show a side or front angle view.
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VIN's in order from your links above:

WP0ZZZ92ZFS840419
WP0ZZZ922FS841003
WP0ZZZ92ZFS841954

Note, likely none of the above are it, as the Registry ties those VINs to Australia. I think they'd be right hand drive?
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Old 11-01-2019, 09:12 AM
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Thank you linderpat for looking those up. I appreciate it.
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Getting closer!


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