Bibbs Posted 21September, 2018 Report Share Posted 21September, 2018 Silver over black. Would have been one of the first made if I remember right. Sold in Perth, WA (to a doctor I was told) around 1990. Was a German car, but RHD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 30September, 2018 Report Share Posted 30September, 2018 Interesting ... I was only looking at a very similar WA delivery car a week ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted 1October, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 15 hours ago, michel said: Interesting ... I was only looking at a very similar WA delivery car a week ago @michel Strange, as my Dad had it in Germany a while before bringing it to Aus, so I'm not sure if it counts as "WA Delivered". Where abouts was it? Any more details? I'd be interested to try and track down if it's the same one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 1October, 2018 Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 23 minutes ago, Bibbs said: Strange, as my Dad had it in Germany a while before bringing it to Aus. Where abouts was it? Any more details? I'd be interested to try and track down if it's the same one. It could have been a Tourist delivery car ... buy it from Porsche dealership here, pick it up in Germany and drive it around Europe, have it shipped back to Aus and no extra taxes paid. Seems possible as a German delivered car would have been LHD ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted 1October, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 @Dreamr Could have been. He had a yellow 924 before that, but that was in Germany proper. I was a bit too young to remember much about it. I'll have a bit of a google about "Tourist Delivery". I should quiz my old man a bit more when I speak to him next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 1October, 2018 Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 5 hours ago, Bibbs said: @michel Strange, as my Dad had it in Germany a while before bringing it to Aus, so I'm not sure if it counts as "WA Delivered". Where abouts was it? Any more details? I'd be interested to try and track down if it's the same one. Mentioned your Q to the owner ( PFA member) appears its orig delivered to tassie BTW @Bibbs that you in the denim lederhosen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted 1October, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 1 minute ago, michel said: Mentioned your Q to the owner ( PFA member) appears its orig delivered to tassie Thanks. Hopefully they may see this thread, but it doesn't sound like the same car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 1October, 2018 Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 2 hours ago, Bibbs said: @Dreamr Could have been. He had a yellow 924 before that, but that was in Germany proper. I was a bit too young to remember much about it. I'll have a bit of a google about "Tourist Delivery". I should quiz my old man a bit more when I speak to him next. If it was one of the first 924 Turbos made, that would make it a 1979 model and very very rare .... there were very few of them made and even fewer survive ... I believe there are less than 10 RHD models known still to exist ... I think you will have to have more of a chat with dad ... I'll be interested to hear the story. Of all of the turbo's I've seen, I've never seen an Oz delivered 2 tone one ... that's not saying there went any, just haven't ever seen one ... Good luck with your search .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 1October, 2018 Report Share Posted 1October, 2018 @Dreamr there’s a blk silver two tone in Sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert930 Posted 4October, 2018 Report Share Posted 4October, 2018 Hi @Bibbs, I don’t have your car (I sure hope you find it) but I do have a 1979 series 1 924 Turbo that was factory delivered to Australia. It was delivered to Tasmania through Porsche dealer Performance Automobiles in Hobart Mine is also a sunroof delete and had been quietly sitting in a barn on the NSW QLD inland border when I got my paws on it. I drove 13 hrs on my marriage anniversary weekend (with an understanding wife by my side and a fancy stopover in Armidale ) Its a factory two tone (blue silver) I’m currently refreshing the engine and have pretty much restored all mechanicals, but will likely leave it in “barnfind patina” They require patience and dedication but are worth it. Where else do you get Porsche + Turbo + 70’s Technology for under 6 figures?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 4October, 2018 Report Share Posted 4October, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 5:34 PM, Dreamr said: Of all of the turbo's I've seen, I've never seen an Oz delivered 2 tone one ... that's not saying there went any, just haven't ever seen one ... There is an immaculate blue over silver Turbo here in Adelaide that sold last year through Buik Motorworks and/or Richmonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 4October, 2018 Report Share Posted 4October, 2018 3 hours ago, LeeM said: There is an immaculate blue over silver Turbo here in Adelaide that sold last year through Buik Motorworks and/or Richmonds Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing it for sale on the interweb ... Can't be too many Oz delivered 2 tone ones floating around ... I have seen quite a few overseas throughout the UK and Europe ..@Robert930 posted his above ... great to see another survivor. 9 hours ago, Robert930 said: Hi @Bibbs, I don’t have your car (I sure hope you find it) but I do have a 1979 series 1 924 Turbo that was factory delivered to Australia. It was delivered to Tasmania through Porsche dealer Performance Automobiles in Hobart Mine is also a sunroof delete and had been quietly sitting in a barn on the NSW QLD inland border when I got my paws on it. I drove 13 hrs on my marriage anniversary weekend (with an understanding wife by my side and a fancy stopover in Armidale ) Its a factory two tone (blue silver) I’m currently refreshing the engine and have pretty much restored all mechanicals, but will likely leave it in “barnfind patina” They require patience and dedication but are worth it. Where else do you get Porsche + Turbo + 70’s Technology for under 6 figures?? Robert .... does yours have a build date of 1979? From what I have read, there were very few of them made as they only started producing them in very late 1979, and most of them would have gone to Europe. Most of the series 1 models were made in 1980 ... there is talk of a few RHD making it to the UK ... if yours is built in '79 and made it out here, then it would probably be 1 of "almost none" ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibbs Posted 5October, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 Well looking through some old photos, my Dad's car may have been a UK delivered. I've found photos of his yellow 924 with "August 1978 - Box Hill" (Surrey UK) And then 2 photos of the 924 Turbo with "June 1980 - Dartford" (Kent UK) and "Feb 1981 - Staines" @Robert930 Wow, that brings back memories. All the photos I have are very sepia coloured through age. @michel Yup, that's me with the questionable fashion sense. Ahh the late 70s early 80s .. The 924 : Probably the last time I actually cleaned a Porsche : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert930 Posted 5October, 2018 Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 10 hours ago, Dreamr said: Now that you mention it, I do remember seeing it for sale on the interweb ... Can't be too many Oz delivered 2 tone ones floating around ... I have seen quite a few overseas throughout the UK and Europe ..