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    New book: The Porsche 924 Carrera

    Interesting book released soon:

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    This is the story of an incredible and very rare car. Road tests examined the 210bhp, 150mph road car's performance, magazines hailed it as one of the greatest Porsche 'specials,' and rumour says that the last front-engined models could have threatened the sales of Porsche's flagship 911, causing the 924 Carrera to be 'killed off.' From its early conceptual phase and the 924 Rallye Turbo of 1979, to the prototype 924 GTR/P that tested at the Paul Ricard Circuit and went on to place sixth at Le Mans in 1980, this book records the model's evolution to excellence, based on extensive research in Porsche AG's own archives. It covers the 406 Homologation models, built to qualify for Le Mans, and the 59 very special competition models, as well as the 17 GTR racing models. With race details covering Europe and the USA, from the Sports Car Club of America production D racers, to the GTO and Trans Am class 924 GTRs of the mid-80s, this is the first time that the full history of this rare supercar has been told.

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Porsche-...th+924+Carrera
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    My buddy was building up a 924 Carrera replica back in the early 80's. He did everything right on that car and it would have been a real head turner. Unfortunately the night before it was to go into the paint shop it was lost in a fire and burned to a crisp. After haggling with the insurance company he finally got his money and then bought a Sunbeam Tiger. But still a heart breaker after all these years.

    They were cool cars but I guess 924's are to Porsche owners what TR7's are to Triumph owners. Same thing with both the 924 and TR7 - excellent competition history including SCCA DP class racing, but neither car gets any respect. At least the 944 and TR8 variants are somewhat more appreciated.

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    I didnīt know or care much about this model until one of my buddies over here got one. Now I think they are great!

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    nice cars, got one
    even offered it for sale here
    no takers
    no 911
    fun to drive, very special, very limited series (406 ex)

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    I've driven a 924 GT Club Sport briefly. Very light and responsive - a super rare and cool '80s Porsche.
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    I've often thought of building a clone. Actually I could probably do a SCCA DP clone easily.

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    This is my favorite pic of my friends CGT. One day I will have to drive to that exact location and try to take an identical picture with the sheep!

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    The book is now released.

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