1985 Porsche 928 S2

Registration No: B501 PLU
Chassis No: WP0ZZZ92ZFS841461
MOT: None

• Offered as one of a pair of 'barn-find' Porsche 928s
• Finished in Guards Red with a Black over Red leather interior trim
• In current ownership since June 1992
• 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 ( with the 4.7-litre V8) before the arrival of the S4 version in Autumn 1986 (the 'S3' being a US market only model). The newcomer was powered by an enlarged 4,957cc DOHC 32-valve V8 that developed some 316bhp and 317lb-ft 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).

Finished in Guards Red with black and red leather interior, this automatic transmission example has recently emerged from a period of barn storage and is ripe for recommissioning / restoration. The vendor, who has owned the car since June 1992, advises the engine was started and run last year. It is understood to be accompanied by a Swansea V5 together with other sundry documentation.

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