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kike924 · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 4:29 am Post subject: Gold Portfolio

I´m planning to buy the british book : Gold Portfolio Porsche 924 1976-1985

Have you read it?

If yes what is your opinion on this book?
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Euro 924 1980 N/A
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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

I really like it, it is a compilation of old magazine articles about the 924 from the late 1970s and 1980s. It is really interesting to hear what reviewers had to say about the 924 back then, and what cars they compared it to.
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AGD931 · Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Posts: 289 Location: Athens, Greece

Very good book, compulsive reading although focused on US specification cars.
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1981 931 S2
1990 E30 320i Cabrio
1979 Ford Capri Ghia

924guy · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 10:41 pm Post subject:

well worth the investment!!
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kike924 · Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:47 pm Post subject:

Thank you friends!!!

The book will be arriving on saturday so I plan to read a lot during the week end

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Euro 924 1980 N/A
Daily driver + week end racer

kike924 · Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 10:18 pm Post subject:

I've almost finished reading the book!!!!

Very interesting especially to see what magazines printed in those years that never materialized e.g. "The 924 is THE PORSCHE of the future"

After reading I got a strong urge to get a nice example of 924 Turbo and buy it - there must be 2 or 3 of them here!!!!
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Euro 924 1980 N/A
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Khal · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:54 pm Post subject:

Although nothing seems to have overtaken the 911 in popularity, evolutionary versions of the 924 prospered for nearly a quarter of a century after its introduction -the 944 and then the 968. Even the mighty 928 was of the water-cooled, front-engined philosophy, like the 924 (although from what I've read the 928 was actually designed before the 924).

I'd argue that for a long time after its release, the 924 must've truly seemed like the future of the marque, even if it didn't eventually work out that way.

And there's no reason to think that they mighn't go that way again. Just recently I heard rumours of a V8 front-engined sedan under review...

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