Highlights
- Original Azure Blue paint
- Totally original car with no modifications
- Recently serviced by renowned Porsche specialist Paragon
- Indicates 64,337 miles, which is backed by the car's service history
- Valid MOT until January 2026
The Appeal
The Porsche 944 was intended as a more entry-level variation of Stuttgart's finest, but it completely overachieved in typical Porsche fashion. Boasting slightly more predictable handling compared to the 911 - while still offering performance capable of nipping at its heels - it was a solid, solid prospect, and the market responded in kind. With over 163,000 cars produced, the 944 was the most successful sports car in Porsche's history until the introduction of the Boxster. Quite an accolade - and very fitting.
This fine '88 car offers a beautiful Azure blue livery and a Light Beige half-leather cabin. It's a highly original car through and through, with no known modifications. The car has been in storage since 2017 and has only recently been recommissioned for the road. The result is a real time capsule of a car - evocative, exhilarating and capable in one fine package.
This fine '88 car offers a beautiful Azure blue livery and a Light Beige half-leather cabin. It's a highly original car through and through, with no known modifications. The car has been in storage since 2017 and has only recently been recommissioned for the road. The result is a real time capsule of a car - evocative, exhilarating and capable in one fine package.
The History and Paperwork
- First owner bought the car from AFN Guildford in March 1988
- Passed to the second owner in May 1989
- Ownership transferred to his wife in December 1996
- Serviced by AFN and Lancaster until 2000, then by a specialist
- Car was serviced in 2017 and put into storage until January 2025
- Recently serviced by renowned Porsche specialist Paragon when the car was recommissioned
- Indicates 64,337 miles, which is backed by the car's service history
- Valid MOT until January 2026
- Only advisories on the MOT were for tyres which have now been replaced
- Accompanied by:
- V5c document
- Stamped service record book
- MOT certificate, and some older certificates
- Most recent service invoice
The Condition
- Finished in Azure Blue with Light Beige half leather
- Paintwork has a lovely shine, with one tiny dent in the nearside rear wing
- Very gentle scratches and marks here and there
- Pop-up lights are lifting correctly
- Original alloys still in situ and very nicely presented
- Tyres may be due for replacement
- Underside is clean and free of any significant corrosion
- Interior trim is original and in very good order
- All dash instruments, including the clock and electric seats, are working
- The vendor notes that the needles on the instruments are still bright orange
- Upholstery is free of any rips or tears
- Only very gentle wear to the driver's bolster and carpets
The Mechanics
- 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Engine bay in very good order
- Engine runs with no modifications and without faults
- Cambelts, bearings, and tensioners were replaced
- Recently serviced
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