I’ve always wanted to do my own version of Top Gear road trip with a few friends…and I can’t imagine a more perfect vehicle for a cross-continental trip than this next thing. It started as a simple 924, but somebody put some off-road style wheels and tires, followed by a campter top and finished with […]
Owning a Porsche 924 is less about blistering speed and more about joining a very specific fraternity of budget-conscious masochists who appreciate tidy handling, pop-up headlights, and the thrill of explaining that, yes, it is a real Porsche. Born from a collaboration between Porsche, Volkswagen, and Audi, the 924 debuted in 1976 as the brand’s […]
If you want to go racing, there are many options, but one form of racing stands up as a the best bang for your buck — 24 Hours of LeMons. Take a $500 car, add a cage, racing brakes, racing tires, and go racing. The total build cost for a decent Class A or B […]
The Porsche 924 Turbo isn’t exactly breaking bidding records at auctions—especially when you stack it up against the glitzy 911. Introduced in 1976, the 924 was Porsche’s way of showing that a no-frills engine paired with a lightweight chassis could make automotive magic. Sure, its Audi-sourced van/sedan engine raised a few eyebrows, but in 1979, […]
The Porsche 924 was first released way back in 1976 as an example of what a basic engine and nimble chassis can achieve together. Unfortunately, a decent quantity of negative press has been heaped on the Audi van/sedan engine used to power the lithe little coupe…but in 1979 Porsche was kind enough to introduce a […]
The Porsche 924 Turbo isn’t exactly breaking the piggy bank at auctions, especially when compared to its fancier 911 sibling or anything with more initials than a secret code. Back in 1976, Porsche birthed the 924, proving that a straightforward engine and a lightweight chassis can be BFFs. Sure, the Audi van/sedan engine got a […]
Anyone with a bit of car knowledge will expect that a sub $5k Porsche has to have many problems, because nothing with a Porsche logo is remotely affordable these days. However, if you want to get into a P-car that has room to go up in value, I can’t think of a better car than […]
I’ve been a fan of the transaxle equipped front-engine Porsches long before the prices of the rear-engine aircooled things JUMPED to the stratosphere…but that was a long time ago. The 924 was the cheap Porsche to buy in 1979, but today I have to think that a cheap project 924 is a better bet than […]
At first I was distracted by the vampire-tiger-lioness painted on the door. It is like peering through a kaleidoscope into an alternate dimension Dukes of Hazzard where cousin Daisy was a vampire and Bo-Luke were Tigers and this car was named the General Flea…but then I spied a NACA duct. A NACA DUCT!! Well, well, […]
I know that a sub $5k Porsche has to have many problems, even if its the least desirable of the water cooled P-cars. However, today’s 924 is a Martini Championship Edition which means that it is one of 3000 built with white paint and some cool Martini blue-red racing stripes on the side. Today’s example […]