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Porsche 928 - David Hemmings, 2021

Details: Last Updated: 16 June 2021 16 June 2021

Porsche 928 by David Hemmings Published 15 Jul 2021

David Hemmings has been the register secretary for the 928 register at Porsche Club GB since before I bought my first Porsche 928 in 1998, so naturally is not only a patriarch within the community, but also an important voice in the 928 coterie. David called me the other day, and with great excitement asked me to review his new book. He had recieved the final copy and it was off to print. Unsuprisingly, the book is called 'Porsche 928' and builds on his previous publications '928 Essential buyers guide' and 'The Real 928' which was originaly a collection of articles he produced for Porsche Club GB.

Sunday morning saw me sit down to read the book, about 100 pages, properly.

Buy from Amazon UK, Paperback, £15.99 Pre-order Price Guarantee. This title will be released on July 15, 2021

Picture of the cover of Porsche 928 - David Hemmings, 2021

Porsche 928 - Big Bang for your buck - CCW thought so in 2015

Details: Last Updated: 17 May 2021 17 May 2021

Big bang for your buck? 200BHP classics for £10k

Classic car weekly published this page on April 8 2015 and featured the Porsche 928 as an example of a 200BHP (its more) classic that you can buy for £10k (you can't, or if you do it will be a nail). Ignoring their prices which talk of Concours cars for £8500, there are some good points. The buying tips aren't bad. The other cars in their list included 60's Jag 420, 80's Vauxhall Carlton (why?), 90's TVR Chimaera 4.0. They don't make any kind of competition for the Porsche 928 for me.

928 buying tips

If the car hasn't been used for a while then anticipate leaking cooland hoses and perished oil seals
Galvanised bodyshell resists decay but look out for paint scabs on alloy bonntet, wings and doors
Find out if the cambelt has been changed. This needs to have been done regularly
Air conditioning often doesnt work and it realy needs to! It can cost £600 or more to fix
Early pascha trim is very hard to source so check for wear and tear

"The 928 bristled with tech and Porsche was proud".

Price when new £19,499 ! Porsche positioned the 928 as the flagship of their range. Many would say it still is!

Birg Bangs for your buck - Classic Car Weekly, April 2015

The Road to 928 Heaven

Details: Last Updated: 21 November 2020 21 November 2020

by Andrew Brierley

I own two 928s that are amongst the best in the UK. This is the story of how I reached this point – “928 Heaven” with a 1991 guards red 928 GT and a 1994 midnight blue 928 GTS with manual gear box. My 928s may not have the lowest mileages, but the bodywork is original, they are mechanically maintained to perfection and everything works. At the time of writing the GT has done 97,000 miles and the GTS 101,000 miles, but the service history is impeccable for both. The GT has 31 service stamps in the book and the GTS has 21, plus all the stamps for change of brake fluid, coolant and cam-belt – in total 29 stamps for the GT and 25 stamps for the GTS. I also have invoices in binders for all the work carried out (apart from the first two years for both cars). It is often said the best cars never reach the open market and are sold by word of mouth, which is how I came by both my 928s.

I first took an interest in 928s at the launch in 1977. The car really did look space-age compared to most cars of the era, and light years ahead of its time. I have always liked the front engine rear wheel drive coupe concept, so the scene was set!

928 S4 Sport

Details: Last Updated: 12 November 2020 12 November 2020

Porsche 928 S4 with Sport Equipment

There are quite a few pics of Porsche 928 S4 SE / 928 S4 Sports dotted around the website. I've tried to collect them all here.

SE's were only Red, White Black or Silver. There were 42. Several have been scrapped/written off.

Original UK registered Sales of Porsche 928

Details: Last Updated: 12 November 2020 12 November 2020

SMMT Data : Original UK Registered Sales of Porsche 928 by model type

Model	Transmission	CC	UK Registered Sales
			1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	Total
928	Manual	4474	44	71	29	4																148
928	Automatic	4474	80	233	127	63	60															563
S/S2	Manual	4664			65	49	37	54	52	56	48	42	7									410
S/S2	Automatic	4664			75	114	197	242	248	250	335	287	97									1845
S4	Manual	4957											60	12	1	2						75
S4	Automatic	4957											202	267	178	136	37	13				833
GT	Manual	4957												69	78	51	16	11				225
GTS	Manual	5397															7	14	11	13		45
GTS	Automatic	5397															14	33	49	52	2	150
			124	304	296	230	294	296	300	306	383	329	366	348	257	189	74	71	60	65	2	4294

This data has been provided by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (www.smmt.co.uk) and shows the original numbers of Porsche 928 sales officially registered in the UK.

Many thanks to the SMMT for allowing this data to be reproduced at www.928.org.uk for our enjoyment.

The data shows a total of 4294 Porsche 928 cars of all models registered as sold in the UK between 1978-1996.

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