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Porschephile · Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 825 Location: Denver, Colorado

It's a 968 Club sport. the guy who owns it I guess paid off customs. one helluva car. kicked my ass in an autocross not long ago. it's beautiful isn't it?
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 5:40 pm Post subject:

Really, the headlights pop also I think.
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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

Porschephile · Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 825 Location: Denver, Colorado

Yeah Joe, they do. it's like a 928's headlights on a 944. it's a really cool car. I wish my dad's 968 was that quick.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri May 23, 2003 5:46 pm Post subject:

In porsche excellance the lights looked like 2 eyeballs out of the skull sitting up there.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

J1NX3D · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Posts: 1333 Location: New Zealand

clubsports are illegal over there??
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'86 944

78 924 N/a · Joined: 20 Mar 2003 Posts: 769 Location: Pacific N.W.

ltgland · Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 7:46 am Post subject:

someone in my neighbourhood has one.
also one of the club members has a 968. yes, the headlights do pop up. nice cars

Porschephile · Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 825 Location: Denver, Colorado

Yeah. club sports are illegal in the US. something bitchy about it being "too fast" for american highways. and think. they'll let in lamborghinis. go figure. also, I don't think Porsche saw as good a market for the CS from the normal 968 sales so they didn't want to give any to us. eh.
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924 turbo · Posted: Mon May 26, 2003 11:56 pm Post subject:

You can federalize a foreign-spec (often called "gray market") car in the US, including the 968CS. There are some changes that need to be made, usually in the lighting, crash protection, and emissions, but there are tons of European-spec Porsches in the US. It has nothing to do with the horsepower output of the vehicle, or its top speed.
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1982Porsche924 · Joined: 14 Nov 2002 Posts: 679 Location: Cupertino, CA

yup, i've been looking into this lately, since my uncle works at the Mini factory, and can get a fully loaded Cooper S for 14k.
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1979 Porsche 924 "S"
Engine: Euro pistons, Light Flywheel, Weber TB, Bursch Header, Cam Wheel
Suspension: Front coil-overs, adj sways, Solid bush. Thicker tors. bars, 5-bolt, BBS rims
Body: Fiberglass widebody kit, 931 Nose

bryanc · Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 233 Location: San Antonio, Texas

I know someone who did this with a BMW from Germany.
He went to Germany to pick it up. This was one of the perks of doing this.
He was told he could buy, import and certify the thing, pay for the trip and still make money on the deal.
Everything went well until the car arrived in the US. The conversion shop took for ever and called him every other day and every time they called it cost him money. "this is bad, this needs replacing, we've never seen one like this before". The brakes were the last straw.
He sold it and lost a couple of thousand.
But he wasn't looking for a one of a kind car, just a free trip to Germany.
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'84 944
I'd rather have a bottle in front a' me than a frontal lobotomy
Tom Waits

augidog · Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 1360 Location: New Jersey

I wish I could fly to the moon and buy that porsche.
I can't do either.
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1978 924 95 mile daily driver.
Audi TB/POR174M/High Flow Cat/2.25" exhaust
I knew that positive thinking thing wouldn't work.

w.a. · Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Danville, Virginia

First, the 968 is a fantastic car! It is the pinnacle of the 924/944 series. Just a shame that they were only made for four years. Worldwide there were only 12,776 968s built. Only 2417 coupes were built for the US/Can market. The Club Sport was built specifically for the European market. Only 1117 of them were built. The CS was a bit more spartan and a bit lighter than the regular version. It also came standard with the MO30 suspension package.

The 968 has a 3.0 liter, four cylinder DOHC with 16 valves. Tremendous torque. And can you belive it? These things have actually been super and turbo charged!
Best,
w.a.
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'92 968 Coupe, Black/Tan
'76 924 J Stock Racer

"If you are not living life on the edge, you are taking up too much space."

w.a. · Joined: 27 May 2003 Posts: 19 Location: Danville, Virginia

First, the 968 is a fantastic car! It is the pinnacle of the 924/944 series. Just a shame that they were only made for four years. Worldwide there were only 12,776 968s built. Only 2417 coupes were built for the US/Can market. The Club Sport was built specifically for the European market. Only 1117 of them were built. The CS was a bit more spartan and a bit lighter than the regular version. It also came standard with the MO30 suspension package.

The 968 has a 3.0 liter, four cylinder DOHC with 16 valves. Tremendous torque. And can you belive it? These things have actually been super and turbo charged!
Best,
w.a.
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'92 968 Coupe, Black/Tan
'76 924 J Stock Racer

"If you are not living life on the edge, you are taking up too much space."

wdb · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 2024