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PaulHere · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 9:34 am Post subject: The 30th Anniversary of the 924

Hello all

I wonder if you are all aware that the 924 will be 30 in November

In the UK I am helping to organise a 924 meeting at the main importers at Reading, England for members of the Porsche Club.

And I know there is a big event going on in France at about the same time.

Are any other events going on around the motoring world to mark the event?
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Lizard · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:00 am Post subject:

no, absolutely not, why in gods name would we want to celebrate that date, I mean who do you think you are talking to, I mean this is a lowely porsche,,, DOH not on the 911 board j/k

I dont know what will be happening in the lower mainland as there isnt many 924s that are active there.
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Ozzie · Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:04 pm Post subject:

Have you spoken to these guys?
http://www.porsche924-owners-club.co.uk/
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pez · Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 68 Location: Hong Kong

Porsche (jebsen) is celebrating its 50th yr in Hong Kong in October

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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2745 Location: Sydney, Australia

Which day in November?
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PaulHere · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:

This is as near as we (Porsche Club GB 924 Register) have got to finding the exact date - maybe Porsche cars have the date somewhere in their archives.

It is known that the first official appearance of the 924 took place in November 1975 (as a press launch rather than a motorshow appearance) at the harbour at La Grande Motte, Camargue in the South Of France - there are pictures documenting this event.

The earliest road test I have found is from Autocar dated 22nd November 1975 - another article (dated 4th December 1975) mentions that (John Bolster) "...was able to test the 924 in France" which may have been on launch day.

The John Bolster test was published in Autosport Dec 4 1975 according to the Porsche 924 gold portfolio. He would have had to have driven it at least a week beforehand due to copy deadlines, but no more than two, and the 22nd Nov sits comfortably 12 days before.
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