Vehicle Description
1983 Porsche 944 - 2.5L 4 Cylinder -5 Speed Manual Transmission -
87k Miles - Pewter Metallic Over Tan Interior (Please note: If you
happen to be viewing this 1983 Porsche 944 on a website other than
our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen
some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website
limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 145
photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video, and
a link to its Carfax history, please go to our main website: Garage
Kept Motors.) Fun. Maybe the most important discipline of all.
Porsche 944 period magazine-advertisement headline The above-cited
ad provided a host of detail on the 944 model's project-development
leader, Roland Kussmaul, who also happened to have been project
leader for Porsche's 962 customer race cars, and the company's SCCA
944 cars. For fun in his spare time, Herr Kussmaul was part of the
Stuttgart manufacturer's Paris/Dakar rally team. In that vein, the
ad referenced the 944's 0-60 time of 8.3 seconds and its transaxle
design that made it the best-handling sports car then on the
market. It concluded that the best reason to drive one of
Kussmaul's 944s was simply: the fun of it. Offered here is a 1983
Porsche 944 in Pewter metallic over tan and brown. The car's
odometer shows 87,367 miles, a very low 2,300 miles per-year on
average since new. The Porsche's Carfax history shows a single
accident with minor/cosmetic-damage to the right-rear of the car a
year ago. As the accompanying photos demonstrate, any such damage
has been completely and professionally repaired with no sign of the
incident or the repair remaining. The refreshed Pewter metallic
exterior paint retains very good gloss and consistency across the
entire body, including the bespoke boxed fenders, flag-style
side-view mirrors, and pop-up sunroof panel. Some surface cracking
of the anti-stone-chip coating is noted rearward of the front
wheels. The car's sheet metal is free of dents or other damage.
Black stone-chip coatings remain applied forward of the rear
wheels. The Porsche-crest hood emblem, rear-deck black 944 emblem,
and lower-rear Porsche decal-lettering are all in place. Black
treatments surrounding the cabin glass and on the door handles show
expected patina from age; there was no chrome on 944 bodies. Cabin
glass-including on the expansive rear hatch-is clear and free of
damage; lighting lenses (including on the pop-up headlights) are
similarly pristine. The rear spoiler is free of damage and fading.
ATE® cookie-cutter style 15-inch stock wheels feature Porsche-logo
center caps and show some patina but no damage. Hankook® Kinergy PT
radial tires are mounted. Hood- and hatch-supporting hydraulic
struts operate as they should. The 944's interior surfaces have
been well-maintained. The hard-plastic-covered-dash is free of
cracking. Fresh tan upholstery on the 911-style bucket seats is
also free of damage and fading. Some looseness is noted on the
rear-seat upholstery. Brown door trim is in very good condition
with original factory speaker grilles still in place. The
raised-hub steering wheel-identical to that used on 911 models-is
excellent. Unique to the early 944s, analog instruments feature
yellow graphic markings, and are set on a brushed-metal trim piece.
The same trim graces the auxiliary gauges on the console. A
period-correct Clarion® audio head unit has replaced the factory
radio. The console hosts the shifter (with fitted leather boot) for
the 5-speed manual transmission, sunroof switches, sliding-door
ashtray, and armrest with storage. Overall, dash surfaces display
very little patina. Cabin floors (including the cargo area) are
covered in brown carpeting (with Porsche-branded matching carpet
mats) in very good condition. Under the hood, the 2.5-liter Porsche
inline 4-cylinder (derived from the 928 model's 8-cylinder V8)
commands a clean, well-ordered, and complete engine bay. (Note: The
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