1987 Porsche 944 Turbo
“ Originally built on a TV show as a track car, this has had circa. £11k+ spent on getting it road-legal and an MoT pass, plus new Porsche alloys / tyres, racing seats & roll cage fitted/welded. ”
As seen on Quest TV Channel 'Goblin Garage Works'.

Background
The Porsche 944 was introduced in 1982. Based on the existing Porsche 924 chassis, the 944 became famous for its handling rather than performance; while the 2.5-litre four-cylinder engine was eerily smooth engine for an inline four thanks to the innovative use of two counter-rotating balance shafts, no-one ever got out of one raving about the in-gear acceleration.

This is hardly surprising as the early normally aspirated cars could only muster around 143bhp, and while the first turbocharged cars could summon up 217bhp, even this was a relatively modest boost albeit one that enabled the more powerful car to hit 60mph in 5.9 seconds.

Porsche, sensitive to criticism and with more than half-a-mind on the bottom line, introduced the 247bhp Turbo in 1988. With a top speed of 162mph, it can hit 60mph in 5.5 seconds on its way to a quarter-mile time of 13.9 seconds and 101mph: it had metamorphosed into Kylie, with Venus Williams’ legs and lungs.

Available as both a coupe and a convertible, the range died in 1991 after selling around 163,000 cars in total. This made it, at the time, the most successful model Porsche had ever made, paving the way for the simply brilliant, but strictly evolutionary, Porsche 968.

Overview
Some of you may remember this Porsche 944 Turbo from the Discovery TV show when Goblin Works Garage* is rumoured to have spent £17,000 in turning it into a dedicate track weapon.

Probably best known for its WW1-inspired dazzle camouflage, which will destroy your enemy’s, competitor’s ability to judge how fast you’re closing in on them, the seller bought ‘E278 FRO’ from us around four-and-a-half years ago.

Clearly a man for whom the best isn’t quite good enough, he invested a further £10,000+ in making it road legal with a set of Porsche alloy wheels and more appropriate tyres, a pair of BB racing seats, adjustments to the roll cage, and reinstalling the lights.

Now slightly tamer and fully road-registered, he’s only selling it because he isn’t able to use it as much as he’d hoped.

Estimate: £12,000 - £18,000

View The Current Bid Price HERE