Registration - E183 SFX

Chassis No. - WPO22292ZJN400590

M.O.T. - October 2024

Odometer - 80,771

This a rare opportunity to acquire one of just 74 RHD UK-market limited edition 924Ss which were built in celebration of Porsche’s win at Le Mans in 1988. Of the 74, 37 were produced in Alpine white livery and 34 in the black livery sported by ‘E183 SFX’. Generally regarded as the most desirable 924 model, the 924S Le Mans is immediately identifiable by its Le Mans logos and turquoise stripes and boasts a factory-fitted, 165bhp 2.5-litre Porsche 944 engine, lowered/adjustable sports suspension, electric sunroof, headlamp washers, power steering and cast alloy wheels, plus special sports seats, grey fabric trim with turquoise pinstriping, and sport steering wheel. ‘E183 SFX’ comes with a certificate of production documenting all the Le Mans edition optional equipment and a full history covering the past 14 years – throughout which time it has been in the current keeper’s ownership. In December 2006 the car was a category D insurance write-off but repaired and returned to full health to provide motoring enjoyment for subsequent owners. The vendor describes the engine, bodywork and five-speed manual transmission as ‘excellent’ and the electrics, paintwork and refurbished interior as ‘good’. The car has recently benefited from new brake disks, part-stainless exhaust, new sunroof motor and new speedometer cog.

Once treated as something of an outsider by Porsche aficionados, the 924 has become an increasingly sought-after member of the family, The 924 served as Porsche’s entry-level model from 1976 to 1988 and effectively supplanted both the mid-engined 914 and the 912. It was the first Porsche to be powered by a water-cooled, front-mounted engine and the first to be offered with a fully automatic transmission. A joint venture with VAG, it was penned by Porsche designer Harm Lagaay and built by Volkswagen employees at the former NSU factory in Neckarsulm. By 1984 Volkswagen had decided to cease manufacture of the blocks for the 924 engine. Porsche’s solution was to install a slightly detuned version of the 2.5-litre unit from its 944 and so the 150bhp 924S was born. Barely slower than the 924 Turbo and slightly quicker than the base model 944, the S proved very popular on both sides of the Atlantic, and some 33,338 examples were eventually produced.

In summary:

· One of just 37 black-liveried RHD Le Mans edition 924S models produced for the UK market

· An opportunity to acquire one of the most sought-after and desirable 924S variants

· The special edition specification includes a 165bhp factory-fitted 944 engine