Turbo Jonny

Today i had more confirmation of what i had suspected - the turbos left in
Brunei are mostly scrap or dumped in the sea !

Here is the message from a trusted Brunei national i have been in touch with for years

" Good day John,

You are right regarding the turbo 3.6 in the yards. I have seen three which unfortunately has turned to scrap.
From what i know, there are only 13 in Brunei. Two of them are in good condition owned by private individuals in Brunei. The rest are in a state, whereby it cost more to restore than to get a new Cayman.
In the past i came across a nice one but there is no possibility of it being exported out of Brunei as the required ownership cert required by Brunei customs is not available.
Hope that helps. "

theporscheguy

Why Brunei? Check in with the Prince. I'm sure he has another one in his collection.

Turbo Jonny

The other 11 he refers to are the Royal cars. Most of these are/were S versions.

Max964t36

This is really shameful

John McM

The number of RHD cars drops by 10%. A waste of great cars, but great for existing owners to know these aren't ever coming on the market.

Turbo Jonny

I read this report a year or two ago , but had hoped that somehow the 3.6 Turbos had escaped. http://jalopnik.com/5781765/the-sult...car-collection
& been waiting years to get the chance of a Flatnose if one became available !

Such a waste , but at least they helped keep small marques like Porsche in business in the
Early 90s recession.

John McM

Incredible story. Thanks for sharing it.

P_collector

Hi Johnny,

Thanks for the info.."are in state whereby it cost more to restore than to get a new Cayman"..- I DONT CARE - if you can get any info on them..even if they are crashed or whatever..send me PM..

all the best,

Max964t36

Flachbau

The following six 1994 Turbo S X84 VIN’s were purchased by and are in or were in the collection: 470430, 470441, 470448, 470455, 470459, 470471.

The following nine 1994 Turbo S X88 VIN’s were purchased by and are in or were in the collection: 470165, 470289, 470304, 470305, 470320, 470358, 470367, 470373, 470440.

The following three 1992 Turbo S VIN’s were purchased by and are in or were in the collection: 479069, 479070, 479077.

MishaDesigns

Sad to hear. We need to help save these endangered species

P_collector

Yes..we need to save those endangered species..better soon than late...come on Johnny..help us saving the dying breed..

Turbo Jonny

What can i say , the sources say theres no legal way to export them.Even if one of you guys would like to offer your very beautiful daughters , do you think they would answer our calls
And make an exception ?

P_collector

Fair point...I heard however, some people in the region are crazy about blond Russian girls..maybe thats a way to proceed

Z928328

I don't think they are dumped into the sea. I recall seeing 2 for sale at the Ex Amedeo car auction. Red & Black( Has the flat nose). They were purchase at a very high price.

I do see some 911 & 928 are ended up in a very sad state at workshop yard & jungle