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Last year a friend of mine was looking for a classic car, he could use as a daily ride. He had no clue about classic cars at all and asked me for some help and support. While we were checking various options, I stumbled upon this Porsche 924. Sold in 1978 it was old enough to be a legal classic car in Germany (30 years minimum), this saves you money on insurance and taxes and allows you to enter city centres without having a modern engine with low emission.
As a good friend I talked to guy who sold it and we had a phone call for almost an hour. He owns various cool cars, an original Strosek Porsche 928 e.g., his wife didn't like the 924, so he gave it away. When I visited him for a test drive I fell in love with this car. Though there are three details, which would keep me from buying it. Normally. I don't like red cars. I don't like ATS Classic wheels. And I don't like those aftermarket glass roofs from the 80s. I bought it anyway, knowing this friend of mine would understand it.
This is how it looked in the beginning. ATS Classic wheels in a special Kerscher edition. 7x15" ET16 in the front, 9x15" ET-19 in the back. A bodykit that makes the 924 look more like a 944 and a front bumper that was originally mounted at a Porsche 924 Carrera GTS.
During winter time somebody crashed into my bumper and ruined it. Finding this one again is pretty hard, so I gave it to a guy to fix it. He's building boats and knows how to handle this plastic stuff. Probably it would have become a mess, if I'd tried to fix it by myself.
Gave it a quick wash before I took some last spins in it this summer.
Tried the original wheels for some fun. This is how it looks like.
Some weeks ago I brought it into my workshop to make some serious changes to it. Last time it looked like this.
And the work starts. The broken bumper is off. The front axle is off. Some more parts are off as well. Well, not on this picture. But you can trust me.
Playing around with some parts I collected in the meantime. The scoop is from a 924 Carrera GTS and will become a part of the new look. The wheel arches on the other hand won't, since it doesn't really suit the car.
Collected some more parts and everything is coming together slowly. Took me more than a year to get clear front indicators and these were no bargain at all. But I had to have them on my car. The suspension parts are almost complette. Some old parts have to be refurbished before I can get everything back together.
Updates will follow soon, for the moment there's no electricity in my workshop. I hope this will be fixed soon. Really wanna take another spin this year.
As a good friend I talked to guy who sold it and we had a phone call for almost an hour. He owns various cool cars, an original Strosek Porsche 928 e.g., his wife didn't like the 924, so he gave it away. When I visited him for a test drive I fell in love with this car. Though there are three details, which would keep me from buying it. Normally. I don't like red cars. I don't like ATS Classic wheels. And I don't like those aftermarket glass roofs from the 80s. I bought it anyway, knowing this friend of mine would understand it.
This is how it looked in the beginning. ATS Classic wheels in a special Kerscher edition. 7x15" ET16 in the front, 9x15" ET-19 in the back. A bodykit that makes the 924 look more like a 944 and a front bumper that was originally mounted at a Porsche 924 Carrera GTS.
During winter time somebody crashed into my bumper and ruined it. Finding this one again is pretty hard, so I gave it to a guy to fix it. He's building boats and knows how to handle this plastic stuff. Probably it would have become a mess, if I'd tried to fix it by myself.
Gave it a quick wash before I took some last spins in it this summer.
Tried the original wheels for some fun. This is how it looks like.
Some weeks ago I brought it into my workshop to make some serious changes to it. Last time it looked like this.
And the work starts. The broken bumper is off. The front axle is off. Some more parts are off as well. Well, not on this picture. But you can trust me.
Playing around with some parts I collected in the meantime. The scoop is from a 924 Carrera GTS and will become a part of the new look. The wheel arches on the other hand won't, since it doesn't really suit the car.
Collected some more parts and everything is coming together slowly. Took me more than a year to get clear front indicators and these were no bargain at all. But I had to have them on my car. The suspension parts are almost complette. Some old parts have to be refurbished before I can get everything back together.
Updates will follow soon, for the moment there's no electricity in my workshop. I hope this will be fixed soon. Really wanna take another spin this year.
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