Special editions among the domestic brands are a dime a dozen, but it was unusual back in the day for the likes of Porsche to roll out a limited trim package. The 1977 Porsche 924 Martini Championship Edition was exactly that, however, limited to 3,000 examples and built to commemorate the company’s success at the World Sportscar Championship in 1976. This Martini Edition is offered here on Barn Finds Classifieds for $650 and has supposedly been hidden in a garage since the early 90s.
The package was mainly known for its white paint, color-keyed wheels, and Martini Racing stripes going down the sides of the 924. The car had great looks, even if the overall enhancements were minor; if nothing else, it was a tasteful way to commemorate the company’s relationship with Martini and the many successes cars with that livery enjoyed. The decals on this example appear to be in good shape, though the body sports some blemishes.
The other way to distinguish a Martini Edition 924 was via the interior, which received the lion’s share of the custom touches. Blood orange carpeting, sport seats with special orange corduroy cloth inserts, leather-wrapped center console, instrument panel, and steering wheel, and a commemorative plaque round out the list of tweaks you got if you ordered one of these limited-edition models. For a car that’s been sitting, the cockpit is surprisingly intact, although the dash is cracked and there appears to be some mold present.
If you’ve ever been hunting for a Martini Championship edition 924, you’ve likely been disappointed by the number of cars with ruined interiors. This one, although it has issues, is in surprisingly nice shape for a project. The carpeting doesn’t appear to need significant work, and more importantly, the Martini-specific bits haven’t been harvested for another 924. While these aren’t worth a whole lot, they are an interesting footnote in Porsche’s history files and certainly a car worth saving.
Wouldn’t touch it until l found out why the engine is “non op”.
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This is not a Martini Edition, Its a Championship Edition. I have one in my garage. None of them had a leather wrapped console or instrument panel. Some had the leather wrapped steering wheel and shift boot, but that was an extra cost option. Also optional were the sunroof and air conditioning. The European cars got a back seat with upholstery to match the front seats. This is a very fun car to drive and it gets attention from the public wherever it goes. The 924 is from a bygone era of actually feeling the road and the controls of the car as you drove. Today’s cars have lost that and have made driving extremely boring. I’ll take this car over my newer Mercedes or Land Rover any day of the week.
I owned this model. It was first owned by Peter Gregg. Who modified it to look and handle like his Brumos race cars. I sold to Gunnar racing.
Also autographed on back by Peter Gregg. He drove a factory 924 @ Le Man’s.
like ‘um:
style, body conformation, looks, shape, etc;
mechanical (frnt engine, H2O, turbo, 5 speed/audi transaxel – faster top speed than the 944), altho I like the 928 for the bent8 better;
price;
but still cant afford as a boat, 2 cycles, a truck, 2 cars are enuff !
I used to have a 928 back when I was 27 in 1997. 928’s are one of the most under-rated super cars of all time, a rocket that needs big stretches of highway to operate best…
Yesterday’s 931 was probably a better buy. I have had 3x 924, 2x 931 and a 928 and for day to day use, the 931 is the boss. Owned them all in UK and regretselling all of them!!⁸