The Deputy

What year(s) 928 does this term apply.

Thank you,

Brian.

dr bob

In the US, the term coined by Jay Kempf (belt tool guy) originally referred to the CIS cars, so just the first few years. The definition has muddied over the intervening years to sometimes mean anything pre-S4, based on the body styles. Add in Euro cars that have CIS for several years after US cars switched to electronic injection, and it gets even muddier. Think S1 as the first body style, S2 adds the rear lip spoiler and the front trim, S3 as the ROW 86 and US 86.5, S4 officially designated as such, then GTS. So OB = S1 with CIS.

I'm sure there will be discussion on this. Some may come from folks who were on Porschelist at the time it happened.

James Bailey

Is now appropriate to be used on ALL 928s..... The youngest is now of legal drinking age.

The Deputy

Interesting. A while back someone referred to my 78 as a OB, but kind suggested my 84 wasn't.

So, for the next three months I've sat in the garage looking at the two juxtaposed...and can't come up with any differences in the sheet metal.

Weird though, if it is a reference to the engine type...since you would think OE (old engine) would be more factual.

Thank you,

Brian.

Wisconsin Joe

My understanding (which may well be wrong) is that OB refers to the original, CIS, no spoiler cars. 78 & 79. In the US at least, they are significantly different than later cars.

The later "early" cars (up to 86) are called "SOB" for "Sorta Old Body" (or "Bugger" or whatever "b" word you choose.

James Bailey

much like the term "muscle car" the definition got corrupted over time.

LT Texan

Old Buggers are K Jet models.

linderpat

This is correct. Where is James? He is the most vocal defender of the label. OB means old bugger (with k-jet), not old body. So Brian you are correct, no difference in sheet metal between the 78 and 84, but the differences are under the hood.

hacker-pschorr

Whatever Glen says.....that's my story.

GlenL

And, with that, I laughed out loud.

'78 and '79 cars.

OTR18WHEELER

Yeah, that's the conclusion I have come to, the pre spoiler cars.
Old Body, before the plastic front air dam and faux rubber rear spoiler.

Randy V

OB = Old Bugger

Time for you to read the New Visitor...FAQ thread, dontcha think?

FredR

When it comes to owners is there an accepted definition of what constitutes an "OB".

Rgds

Fred

Ad0911

In the UK some people call their cars "old banger", often correlated to the quality of the exhaust and the sound the engine makes on the overrun...

OTR18WHEELER

So what does OB mean?,
mr v?, that made gretch's list.