Featured on AutoHunter, the web public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this 1984 Porsche 944.

Over time I’ve owned many Porsche highway automobiles together with 28 911s, a 912, a Boxster S, a 914, and a 914/6. All of them have been wonderful automobiles and delivered on the Porsche promise of efficiency, high quality, and reliability, however the Porsche I owned most just lately was a 1984 Porsche 944.

That 944 was a automobile that I had wished to purchase for years but it surely at all times appeared that one other air cooled Porsche received in the way in which bumping the 944 out of the working. Then I received a name from my buddy Peter Lombardo who instructed me that he had a 1984 Porsche 944 on the market and that I’d prefer it. I noticed the automobile and realized that it was utterly authentic, in an ideal shade mixture, and had service data from new. I purchased the automobile from Peter on the spot and after having the timing belt, water pump, and engine mounts changed, drove it cross nation to Monterey Automotive Week with my greatest buddy Trent.

As you may see from the above hyperlinks to the story of the journey with the automobile, didn’t miss a beat and carried out faultlessly. My takeaway was that the 944 was all the things I wished in a Porsche highway automobile: it was enjoyable to drive, comfy, had sufficient room to carry every week’s value of garments for the 2 of us, and made for an ideal journey. In numerous methods the 944 was a greater highway automobile for a cross nation journey than any of the varied 911 automobiles I’ve owned, but nonetheless felt like a Porsche in each manner. Some idiots will inform you {that a} 944 isn’t an actual Porsche and my reply to them is that since Porsche stated it was a Porsche, who was I to disagree with the corporate. I ended up promoting the automobile on the finish of Monterey Automotive Week to the (then) head of Pirelli Motorsports, and in some ways want I had saved it. Fortunately you may nonetheless discover good examples of the 944 in the marketplace, and this AutoHunter Highlight is a type of.

The vendor of this 1984 Porsche 944 states that it’s an all authentic Guards Crimson over a tan vinyl and fabric inside and has lined a complete of solely 33,732 miles from new.

The outside of this 944 is acknowledged to be in its authentic paint and options contrasting black accent trim and badging. Tools contains fog lamps, pop-up headlights, an built-in rear spoiler, and a sophisticated exhaust outlet. It rides on its manufacturing facility 15-inch “Cookie Cutter” wheels wrapped in 215/60 Bridgestone Winter Radial tires.

The inside of the automobile has its authentic tan vinyl and fabric bucket seats, matched to the door panels, carpeting, and Porsche-branded flooring mats. Facilities embody air-con, a Blaupunkt AM/FM/cassette radio, an analog clock, and energy home windows. Instrumentation consists of an optimistic 170-mph speedometer, a 6,500-rpm tachometer, and auxiliary gauges for the gas degree, coolant temperature, and instantaneous gas financial system. The five-digit mechanical odometer reads 33,732 miles, which based on the promoting supplier is correct and is backed up by the automobile’s final mileage determine of 33,130 miles on the CARFAX report dated August 2012.

The engine compartment and the underside of the automobile additionally look to be in wonderful situation, being clear and rust free. There’s some slight floor rust on the muffler, however that is widespread and nothing I might fear about. The supplier states that this 944 acquired a current oil change and inspection per the promoting supplier. A sticker within the engine compartment states that the timing belt and water pump have been modified in 2006. Personally, I’d check out the belt situation and substitute it not as a result of mileage, however the age of the belt as rubber does put on down over time and it’s a reasonable service merchandise.

The CARFAX report for this 944 reveals no historical past of accidents or harm. The automobile handed a New York security inspection in June 2021. The sale contains documentation from the unique level of sale, two units of keys, proprietor’s booklets, toolkit, and a folder stuffed with service data.

If I have been to purchase one other 944 that is one which I might significantly take into account. I personally like automobiles from this period which are authentic and never restored, as you’re shopping for the automobile the way in which it was constructed initially and a automobile is just authentic as soon as. This actually seems to be to be an ideal instance of the primary era 944 and one I might fortunately park in my storage. Discovering a 944 this authentic is getting more durable and more durable and I might bid on this one if I have been out there for one among these nice Porsches.

The public sale for this 1984 Porsche 944 with 33,000 authentic miles ends Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 11:45 a.m. (MST)

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