Model History

Before there was IMS, fried-egg headlight slandering, and water vs air-cooled knock downs amongst those deep in the Porsche community, there was…the transaxle. Rewind to 1976, to a time where Jimmy Carter was taking office and Porsche was putting transmissions on top of rear axles and using water to cool front-mounted engines. That’s right, that 1996 mid-engined Boxster with antifreeze flowing through its pipes wasn’t Porsches’ first rodeo in water-controlled heat displacement. The engineers at Weissach discovered that by placing the transmission atop the rear axle, a near-perfect weight balance could be achieved, providing both great traction, cornering and braking.

In the early 70’s, Porsche began development of what would become the 928, a larger grand touring sports coupe that would house the first and only front-mounted V8 for a coupe. By 1977, Porsche had a few years of front-engine transaxle experience under their belts. The 924 was a great start, but it had no appeal for the older more refined audience that Porsche would soon like to attract. The 928 entered into the market in late ’77 as a ’78 model. It departed from the 911/912 market quite dramatically in audience appeal and engineering, and so it would be sold alongside its Porsche counterparts rather than serve as a replacement. In May 1978, Don Sherman and Brock Yates would both label it “Best New Car” in their Car & Driver columns. As we all know for the late Brock to state this, it must be good. It was so good in fact, Porsche kept it in the line up for nearly 20 years, outlasting the 924, the 944, and finally finishing along side the 968 in 1995.

Car History

Second Daily Auctions is proud to present this 1988 Porsche 928 S4 finished in Silver Metallic (#980) over Burgundy leather with the highly desirable and rare 5-speed manual transmission. From new, this one has seen only 68k miles. This 928 retains it original and working “Monterey-Reno” radio. The factory security alarm is reportedly still operational, as is the front/rear A/C and power sunroof. A Porsche Certificate of Authenticity will also be included.

Outside the high gloss original paint presents well. The body panel gaps all look factory with no misalignment noticeable. All of the lights, lenses and glass show no apparent cracks. Inside presents as a time-capsule, no clear or obvious wear or stains can be seen. The seller reports no issues are currently plaguing this 928.

The seller points out that an improper repair was attempted on the right rear leather binding near the side window (seen in pictures) by the prior owner. That has now been repaired and new pictures are forthcoming. There is a very faint paint fade reported on the exterior driver side quarter panel. No known accidents are reported and nothing suggests otherwise.