1988 Porsche 928 S4

Registration No: E593 RNH
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ92ZJS841239
MOT: None

• Offered as one of a pair of 'barn-find' Porsche 928's
• Finished in Porsche Silver Metallic with a Oxblood leather interior trim
• In current ownership since June 1995
• Vendor informs us that the engine was started and ran last year

Introduced at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show, the 928 was conceived (and priced) as the flagship of the Porsche range. A luxurious GT car, it was styled in-house by American Tony Lapine as a replacement for the ageing and compromised 911. Ultimately, it failed to usurp its tail-heavy sibling despite becoming the only sports car ever to win the European Car of the Year title in 1978. Built around a galvanised steel monocoque, it made extensive use of aluminium for its wheels, doors, bonnet, transaxle housing, front suspension wishbones, rear suspension uprights, upper links and main cross member. This practice not only saved weight but also contributed to the near perfect 49:51 weight distribution. Available with a choice of manual or automatic transmission (housed in its award-winning passive rear steer Weissach transaxle), the 928 was regarded as a crushingly capable Grand Tourer. The subject of a continual development programme, it evolved through S and S2 guises before the arrival of the S4 version in Autumn 1986 (the 'S3' being a US market only model). Reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 6.3 seconds and 165mph, the newcomer was powered by an enlarged 4957cc DOHC 32-valve V8 that developed some 316bhp and 317lbft of torque. Equipped with air conditioning as standard, the aerodynamically improved S4 was visually distinguished by a reprofiled nose and revised tail (the latter incorporating new light clusters and a larger spoiler).

First registered on 12 April 1988, this 928 S4 Auto is offered for recommissioning / restoration following a period of barn storage. Finished in Porsche Silver Metallic with Oxblood leather interior, the car has been with the vendor since June 1995 and we are advised the engine was run last year. It is accompanied by a Swansea V5C document.

For more information, please contact:
Oliver Fernyhough-Martin
oliver.fernyhough-martin@handh.co.uk
07483 361000