[Langley968]

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There is a good article in the December issue of OCTANE about The OTHER Porsches.

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[bombfactory]

Nice. Good to see the red-headed step-child Porsches getting some play!

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[Langley968]

Quoting: "Years of development led to the fabulous 968, which was a pure Porsche and a superb thing to drive, yet wierdly never fully appreciated by the world at large."

Confirms what WE all know!

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[robadams56]

This is a great article and I would recommend the December issue to any 924/944/968 and 928 owner. If I recall right, the article spans 16 pages of the magazine. I guess our secret is out!

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[94SilverCab]

I sure hope so, I want to swap for a new GT3 <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.png" class="smilie" alt="" />



Jay

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[craigawoodman]

You laugh at the quote "you want to swap for a GT3" - but when historic Australian muscle cars were reaching absolutely ridiculous prices ($650,000 for a GTHO Phase III Ford Falcon) - an owner of one walked into a Lamborghini dealer and asked if he could trade his for a new Mucurlargo (I know I haven't spelled that right - but it is early in the morning). Look at 1973 RS prices - you could nearly have two new GT3 RS's for the price of a 1973 car.

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[Langley968]

The 968 pictured and described in the article is a 1993 Speed Yellow Club Sport (now where have I seen that described recently? <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/cool.png" class="smilie" alt="" /> )

They mentioned that it is worth 15k Pounds (Octane is a UK magazine) and rising...

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[Rap]

Just grabbed the mag. Good story although they seemed to spend more time on the 924, 928, 944. Indicated these pmp poor man Porsches are set to rise in value. Welcome news although I can't say I see much indication of it. I didn't buy my car as an investment anyway!

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[Cloud9...68]

It would be just my luck that the value of 968's decide to skyrocket just as I've made the decision to "ruin" mine by turning it into a track car. I once owned a 1965 Austin Healey 3000, and held it during the meteoric rise in classic car values during the early 90s, just because I was too emotionally attached to the car (it really was a thing of beauty, even if it did drive like a dog sled) to want to sell it. At the peak, I could have gotten ten times what I paid for it. Making money off cars has never exactly been a knack of mine...

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[Monstrous4Banger]

The 968 certainly is a "pure" Porsche. It wasnt assembled in Neckarsulm on the Audi line, it was assembled in Zuffenhausen, on the same line as the 911. It also is all Porsche components. The transmission is a Porsche/Audi project in design though. The 924, was mostly Audi, and over the years, it developed more, and more Porsche DNA, until it was linebred into a pure Porsche. the 951's by 86' were mostly all Porsche, with exception of the Audi 5 speed in them. All 944's were assembled in Neckarsulm though. The 924 was an outcross so to speak. The 968 being the purebred end result of course. Sigh...they just dont make em like they used too. No new Porsche excites me more than a properly boosted, and sorted 968.

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[Rap]

I got into a 2006 911 that someone is suggesting I buy. It was dark out but just didn't have the same feel that the 968 has. Now of course I didn't drive it but that was my initial read. No actually I was sorry I hadn't driven my car to the party was my initial read!

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[robadams56]

I think I read somewhere that the 968 was also the last hand made Porsche. Somebody correct me if I am mistaken.



BTW, my wife and I drove to one of the suburbs last night and the 968 served as Santa's sleigh to pick up a gift--a guitar for my son. It was in a cumbersome box and when we got to the car, she asked how it would fit in the back. I dropped the rear seats and she was amazed at the room.



We enjoyed a nice cruise home on the tollway where she mentioned, "this car is so much more comfortable than the Carrera". While the Carrera was always fun to drive the rear engine caused the front to be very light and it had a hippity hoppy nature about.



I think she has become quite the 968 fan.

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[DaveN]

I think the 1998 993 was the last of the hand made cars, being punted by the automated assembly of the new, company saving, 996.

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[Monstrous4Banger]

95' was the last year they were hand made AFAIK. Thats when they hired toyota to come in as a consultant(95/96ish), and nothing has been the same since. Mid 90's were desperate times for Porsche AG. Toyota showed them how to bring down production costs, and it saved the company, but they just plain literally dont make them like they used to. Its also why the most of the late 90's cars feel so cheap. Boxster for example. Ever notice its striking resemblance to a MR2 spider of the same years? Yota got more than some cash out of the deal.

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[DaveN]

Yea I knew they had Japanese consulting work done but I thought they would finished off the run of the current car/parts; retooling and rearranging a build philosophy with only 2 years to go would have been a wasted effort ($) I would have thought. Whatever the exact numbers it's definite in my mind that I will only ever buy a 968 or 993 as they are the last true Porsches.

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[Monstrous4Banger]

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Yea I knew they had Japanese consulting work done but I thought they would finished off the run of the current car/parts; retooling and rearranging a build philosophy with only 2 years to go would have been a wasted effort ($) I would have thought. Whatever the exact numbers it's definite in my mind that I will only ever buy a 968 or 993 as they are the last true Porsches.

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Yeah, your probably right. I imagine there was a transition period. I wouldnt know the production numbers off the top of my head, without research, especially 993. Jeff might.

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