@Robert930 posted his above ... great to see another survivor. Robert .... does yours have a build date of 1979? From what I have read, there were very few of them made as they only started producing them in very late 1979, and most of them would have gone to Europe. Most of the series 1 models were made in 1980 ... there is talk of a few RHD making it to the UK ... if yours is built in '79 and made it out here, then it would probably be 1 of "almost none" ... Hey @Dreamr yes indeed, my build tag is 1979 build, what confuses everyone is the factory took another 12 months to sort out the tight fit of the steering, Turbo and wastegate for the RHD model, so anything 1979 and RHD is truly early. I'd love to know more about my car's early life in Tasmania, and also how it ended up in the bush near Tenterfield from where I got it from. If only these cars could talk? 10 hours ago, Bibbs said: Well looking through some old photos, my Dad's car may have been a UK delivered. I've found photos of his yellow 924 with "August 1978 - Box Hill" (Surrey UK) And then 2 photos of the 924 Turbo with "June 1980 - Dartford" (Kent UK) and "Feb 1981 - Staines" @Robert930 Wow, that brings back memories. All the photos I have are very sepia coloured through age. @michel Yup, that's me with the questionable fashion sense. Ahh the late 70s early 80s .. Epic memories @Bibbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 5October, 2018 Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 43 minutes ago, Robert930 said: Hey @Dreamr yes indeed, my build tag is 1979 build Thanks for the info Robert .... all of this talk has me now wondering about the build date of mine. Where is the build date tag / plate located?? The compliance plate smacks me in the face when I open the bonnet but I can't seem to locate the build plate. Cheers ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James P Posted 5October, 2018 Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 22 minutes ago, Dreamr said: Thanks for the info Robert .... all of this talk has me now wondering about the build date of mine. Where is the build date tag / plate located?? The compliance plate smacks me in the face when I open the bonnet but I can't seem to locate the build plate. Cheers ..... Your build date is 06/80 have a good look at the tags its right in front of your eyes Ask me how i know.. ok don't but you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9fan Posted 5October, 2018 Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 Love the wheels, love the stories ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 5October, 2018 Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 18 minutes ago, James P said: Your build date is 06/80 have a good look at the tags its right in front of your eyes Ask me how i know.. ok don't but you know Thanks James ... but the compliance plate is right in front of my eyes and yes, it says 06/80 ... but the build date is almost always different .. eg. it could have been built in 01/80 then stored in a yard, then shipped to Aus and landed here in 06/80 where the compliance plate was put on and stamped ... Shouldn't there be a seperate tag with the actual manufacture date from Porsche?? ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 5October, 2018 Report Share Posted 5October, 2018 11 hours ago, Dreamr said: Thanks James ... but the compliance plate is right in front of my eyes and yes, it says 06/80 ... but the build date is almost always different .. eg. it could have been built in 01/80 then stored in a yard, then shipped to Aus and landed here in 06/80 where the compliance plate was put on and stamped ... Shouldn't there be a seperate tag with the actual manufacture date from Porsche?? ... Contact Craig @ Porsche Melbourne got info if you can’t find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 6October, 2018 Report Share Posted 6October, 2018 1 hour ago, michel said: Contact Craig @ Porsche Melbourne got info if you can’t find Thanks Michel ... Any ideas if / where the build tag should be?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 On 10/6/2018 at 9:07 AM, Dreamr said: Thanks Michel ... Any ideas if / where the build tag should be?? Where’s your vin tag ? also may be another hidden tag riveted to sheet metal - centre of dash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3legs Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 My old Doctor had a 2 tone green (or was it brown) 924 turbo back in the early 80's when I had my 924 (non turbo). It was located here in Adelaide and from memory it was the only one in Adelaide. His name was Adrian Munyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 17 hours ago, michel said: Where’s your vin tag ? also may be another hidden tag riveted to sheet metal - centre of dash It's in the usual spot ... drivers side right next to shock tower. Next to that is a Porsche tag with more specific info about the car but no actual build date ... I have seen on other cars (all makes) an actual build tag as well as the compliance plate and thought there might have been that as well ... Thanks ... I'll check behind the dash ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 @Dreamr put yourself out of your misery ? email craig on a side note . Thinking of Craig , if you lose your keys even for an early car ( I’m thinking my GT rep) email and they can still get the code from Germany . Hadn’t realised . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamr Posted 8October, 2018 Report Share Posted 8October, 2018 50 minutes ago, michel said: @Dreamr put yourself out of your misery ? email craig Will do ..... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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