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[Ozzie]

Boy someone spent some money here.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9842&item=4545730434&rd=1
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Porsche 924 1984 (UK import) NA
Its AUTO and its BLACK
Montego Black on black/red
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[Mike924]

It works so well as a convertible it's a shame Porsche never did a pukka version.

Good effort!
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[Lizard]

this was done with alot of money put into it I will agree, HOWEVER, I am really not a fan of the aftermarket conversions due to the fact tat they didnt make the trunk level like porsche did on the S2 cabrio which imo looks 1000% better.
but I am also a coupe guy myself and would not own a cab
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3 928s,

[timstar92404]

I don't get what the point of spending that much money to convert a 924 to a 944 cabrio..... its just basicly cosmetics.

why wouln't you get a actuall 944 cabrio with the money with better performance interior etc.
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78 924 sold.
85.5 944

[timstar92404]

I'm guessing 5000 euros is 8000 canadian or somewhere around that. and thats the starting bid.
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78 924 sold.
85.5 944

[timstar92404]

also won't converting a regular car into a convertable make it less strong?

removing the roof makes the car much weaker.
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78 924 sold.
85.5 944

[Mike924]

You're missing the point, Tim: It LOOKS GOOD!
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org

[timstar92404]

it does look good. it would look better with nicer 944 wheels.

the interior looks like crap though.....
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78 924 sold.
85.5 944

[gohim]

First of all, Porsche never built the 944 cabios. They were built by American Sunroof in a factory down the street from the Porsche Factory. New partially assembled bodies were taken from the assembly line, and transported to American Sunroof's factory, were they were placed on a jig, reinforced, had the roof cut off, and the rear compartment was trimmed. The chassis were then returned to Porsche for completion.

So, all cabios are made the same way, regardless of who did/does it.

And no, the price of an original 944S2 Cabio has not fallen that far.... yet.

There are/were a several of companies that offer cabio conversions and conversion kits, including American Sunroof and Buehler (coach builder in Beligum who manufactured custom bodies for 356s, 911s, and 928s in the past), I don't know if the kits or conversion services are still being offered any of these companies. Kits were priced between $2000-$2500, with conversion labor priced separately (did not include the fenders).

Yes, I agree, it seems like a waste to go to the expense of installing 944 style fenders, and leave the stock 15 X 6 ATS wheels on the car.

[Raceboy]

This particular car has a Bieber-Cabrio kit. This is a German company, makes conversion kits for almost everything: from Beetles to Porsches:)
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'83 924 2.6 16v Turbo, 470hp
'67 911 2.4S hotrod
'90 944 S2 Cabriolet
'78 924 Carrera GT replica
'84 928 S, sold
'91 944 S2, sold
'82 924S/931 "Gulf", sold
'84 924, turbocharged, sold.
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[Max`]

Hi !

Gosh, what the hell is this hideous...
There are many other versions far more beautiful !
The one by Bieber is clearly better, don't you think ?



It's for sale on eBay too, don't hesitate !

Max.
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'83 PORSCHE 924 2,0L with manual rearview mirrors !

[Mike924]

Obviously, the Belgian Porsche-buying public have the same opinion of conversions as the majority here: the auction ended yesterday and the car failed to attract a single bid.

The seller is obviously a dealer as he has several other Porsches for sale.

Personally, I liked the look of the car and, in general I like to see interesting conversions. However, I don't think I would ever buy a converted car because you can never be sure how well it's been done.

Anyway, like Lizard, I'm a committed coupe man!
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1985 Porsche 924 'Lux', Kalahari Beige (my ex)
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe, Midnight Blue, 6 spd

'There is no substitute for a little grease under your fingernails.' - Chrenan, 924board.org