atb

Received an email through PCA from a new member who wanted help identifying his 928 convertible.

He sent the attached photocopies, I've asked for color photos.

It has some distinct characteristics: I'm not sure if those are flip up headlights or just covers. Look at the A-pillar treatment, looks like a custom "smoked" butterfly type window. Also the top of the trunk lid is sculpted. It also has a hard boot cover instead of the typical vinyl w/snaps soft cover.

The hard boot cover looks like what Newport Convertibles used in their conversions, but everything else looks unique to the car.

Anyone have any information on this very nicely executed cabriolet?

rixter

hard cover like this?

atb

That S4 is awesome, but this one is an '81. I haven't seen the older cars done with a cowling like the S4. Here's the Newport:

Ketchmi

Rixter's pic is of the Carelli that we have in the shop. It is an 80' with updated nose and tail.

Andre Hedrick

Is that not DanThePodGuy's car?

928cs

The owner should contact Lynx Motors (http://www.lynxmotors.co.uk).

They have done one 928 S convertible during the 80's. It was a black US car that was shipped back to your country after conversion.
It was full black, even the rims, the top was electric and the gearbox was automatic. The headlights were the regular ones.

Maybe with the VIN he could confirm or not if it is his car.

Samuel

andywarhol

more pictures

andywarhol

I found link as well

http://www.carellidesign.com/product...rsche_c928.htm

karl ruiter

My theory is that ther was a single parts supplier and a lot of people building variations based on that. For example, the rear deck lids are all plastic, and seem to be pretty much identical on most or all of the cars I have seen. The tops generally seem to be pretty similar. The top hatchs are build with a fiberglass shell over a steel frame and I don't think I have seen two cars that are just exactly alike. The handeling of the side glass and windshield posts seems to have about three variations...
I think the variations come from the fact that there are some difficult problems and nobody found a perfect solution so everybody tried different things. For example, on the top hatch, if the hatch completly covers the top you loose the use of the rear seats. So some hatches are shorter and you have the rear seats retained, and some are longer and you loose them. In my case I have moved the rear seat backs forward a bit so I can use them with the longer hatch, which makes them usable, but awkward. On the side windows, the problem is that the window is setup to expect the door post between it and the windshield post. In some cases people kept part of the post on the door and grafted the rest on the windshield post, in some cases they grafted the whole door post onto the windshield post, in some cases they fabbed a little triangular window and new side windows.

Vilhuer

I think there has been some info somewhere about Carelli doing both their own conversions and selling kits for other shops to do actual cut job.

Ketchmi

Carelli built 8 actual convertibles, a study funded by Porsche for the feasibility of putting it into production at a cost of $2.5 million 1980 dollars. The top cover is steel as is the trunk lid and rear quarter work. There are no rear seats, just a parcel shelf. The tops of the doors were extensively reworked in aluminum and the windshield frame is also heavily modified (leaded!) The additional frame substructure is unbelieveable, the car is as tight as new even without the roof. The S4 modified one was originally white, the only white one built. The rear top of the front fenders were modified also to blend with the windshield frame. There is no fiberglass or plastic in this car, just steel, aluminum and bondo to smooth it all out.

Randy V

The Carelli kit never had the 1/4 inserts above the outside mirrors as depicted in the original pics.

atb

Take a look at the rear decklid also.
Is it just me or does it have a center channel? It doesn't look flat like the other pics posted.
This car is an '81 triple black 5 speed.
The current owner is the second owner, the car only has 68K miles on it.
I'm waiting to hear from the owner to get some more information, but someone out there must have some info on this car? Couldn't have been too many conversions done right?

c928

Dave, I want to meet you. I have number 008 in my possession and will hopefully have it in the 2012 PCA parade concours at the Capitol in SLC. I would like to pick your brain as to whether you know anything about any of the other 7. Rumor has it several lost in accidents, appears you have restored one here in Utah? Our car is Oregon based. I will call you tomorrow. I can be reached at 801-657-2266.

MrO

Hi It`s been a long time that I looked at this wed-site! I`am a member today! I own that 1981 928-all-blk,convertilbe. I`ll put better pic`s of the car on site. My e-mail is: ronn101@comcast.net Thanks MrO