1987 Four Door Factory S4 in person at Amelia Island Concourse
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I know I read somewhere (and saw some pics) that the factory produce one with Projector headlamps for Dr. Porsche for his B-Day. So there must be at least two that are very similar??
Chuck Z or Roger, better contact this guy right now!!
Chuck Z or Roger, better contact this guy right now!!
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That's is true, I remember that car. It was built in 1984? But had the S4 body and taillamps. If I remember correctly. Shows how long they'll have a design change in mind before it actually makes it to production.
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I actually like the way it looks and would love to have a 4 door GT car made by Porsche. Who else makes a 4 door GT car with the 928's performance figures? There's nothing like 4 passengers, 3 lattes, and 4 smiles haulin A$$ down the highway. When I see it all I can think of is a road trip with me and 3 girls instead of just one (LOL).
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I appreciate the significance of it but I still think it's ugly.
I hate to say it, but that rear 1/4 view really makes it look like a Pacer.
Fascinating...but ugly.
Sorry it just doesn't look ballanced.
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The 928 that Ferry Porsche got for his birthday was a four-Seater with extended wheelbase (23 cm) but only two doors. It was built in Weissach, painted in the Professor's favorite colors, and also used as a test bed for the 4-valve engines and a few other things.
The four-DOOR versions discussed here were NOT made by the factory. However, it is new to me that AMG was involved in this - but I will try to verify that (I know somebody who works at AMG and is involved in making prototypes and one-offs).
Hmmm... did the current owner buy it directly from ASC?
Either way, the second car pictured is a different car, different year, different color, different interior, and - most importantly - a different rear end.
The pictures shown in Mel's post come from German Auto Motor und Sport magazine, which did a photo shoot of the car at Schloß Solitude some years ago.
At the time they reported that this was a prototype made in cooperation with ASC. However, I have not been able to verify this - Ferry Porsche's personal chauffeur and company fleet manager told me last month that he never had a such car in his fleet! And I trust that he would know about it...
This mysterious car is now located at the auto museum at Schloß Langenburg (near Heilbronn, Germany). I have not seen it in person, but my brother did and took the attached picture of it.
Some day I'll go see it by myself...
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If I didn't see the Porsche badge, it's not a car I would give a second look on the street. It's genuinely ugly, IMO, and loses absolutely everything that makes the 928 visually distinctive.