RDON

I've been lurking on the forum for some time, absorbing knowledge from all of you in preparation for 928 ownership. My thanks to all of you who post, this is an amazing resource!

In the course of scanning the for sale offerings, I stumbled on the following Craigslist yard sale announcement. Bear with me, there's a 928 hidden in there....I'm not ready to buy just yet and would prefer a later car but one of you may find this to be of interest if you are in the Allentown area tomorrow.

http://allentown.craigslist.org/gms/5128014245.html

jwyatt8171

The CL listing looks as though he was cleaning out his garage, and found a Porsche buried in there!

Looks descent in the pics though.

FREAKINHEAT

Great description of car.......

RDON

Seller mentions terrific condition and recent inspection. Vehicle inspection is a yearly requirement in PA so this may be a running, driving example. Or someone was paid to fill out an inspection sticker.... Unfortunately no contact info in the ad, only an address, so someone will need to go look it over.

FREAKINHEAT

What is it about Allentown PA and Porsches. I bought my 91 from around there, looked at an 87 around there, and now this one. Was there a dealership in town or something?

Glen McCartney

I know that car, was in buddies indy shop I think it was last year, for head gaskets and head refurb, WP and TB. It's pretty well sorted out.

Eplebnista

This is getting scary. I bought my car from a guy from Allentown.

"I was going through dad's stuff and I found a Porsche behind his golf clubs."

Wisconsin Joe

Well, ya gotta remember that the late 70s & early 80s were the end of a very lucrative period in that area. Steel Mill guys could easily make nearly $100k, if they had enough seniority, overtime, holiday, shift premiums and such.

Buying a nice car like that wouldn't be too much of a stretch.
And when the money ran out and the mills closed, the car would need more work than could be paid for, so the car sat.
Or the guy died (they tended to die young) and the family couldn't bear to sell "Dad's car" so they put it away.