Brigand

I have car #43 of the 47 1990 Turbos made for US and Canada. No Cars were shipped to the US market. Porsche was almost broke and the Mark was very high. My car was $71,000.00 paid at the Dealer.(1990)

40 cars came to Canada, one sat in the dealer show room in Toronto for two years before it was exported back to Austria. There is or was one in Puerto Rico.

I have located 18 of them. Chris has the one sent to Austria now.

i have the factory world production numbers and a letter confiming the build.

Parts numbers did not show up in the US dealers for these cars. (They do not exist.

Doug

1990 944 Turbo
1986 944 Turbo 50th Anniversay Steam Boat PCA winner.

Dr. Dynamics

Here's a pic of the vin...

RolexNJ

You have a very rare car. It is ashame too that none made it to the US market, for that would be a rare car to have. And your car was $71K?, wow! Hold onto that car forever...

StyleLab

71k canadian I beleive when the canadian dollar was weak

Giantman

Hey Doug can you post those world production numbers here or perhaps e-mail to me?

Thanks,

Simon.

Brigand

Letter dated March 26, 1998 for PCNA (Porsche Cars North America) Atlanta,

Fred Adamczk: " Porsche AG has informed PCNA that a total of 40 (forty) 944 turbos were exported to Canada for the 1990 model year)."

German: Modeljahr 1990 (L-Programm) (German Fax)

Modell 944 Produktion

944 S2 coupe 2774
944 S2 Cabriolet 2015
944 S2 Coupe US & Canada 348
944 S2 Cabriolet US & Canada 1724
944 Turbo Coupe 877
944 Turbo Coupe US & Canada 47

Total 7785

I beleive a few (7) were for eropean delivery, weather they were picked up is unknow. THe Price was so high, the 1992 968 was $30,000 less.

Doug

Brigand

THer was only 18 options, some of which over lap, ie. leather seats or cloth, Free NC Delection of model designation, (for stealth mode !!!)

Manufacturer retail price $67,995.00 (Confidential Price List) plus options list of prices.

Doug

Thom

Interesting info - thanks.

The VIN on my '90 S2 coupé ends with 2813. As the official ROW production figure stated is 2774, can we deduce some numbers were skipped in the VIN sequence ?

Edit : Weren't VIN 0000 to 0060 reserved to factory test mules ?
If so 2774-60 = 2714. This is still lower than the 2813 number on the VIN of my S2.

Brigand

My VIN end 50143, The serial numbers I have run 50104 - 50143 with the rest in between. I have not done any follow up and I had a few owners who would not provide info.

Doug

Brigand

Car number 50103 was lisited on ebay two years ago It was in Pueto Rico, $35,000.00 It was a Canadain car, a few modes, the odometer was now in MPH, so there car was cleared in the US by DOT and US customs so the Odometer was swapped out as was and is law. The 1990s only had KMP on the gauge.

My 90 has KMP and my 86 only has MPH, It always feels like I am going the same speed though LOL

Doug

nitehawk951

So if I kept an eye on canada and saw one for sale, bought it, drove it down, would I be able to find parts for it here? or would I have to order from porsche of canada or mexico? I dont think they have one, at least not in the north. The idea of a 944 turbo S2, Im gonna go dream.

Thom

As far as ROW cars are concerned 99% parts are the same between '89 cars and '90/'91. I believe these differences are the same with US/Canada cars.

Brigand, can you confirm ?

juanchovidal

I call the first owner this weekend and ask about the car this is the history.
On 1989 this guy order a 944 turbo.
he recived mid 1990 and it was make at the end 1989 by the vin # is 1990.
And the car was direct from factory to puerto rico no dash change,no bumper change no nothing.
with the 968 spoiler,1990wheel, no cd player, no water light,no m030,LSD,trans oil cooler, doble air bag,etc.

juanchovidal

this is was the owner recall.

Dr. Dynamics

Brigand,
Did you see the VIN I posted above?

How do you know that it was a Canadian model?