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G’s Porsche 944 Turbo |
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1986 Porsche 944 Turbo-black leather interior, full
electric package, Fuchs alloy wheels. |
Be gentle, the memory still hurtsIn 1986 Porsche introduced the 944 Turbo. At that time, its near perfect 49/51 weight distribution garnered it the title ‘Best Handling Car in the World’ and it still stands today as an excellent measure of performance by which to compare others. Unfortunately, I discovered the hard way that rear wheel drive cars without ABS and traction control can be a little unwieldy in wet weather…this car met its demise in the middle of a 7 car pileup on Hwy 26 as I tried to avoid a Ford Escort who moved into my lane without warning. With only 51,034 miles on the odometer, this was truly a collector’s car; after putting the remains up for sale on the Internet, I took calls from as far away as Florida and North Carolina from body shops interested in putting it back together. I finally sold it to an individual collector/rebuilder in Montanta, who wanted it to complement his normally-aspirated black on black 944. I still kick myself every now and again, to remind myself how stupid I was to be driving a car like this in the rain. Here are some of the upgrades and specs:
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