Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Editorial Assistant
2/16/15 10:23 a.m.

Porsche’s air-cooled sports cars are legendary, but in the 1970s the manufacturer saw a future in something unconventional for them at the time: water cooling.

The water-cooled, front-engined 924 replaced their entry-level 914 in 1976, but despite good sales, the newer model wasn’t a huge hit with …

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reflexr
reflexr New Reader
6/10/15 11:26 a.m.

We built ours in the backyard from 5 different cars, now we want to race it(uh, that's why we built it), and wish we had GRM stickers to put on it.

Our facebook page: www.facebook.com/TSBRacing?fref=ts

Support a 944 racer, help make it happen for TSB Racing on @indiegogo https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/tsb-racing/x/8733240#/

RaceRed
RaceRed New Reader
1/27/25 9:40 a.m.

Interesting that Porsche had to build this more conventional driveline layout at a lower price point than their 911 product, to save the company.  Usually one hears more about Detroit Brands financial issues than one hears about brands across the pond, but it seems every brand has it's tough times and it's shining moments.    

VolvoHeretic
VolvoHeretic SuperDork
1/27/25 12:33 p.m.

I remember back in the day about serious rumors that Porsche was going to discontinue the 911 in favor of the front engined 944 and 928.

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