928s for Sale
10-20-2021, 02:25 PM
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'78 Euro Petrol Blue / Black/brown pascha 5-speed 49K mile survivor now up on BAT. Will be interested to see how this one is received- I'm biased but it's an amazing original example.
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-porsche-928-36/
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-porsche-928-36/
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10-20-2021, 03:18 PM
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Everything is original paint except for some small rock chip fills on the front lower fenders and a 4 inch square behind the fuel filler door where there was a scuff into the primer. The paint measurements (I have 124 pics to share this week) are fascinating, there's this nice gradient from ~6 mils on the upper surfaces to ~3 mils on the lower fenders and doors. The clear coat is in amazing condition, the previous owner lived in Washington and then Arizona so it has to have been garaged all of that time from 1985-2020.
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10-20-2021, 03:49 PM
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Please do, or start a thread here- the collective braintrust here is much bigger than my aging brain....
10-20-2021, 06:28 PM
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that's an amazing car Rob. I heard about it, and have been waiting for it to pop up. Good luck.
Also, Rob, that car is interesting - it has the early 78 air vents in the center consol and on the doors. Also, it has the weather strip running the whole way down each side of the engine bay to keep out water, so no jump post cover was provided by the factory. I thought these things were 78 MY specs only. Did not know that 79 had them. Same with the steel gas cap. What do you know about this?
Also, Rob, that car is interesting - it has the early 78 air vents in the center consol and on the doors. Also, it has the weather strip running the whole way down each side of the engine bay to keep out water, so no jump post cover was provided by the factory. I thought these things were 78 MY specs only. Did not know that 79 had them. Same with the steel gas cap. What do you know about this?
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10-20-2021, 06:46 PM
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i'm a huge fan of these early cars and their clean lines. i owned a white/black euro '78. the car is getting a lot of very positive response and should do well.
it really looks fantastic. glwa.
it really looks fantastic. glwa.
10-20-2021, 06:58 PM
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Ed, the car is a '78 Euro #428- it was put into service on or around October 1, 1977. So it's an early '78 build and has all the early '78 bits, including the six-lobe door lock *****, the weatherstrips, the narrow louver vents without the center vent ****, etc.
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10-21-2021, 12:10 AM
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An update to an earlier post...
Just saw this on Ebay: 1980 Porsche 928. The front and rear bumper covers seem to come from a S4 and the wing from a GTS. However, the leather interior seems to be from the early 80s--e.g., front seats, seat controls, clock and radio. In any case, an asking price of $98K+ shows that the seller doesn't know the market, IMHO.
When I asked the seller about the body work--i.e., why his 1980 928 has the exterior of a 1987+ 928--the seller replied as follows:
"The second owner had the Porsche dealer convert the car to an S4 look which included factory Porsche side mirrors front bumper rear spoiler and Porsche Wheels..... All of the parts used in the conversion purchased from the Porsche store using OEM Porsche parts at a cost of $16,000 in the late 80s....."
Now that's impressive! I guess it was cheaper than buying a new S4 at the time.
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10-21-2021, 07:40 AM
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I saw 79 - I must be losing my mind! 
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10-21-2021, 11:22 AM
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I think I'm going to regret selling this one, but the perennial issue in SoCal is I have a 2 car garage and 1 wife. And there's always a project on my side of the garage, so I have no indoor long-term storage.
