oldjammer

Just for fun...How many 951 cars do you folks think there are in the USA?? Any guesses of production numbers versus "elimination" by trial and fire?

DDP

you mean "elimination" by lart?

Bill

Production Numbers:

Total 944 Turbos built in the world (including Cup)
86/91 - 25,245

Number shipped to the USA
1986 - 7,513
1987 - 3,210
1988 - 1,874 (718 Turbo S)
1989 - 1,385

Total - 13,982

How many left in USA? My guess 70% or 10,000

My 1986 Turbo - 1 of a kind. Definately "Just for Fun"

Keithr726

How many cup cars came to the US?

Bill

None. They were sourced to Canada.

Canada Cup Cars
1987 - 11
1988 - 99

Total Cup Cars made worldwide = 292

Oddjob

Bill, I have different numbers than you:

7-8 '86 Club Sport/Cups were imported by Al Holbert/Porsche Motorsport North America for the '86 SCCA Escort season.

11 '87 Club Sport/Cups were imported to North America in 87, 9 of which came in to Holbert/PMNA, 2 went to Canada - possibly for review/evaluation for the upcoming Canadian/Rothmans Turbo Cup Series.

38 '88 Turbo Cups were imported to Canada for the Rothmans Series '88-90. I think only 36 of the cars were actually raced in the series.

Jake951

I would estimate that only a small fraction of the original number of cars sold in the US are still on the road. I remember that after the Turbo was introduced here in '86, you would see them on the road almost daily in Boston area. Now I'm lucky to see more than a handful in an entire year (except at Rennlist/PCA functions). Where have they all gone?

Bill

Oddjob,

I was not involved with the Cup series. I have marveled at your Cup Car knowlege, be it technical or numbers, in your prior posts. If you don't mind me asking, what was your involvement. I would understand if you did not wish to respoond. My curiousity always gets the best of me.

The information I referenced in my post came from the Peter Morgan book.

rberry951

42

xsboost90

and what about the grey market cars imported from canada/germany etc and cars exported etc..

i would say there are about half of the original number- or less.

Bill

I do not know how some one could find out the actual numbers left. Would the department of motor vehicles give out the number of registered vehicles? If they did would you have to do this state by state? And what about the unregistered cars?

I own a 1969 convertable Karman Ghia. 4,800 were made worldwide. 2,200 were shipped to the USA. How many of those are left? Who knows. I may see 1 a year on the road here in California.

I wonder if a company like Barrett Jackson has a way of finding out how many of a breed is left in existence.

Keithr726

There is a guy in my town that has one, I spoke with him at infineon once but he didn't have the car with him or tell me much about it. I really want to see it as it sounds like a amazing car. How much are they worth?

EdC

Have you seen this site for production numbers?
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/P...e%20and%20Year

xsboost90

....the other half have been parted at Larts or in columbus.

ausgeflippt951

Aw man you beat me to it...

i was gonna say 12, meself. 12 951's left in the States.