Highlights

Original Azure Blue paint
Totally original car with no modifications
Recently serviced by renowned Porsche specialist Paragon
Indicates 64,337 miles, which is backed by the car's service history
Valid MOT until January 2026

The Appeal

The Porsche 944 was intended as a more entry-level variation of Stuttgart's finest, but it completely overachieved in typical Porsche fashion. Boasting slightly more predictable handling compared to the 911 - while still offering performance capable of nipping at its heels - it was a solid, solid prospect, and the market responded in kind. With over 163,000 cars produced, the 944 was the most successful sports car in Porsche's history until the introduction of the Boxster. Quite an accolade - and very fitting.

This fine '88 car offers a beautiful Azure blue livery and a Light Beige half-leather cabin. It's a highly original car through and through, with no known modifications. The car has been in storage since 2017 and has only recently been recommissioned for the road. The result is a real time capsule of a car - evocative, exhilarating and capable in one fine package.

The History and Paperwork

First owner bought the car from AFN Guildford in March 1988
Passed to the second owner in May 1989
Ownership transferred to his wife in December 1996
Serviced by AFN and Lancaster until 2000, then by a specialist
Car was serviced in 2017 and put into storage until January 2025
Recently serviced by renowned Porsche specialist Paragon when the car was recommissioned
Indicates 64,337 miles, which is backed by the car's service history
Valid MOT until January 2026
Only advisories on the MOT were for tyres which have now been replaced
Accompanied by:
- V5c document
- Stamped service record book
- MOT certificate, and some older certificates
- Most recent service invoice

The Condition

Finished in Azure Blue with Light Beige half leather
Paintwork has a lovely shine, with one tiny dent in the nearside rear wing
Very gentle scratches and marks here and there
Pop-up lights are lifting correctly
Original alloys still in situ and very nicely presented
Tyres may be due for replacement
Underside is clean and free of any significant corrosion
Interior trim is original and in very good order
All dash instruments, including the clock and electric seats, are working
The vendor notes that the needles on the instruments are still bright orange
Upholstery is free of any rips or tears
Only very gentle wear to the driver's bolster and carpets

The Mechanics

2.5-litre four-cylinder engine
5-speed manual transmission
Engine bay in very good order
Engine runs with no modifications and without faults
Cambelts, bearings, and tensioners were replaced
Recently serviced

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