This is a case of a car that is tragically unloved by the collector marketplace but looks wholly deserving of its asking price, especially with the work the seller has done. Supposedly found in the proverbial elderly owner’s garage where it had been parked for 17 years, the seller did a fair amount of reconditioning it after extracting it from its resting spot. The paint is a wonderful shade called Indiana Red Metallic and over a tan interior, it’s a nice change of pace from the typical red. The seller is moving and has listed it here on the Classic Motorsports website for $5,500.
While it’s not incredibly well preserved, it does look like it was never flat-out abused. And I would attribute the condition largely to the long-term ownership in the hands of an owner who was likely quite proud of it for many years, until driving became too much of a risk/chore. This 924 was also optioned quite well from the factory, equipped with the pretty multi-spoke alloy wheels you see here and front fog lamps. The seller refers to this as a “sport steering wheel,” but I thought those were typically 3-spoke units. Either way, you can upgrade it in a jiffy with myriad aftermarket options. I always liked the auxiliary gauge pod in the center stack of the dash. Body-wise, he notes the hood is missing its paint due to the garage door being broken/stuck open when it was found.
The seller’s work to revive this 924 included the following: new water pump and timing belt, valves adjusted, transmission fluid changed, new plugs, rebuilt distributor, new battery, and a new fuel pump round out the mechanical improvements. In addition, the seller has installed new tires, brakes, and wheel bearings along with fresh Koni adjustable shocks, Weltmeister 250 lb. springs in the front and 26mm torsion bars at the rear. I mean, that’s a healthy list on any car, but it’s particularly impressive on a vehicle like the 924 that is chronically unloved. Power-wise, the CIS-E equipped Porsche produces 115 b.h.p.
Seeing small details like a mint condition owner’s manual and booklet reinforces (to me, at least) the likelihood of this car seeing very little use before the current owner picked it up. These cars are labors of love if you’re intent on bringing one back to life, and the seller is clearly surprised that no one is stepping up to be its next caretaker. I feel for him, having been in that spot myself on occasion with vehicles and bikes that got a lot of my attention but barely seemed to register for the general public. Hopefully, this well-sorted 924 finds a new home soon.
The hard core Porscheophiles never liked the 924 from new, being the first water cooled and front engined, along with its Audi lineage. HERESY!!! Until the turbo appeared, they were never known for performance either. That bias has never really gone away, even though between rust and age they’ve become rare.