Ich Rocke Zee28: 1979 Porsche 928
The Porsche 928 used a V8 up front mated to a transaxle in a comprehensibly modern design that was decidedly non-911 and very much a luxury grand tourer. From the very beginning the 928 was designed to slaughter the 911. It had a bigger engine, better weight distribution, wider wheel/tires, better driving position, and technology out the kazoo…which may have been its downfall. The 928 was an overcomplex glockenspiel to the simple bongo drum of the 911. Anyway, if the 928 was the ultimate German Camaro, it is only natural that you might consider shoving a Chevy 350 V8 inside. Find this 1979 Porsche 928 with Chevy 350 offered for $9,500 in San Diego, CA via Las Vegas craigslist.
From the seller:
1979 Porsche 928
fuel: gas
odometer: 94236
title status: clean
transmission: manual
CAR IS IN SAN DIEGO
For Sale 1979 Porsche 928 Chevy Small Block
Unique car with thoughtful upgrades and many desirable and rare specs. 5 Speed Manual Transmission (majority of 928’s came with a 3 or 4 speed auto), sunroof delete, upgraded brakes and suspension using later generation 928 OEM Porsche parts. Renegade Hybrids conversion kit installing a Chevy 350 V8 engine from a 1981 Z28 built with upgraded heads, cams, and roller rockers. Clean CA Title in hand. New OEM rear hatch shocks, new 5 Layer Gold Shield car cover included. $9,500 OBOThe Engine:
Renegade Hybrids Conversion Kit
350 Chevy V8 from a 1981 Z28
Crane Magnum 292H Cam
Roller Rockers
Chevy Bowtie Heads with 2.02 valves
Renegade Hybrids HD Kevlar Clutch
Remaining Clutch parts including hydraulics from 1986 Corvette
K&N Air FilterUpgrades:
Rebuilt 5 Speed manual transmission
All brake lines replaced
Brake upgrade from 1982 Porsche 928s Calipers, Rotors, and Pads
Front Suspension upgrade from 1982 Porsche 928s
*This work was performed by the legendary 928 Builder and Tuner Greg Brown, owner of Precision Motorwerks in Anaheim, I have a binder of receipts including the receipts for these upgrades. If you don’t know about Mr. Brown, look him up, he’s as good as it gets.
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almost no car in history has suffered more indignities than the 928
“Almost” being the key word in that sentence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel#:~:text=The%20principal%20reason%20Edsel's%20failure,product's%20development%2C%20advertising%20and%20launch.
The Ford Edsel was a $4 BILLION failure (in today’s dollars)
Ford… where quality (and also the biggest marketing failure in automotive history), are still Job One.
-Stan (who will be a Blue Oval guy until I die… and probably after that, even…)
Anyone ever see the Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson bought a beater 928 and sold just the engine (as a coffee table) for more than he bought the car?
Now *that’s* thinking outside the box… er… table…
-Stan (who lusted after 928s until I talked to a few prior owners…yeesh…)