Anyone ever heard of a 928 S4 GTE?

Chuck Z · 01-17-2008, 01:22 PM

This is from 911 & Porsche World (I think) published a bunch of years ago. The letter from Porsche seems to confirm this special addition. Wondering if the body add ons are original to the car from Porsche or AIR products?

Interesting....

Fabio421 · 01-17-2008, 01:54 PM

Chuck,

The article mentions Kremer making the mirrors. Kremer made a similar front bumper cover as well as rear valance. There is a Kremer S-4 here in Fl that I looked at about 8 months ago. Here is a picture.

Candleman · 01-17-2008, 02:06 PM

looks identical to the $1399 kit we have been discussing here recently.

Candleman · 01-17-2008, 02:13 PM

erm $1295 kit

Lefteris · 01-17-2008, 02:47 PM

The first time that I see a body kit on a 928 and I like it!!!
And the rear, looks even better!
here some more photos
http://www.flat-6.org/forum/showgara...r_owned_id=471
Regards
Lefteris

bronto · 01-17-2008, 03:44 PM

Roger, in case you missed it, according to Lefteris' link above, the owner is in the US and you can contact the owner via PM, IM or email.

Vilhuer · 01-17-2008, 03:51 PM

Samuel's 928 CS pages had some info of it but they are under construction now.

Jim bailey - 928 International · 01-17-2008, 03:58 PM

Nice story ! I wish I could believe it

Chuck Z · 01-17-2008, 03:59 PM

I guess this means AIR got their design idea from this car?

Great pics from Lefteris' link:

Chuck Z · 01-17-2008, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heinrich

I've seen that article many years ago Chuck, the GTE lives (or lived) in the town where I was born and lived most of my life. Nobody has ever seen that car on the road there though.

hoax?

Jim bailey - 928 International · 01-17-2008, 04:05 PM

If you had a one of a kind factory built Porsche would you drive it ????

heinrich · 01-17-2008, 04:05 PM

Here's the biggest reason I'd call BS .. it is LHD.

Chuck Z · 01-17-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim bailey - 928 International

If you had a one of a kind factory built Porsche would you drive it ????

Nope.

Quote:

Originally Posted by heinrich

Here's the biggest reason I'd call BS .. it is LHD.

I hear about cars all the time in the area where I live that I had no idea were here. But I guess if the guy drives it someone would see it? Why would LHD surprise you, if Porsche were truly building a prototype of sorts wouldn't you naturally assume they would do it in LHD?

heinrich · 01-17-2008, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim bailey - 928 International

If you had a one of a kind factory built Porsche would you drive it ????

Of course.

Chuck Z · 01-17-2008, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heinrich

Doesn't make sense. If Porsche built this car in 1987/1988, it didn't show up in Johannesburg, South Africa on a showroom floor. Porsche had his name and address the day he bought the car, in other words he bought it new. To import a car from Germany at that time would have subjected him to 100% import duty. Whereas, he could have simply walked into one of hundreds of Porsche dealers there and requested this car for that market, which would have been RHD. The Porsche dealers did not sell LHD cars. The only LHD Porsches there, are imported from mostly the US, here Porsches are cheap.

Wow H, 14,000 posts! What does someone say in this case? Congrats?

From what I gathered reading the article in my original post is, the owner saw it while at the factory and didn't order the car. The article says he badgered the factory unitl they sold it to him (this is the part I find a little difficult to believe as Porsche can be rather obstinate when it comes to stuff out of the ordinary......

01-17-2008, 01:22 PM	#1
Chuck Z Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,383	Anyone ever heard of a 928 S4 GTE? This is from 911 & Porsche World (I think) published a bunch of years ago. The letter from Porsche seems to confirm this special addition. Wondering if the body add ons are original to the car from Porsche or AIR products? Interesting.... __________________ Chuck Z 1995 928 GTS 5M 1978 Porsche 928 - SALE PENDING 11/13/2009 928 OC Charter Member

01-17-2008, 02:06 PM	#3
Candleman Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 267	looks identical to the $1399 kit we have been discussing here recently. __________________ A sense of duty was my one intention and an ugly beauty was my own invention. Pride, a proud refusal, I refuse to need your approval... To many seekers and to few beacons, but through the fog we will keep on beaming, through the crying hours of your glitter years, over living out in tinsel tears on the midnight trains I never made cause I'd already played The Game -I.M.

01-17-2008, 02:13 PM	#4
Candleman Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 267	erm $1295 kit __________________ A sense of duty was my one intention and an ugly beauty was my own invention. Pride, a proud refusal, I refuse to need your approval... To many seekers and to few beacons, but through the fog we will keep on beaming, through the crying hours of your glitter years, over living out in tinsel tears on the midnight trains I never made cause I'd already played The Game -I.M.

01-17-2008, 02:47 PM	#5
Lefteris The Decal King Rennlist Member Rennlist Site Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Athens - Greece Posts: 273	The first time that I see a body kit on a 928 and I like it!!! And the rear, looks even better! here some more photos http://www.flat-6.org/forum/showgara...r_owned_id=471 Regards Lefteris __________________ Strassenmeister.com site founder _______________________________ My 928 GT 1989 Photo Album My 996 RUF R turbo 2003 Photo Album My ABARTH 500 2009 Photo Album Rennlist Site Sponsor *Only on...* www.eu-decals.com

01-17-2008, 03:51 PM	#7
Vilhuer Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 5,567	Samuel's 928 CS pages had some info of it but they are under construction now. __________________ Erkka *1992 928 GTS* 5-speed Oak Green Metallic 22L Classic Gray MX 1992 928 GTS automatic Amethyst Metallic 38A Magenta PZ**

01-17-2008, 03:44 PM	#6
bronto Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 1,412	Roger, in case you missed it, according to Lefteris' link above, the owner is in the US and you can contact the owner via PM, IM or email.

01-17-2008, 03:58 PM	#8
Jim bailey - 928 International Addict Rennlist Member Rennlist Site Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Anaheim California Posts: 11,552	Nice story ! I wish I could believe it __________________ Jim Bailey ph 714-632-9288 , 928 International visit the online store www.928intl.net

01-17-2008, 03:59 PM	#9
Chuck Z Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,383	I guess this means AIR got their design idea from this car? Great pics from Lefteris' link: __________________ Chuck Z 1995 928 GTS 5M 1978 Porsche 928 - SALE PENDING 11/13/2009 928 OC Charter Member

01-17-2008, 04:05 PM	#11
Jim bailey - 928 International Addict Rennlist Member Rennlist Site Sponsor Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Anaheim California Posts: 11,552	If you had a one of a kind factory built Porsche would you drive it ???? __________________ Jim Bailey ph 714-632-9288 , 928 International visit the online store www.928intl.net

01-17-2008, 04:05 PM	#12
heinrich 928 Collector Rennlist Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle Posts: 16,052	Here's the biggest reason I'd call BS .. it is LHD. __________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it" ... '87 S4 5spd all leather 2.64 GZILLA 94 GTS taking years to resurrect. Proudly South African