Highlights

Rare Nautic Blue Metallic available only for one year
Massive record of maintenance since 2020, totalling over £36,000
Work to body, paint, suspension, running gear and top bottom end engine rebuild
Accompanied by a substantial history file detailing the extent of work and servicing
Fresh MOT until February 2027

The Appeal

In true Porsche fashion, the firm kept on making the 924 and then 944 better and better. It’s a theme that the current keeper of this very smart Lux has applied since acquiring the car in 2020.

This car is a late model 2.5L ‘Lux’ with manual box and finished in Nautic Blue metallic, which was available for one year only. Since buying the car the vendor tells us that he has spent over £36,000 on a comprehensive programme of mechanical and cosmetic renewal. At 185,567 miles, the 2.5-litre engine received a full bottom end rebuild, followed shortly after by a head gasket replacement with the block pressure tested and skimmed. Compression readings across all four cylinders are strong and even. The braking system was overhauled, clutch hydraulics were fully replaced, and further work has addressed the steering, cooling system, rear wheel bearings and power steering pump, among other items.

On the cosmetic front, corrosion was addressed on all four lower sills before the car was repainted in its original Nautic Blue Metallic. The interior presents as very original according to the vendor and features a Porsche Club Sport steering wheel, though the driver's seat bolster does show a tear. A substantial history file, original book pack and collection of old MOT certificates accompany the car, thoroughly documenting the investment made.

This 944 is exactly the sort of classic you hope to find, one where someone else has put in all the hard work and investment. It comes to market with usefully long MOT valid to February 2027.

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Key Information

Mileage: 190,000 miles indicated (not warranted), engine and body extensively rebuilt at 185,567 miles)
Country of registration: United Kingdom
MOT status: valid until 23rd February 2027 with advisories to note
Technical specs: 2.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol, five-speed manual gearbox
Paperwork: V5C, original book pack in good condition, substantial history file with invoices, collection of old MOT certificates

History advised by seller:

At 185, 567 miles:

Body repairs:

Repaired corrosion on nearside and offside, front and rear lower sills
Prepared and painted nearside, offside, roof, bonnet and front and rear lower panel of the car
New door mirror seals
New boot motor and linkage and adjusted catches
New Stabilus gas struts from Porsche
Glass was rebonded to aluminium frame
Boot hinges were re-painted
New 4x Hankook tyres 195/ 65R15 - original size as specified by Porsche

Mechanical repairs:

New Offside and nearside front brake callipers and hoses, new front pads and rotors
New offside rear brake calliper, rebuilt nearside rear brake calliper. Renewed parking brake shoes
Stripped down and removed steering rack/ front subframe to replace big end bearings
Steering pump pulley and crank pulley stripped down
Renewed worn oil pump drive gear, renewed oil pump compression o-ring, renewed thrust washer and oil pump seal (at crank)
Installed new oil level sender in sump with new sump gaskets
New camshaft front seal and O-ring
New balance shaft belt, cam belt, guides and tensioners
New auxiliary drive belts
Installed K&N high-performance air filter, cleaned distributor cap and rotor, removed spark plugs to compression test cylinders Cyl 1=165, Cyl 2= 165, Cyl 3= 165, Cyl 4= 170
Airflow meter internally adjusted
New gapped spark plugs
Pressure tested coolant system
Coolant pump renewed
Oil cooler housing gaskets renewed
Flushed coolant system and oil system and replaced filters and fluids
New Clutch master and slave cylinders and hydraulic clutch pipes and hoses installed
Odometer internals rebuilt and new set of illumination bulbs installed

At 186, 193 miles:

Refurbished steering shaft installed
New throttle body installed

At 186, 579 miles:

Head gasket replaced
Engine block pressure tested and skimmed
New cam belt, balance shaft belt
New water pump and gasket, tensioners, rollers
New thermostat

At 189, 032 miles:

New offside and nearside rear wheel bearings
New power steering pump and belts
New passenger side window motor
New DME engine relay

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The Detail

UK-supplied right-hand drive example with ten registered keepers
Long list of structural, paintwork and mechanical repairs detailed above
Full top and bottom end engine rebuild at 185,567 miles
Corrosion repaired on all four lower sills before a respray in the original Nautic Blue Metallic
New door mirror seals, boot motor and linkage, and Stabilus gas struts from Porsche
New Hankook tyres (195/65R15) — the original size specified by Porsche
Odometer internals rebuilt with new illumination bulbs
The vendor reports the body and paint look in handsome order for a car of this vintage
'Teledial' alloy wheels display a few marks but otherwise appear in good shape
The underside appears sound and clean
The interior is described by the vendor as very original and well-preserved
Driver's seat bolster is torn, though the seat remains usable
Carpets show a few marks but appear in good shape overall; headlining also presents well
Sunroof and pop-up headlamps are confirmed in working order
Features a Porsche Club Sport steering wheel

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