Vehicle Description
1990 Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet ?Only 56,422 actual miles ?One of
only 1,824 S2 examples exported to the US in 1990 ?Next-to-last
model year for the 944 ?3.0L DOHC, 16-valve four-cylinder (code
M44/41) ?Five-speed manual transmission ?Guards Red exterior and
black, power-folding canvas top ?Linen (beige) leather interior
?Power windows and power seats ?Dual front airbags ?Factory Porsche
alloy wheels, new tires ?Blaupunkt stereo and VDO gauges Porsche?s
944 S2 Cabriolet is a rare bird; this is only one of 1,824 examples
exported to the United States in 1990. One of the last 944s and a
relatively rare convertible, lightly used but well cared for in the
typical Porsche fashion; it looks like a car with a tenth of the
mileage on the inside and it only has 56k actual miles and comes
from the sunny state of Arizona. Built in Audi?s Neckarsulm factory
and American Sunroof Company?s in Weinsberg, Germany in February
1990. Dressed in Guards Red, the car?s paint and trim are in very
good condition overall, the car?s body is straight and solid, the
engine bay is very tidy, the small, lined cargo area has room for
the boot for when the top?s down and the body-colored bumpers fit
tightly to the body. There are minor blemishes on the nose and the
rear bumper. The black, power-folding canvas top looks good, too
and contrasts nicely with the paint. This example rolls on new
Advanta ER-700 radials, size 225/50R16 at every corner. Each tire
is mounted to a factory Porsche alloy wheel. The wheels are in
good, original condition. Under the hood is possibly the biggest
four-cylinder engine in production at that time, a 3.0L DOHC,
16-valve four-cylinder (code M44/41). The engine is bolted to a
five-speed manual transmission. Driver convenience features include
power windows and power seats. Inside, there is a beige leather
interior. The front buckets are in very good order, as are the rear
demi-buckets. The matching carpet is great and protected by black
Porsche floor mats. The four-spoke steering wheel houses the
driver?s side airbag. The instrument panel has a full suite of VDO
gauges, the inner door panels are in good original order and the
center console looks great. A console-mounted shift lever and a
Blaupunkt stereo complete the interior. In 1989, Porsche introduced
the 944 S2 Cabriolet, the first 944 to feature a convertible body
style. The contract to build Porsche's 944 S2 Cabriolet was awarded
to ASC (American Sunroof Company) in Weinsberg, Germany. The S2
Cabriolet was a very complicated build, where 944 coupe bodies were
taken off the assembly line at Neckarsulm, Germany, then delivered
to ASC in Weinsberg. There, reinforcement plates were welded in the
front end of the car and floor plate area to give the body the
amount of torsional strength and crash safety required for
convertibles. After welding in the reinforcement plates, cuts were
made in the body at the windshield frame, B-pillars, rear side
panels and tail panel, in preparation for coupe top removal. New
parts to support the convertible top and the new rear deck lid were
also welded in place. Then the new cabriolet body returned to
Neckarsulm, where it is run through the standard production paint
shop and assembly line for drive train install. Consequently, the
structure of the paint finish and other corrosion inhibiting
measures conform with the quality standards for Porsche and its new
Cabriolet. The assembled Cabriolet was then sent back to ASC in
Weinsberg for convertible top and trim installation. With
production not starting until May of 1989, only 16 of the 944 S2
Cabriolets were produced for the U.S. market. For the 1990 model
year, Porsche produced 3,938 cars for all markets including,
right-hand drive units for the United Kingdom, Australia and South
Africa. The share for the U.S. market in 1990 increased to 1,824
units and followed with 561 units for 1991, which was the final
year of production for the 944 S2 Cabriolet. Cabrio competition to
this Porsche in 1990 included BMW?s M3 Cabrio, Chevrolet?s Camaro
IROC-Z, Ferrari?s Mondial T Cabriolet, Ford?s Mustang LX,
Maserati?s Spyder IE and Mercedes-Benz?s 300 SL. If you?re looking
for a low mileage classic convertible with the coolness factor only
a Porsche can provide, you should make time to stop by today
MotoeXotica Classic Cars to check out this 944 S2 Cabrio. VIN:
WP0CB2944LN481693 This car is currently located at our facility in
St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 56,422
miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, actual
mileage Arizona title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note: Please see full
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any said vehicle, thank you.
