Vehicle Description
1987 Porsche 924S Now you can have as much fun on the freeway as
they've been having on the Autobahn. �€" Headline for Porsche
advertisement launching the 924S Porsche enthusiasts know that
adding an S to any of their models' nomenclature signaled something
special in the performance department. In 1987, when the 924S
appeared, the changes under the hood took an already
excellent-handling sports car, and added the power it needed to be
a real Porsche. For just two model years, Porsche replaced the
pedestrian Audi-created 2-liter engine, with a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder
powerplant, the same engine had been the basis for the successful
944 model. Horsepower in the 924 shot up by nearly 50% to 147 while
the car's 50-50 front-rear weight distribution remained unchanged.
The result: something definitely special in the performance
department. The black-black 924S offered here was consigned by an
enthusiast and collector who has owned six Porsches, two of them
924S models. His focus is not on concours, garage-queen cars, but
rather on well-maintained examples that have been returned to their
original 1980s driving characteristics. Achieving this level of
reliability invariably involves replacing a host of components on a
32 year-old car, and that is certainly the case here. He replaced
all of the following on this 924S: driver's side mirror, clutch
master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder, front brake rotors, front
brake pads, brake lines (upgraded with stainless steel lines),
rotor, distributor, spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition coil,
timing belt (with tension set using the highly regarded ArnWorx
tool), water pump (w/new gaskets), fuel tank, fuel filter, fuel
pump, fuel-level sending unit, power steering pump, power-steering
hoses, coolant-recovery hose, power-window interior switches, and
sunroof operating gears. This work is all fully documented in an
accompanying binder which also includes a variety of model-history
articles, the Porsche Panorama magazine from the launch of the
924S, various road-test articles, old ads-including a copy of the
ad mentioned above showing an identical black car-and a framed
original Porsche sales brochure dedicated to the 924S model. In
addition to its impressive list of maintenance, the car's cosmetic
condition is excellent. These cars had fully galvanized bodies, so
there is no body rust at all. The single-stage black paint is
factory-original with only minor touch-ups made to eliminate road
rash. A sole noticeable small dent (just above the 924S logo on the
rear hatch) is the largest flaw. The phone-dial style original
alloy wheels were refinished by a prior owner, and a new set of
Dunlop SP5000 tires in the OE size was mounted in 2017. Porsche
side-stripe graphics in muted gray, matching the factory's
lower-sill paint, have been professionally applied (they are vinyl,
and could be removed easily by the new owner if desired). Inside,
the original Porsche-script upholstery is very well maintained. The
original and relatively rare 4-spoke steering wheel (Option code
431) identical to that used in the Porsche 959 and of similar style
to the 911's wheel at the time, is in place. A dash cap has been
professionally installed. A fully functional period Blaupunkt radio
is installed (it does crackle but only momentarily at turn-on). The
tilt function on the roof operates as it should, as does the
hatch-release mechanism. The car's actual mileage is some 32,000
miles fewer than the approximately 82,000 shown on the odometer.
This is due to a fully documented June 6, 2007 odometer change by
the prior owner using a higher-mileage replacement. The legally
required odometer-change sticker is present on the car, and the
stamped service records of the change are also included. Two keys,
some spare parts (including the front license place mount), and a
black Porsche leather keychain come with the car. As referenced
earlier, our consigner aims to return his Porsches to their
1980s-level performance