1978 Porsche 928
For Auction
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Vehicle Specifications
- VIN9288200675
- Classic Car ID102735337
- Stock Number1405914
- CategoryImport Classics
- Body StyleN/A
- New/UsedUsed
- MileageN/A
- EngineN/A
Classic Car Overview
Offered Without Reserve $20,000 - $25,000 USD
- One of Porsches most significant and once-misunderstood engineering achievements
- Powered by a 4.5-liter, front-mounted water-cooled V-8 engine mated to a rear-mounted Weissach five-speed transaxle
- Superb factory livery of Oak Green Metallic over Cork vinyl trim with pinstriped cork inserts
- The first 928 to join Magnus Walkers collection, approximately a decade ago
- Sunroof-delete example riding on bronze phone dial wheels
This is the car that was supposed to replace the iconic 911. It never did that, but it set its own legacy, which is still apparent almost 50 years later. When you look at the design language of this car, its timeless. Lets not forget, in 1978, this was European car of the year. When you look at the center console, thats in every Porsche today, from the Taycan to the Macan to the 911. This car was so advanced for its time and still turns heads today.
This 1978 928 is the first 928 I ever purchased, about ten years ago. It is in this awesome color of Oak Green Metallic, sunroof delete, five-speed manual, rolling on bronzy gold phone dial wheels, with this sort of peanut butter tan interior. It is a really underrated car.
With their excellent weight distribution, these cars deliver outstanding handling. Theyve got enough power and bottom end torque and mid-range to be a really fun, nimble canyon car, but also a great daily driver, and also a great GT car to take on a road trip, because believe it or not, they got four seats, they got plenty of luggage space, and they got a really unique driving experience.
Magnus Walker
The Porsche 928 marked a radical departure from Stuttgart tradition. Instead of the rear-engine, air-cooled layout that had defined the marque for decades, the 928 featured a front-mounted, water-cooled V-8 paired with a revolutionary Weissach rear transaxle for near-perfect weight distribution. Envisioned as a successor to the 911, the 928 showcased Porsches engineering brilliance and forward-thinking vision, blending performance and refinement in a way few cars of its era could match.
Magnus Walkers example is particularly striking, finished in the highly desirable period shade of Y4 Oakgrn Metallic over a cork-trimmed cabin accented by eye-catching pinstripe cork fabric inserts. A slicktop sunroof-delete example, it is equipped with a five-speed manual gearbox and rides on instantly recognizable phone dial wheels with a bronze finish. It has been a part of Walkers collection for over a decade, and displayed 158,515 miles at the time of cataloguing
Today, the 928 is increasingly appreciated not as the car that failed to replace the 911, but as a sophisticated, technically innovative grand tourer in its own right, one that set new benchmarks for performance and luxury across the Porsche brand. With its charismatic V-8 soundtrack, balanced driving dynamics, and unmistakable design, the 928 is now rightly seen as one of Porsches most significant achievements. This examples wonderful specification makes it a particularly worthy representative of the breed. To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/auctions/mw26/.
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