OT: Anyone ever heard of a 1982 Porsche 944, Special order with no sunroof & imported Options

[JRust]

So I came across this 944. Thought it was weird that it had no sunroof from the factory. Even weirder is it is a 1982 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) . I've never seen an 82? I thought they started production in 83 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) . Check out the interior. supposedly also from the factory. Car was imported 4 years ago from Germany. I only have a few pics & just wanted to see if what your consensus was (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

I love the color. Not sure if this is an extremely rare car? Or just a unique one?

[ConeDodger]

What about those wheels? Did the base 944 come with those? They look like the wheels that were on my '89 S2. I thought most 944's came with Cookie Cutters?

[mrgreenjeans]

What about those wheels? Did the base 944 come with those? They look like the wheels that were on my '89 S2. I thought most 944's came with Cookie Cutters?

The rims you have pictured are called Design 90 wheels, which Porsche placed on S2's and 911's of the 90's era cars. They were a cast alloy.There is also a similar looking wheel that Fuchs made, by machining larger openings in the face which closely resemble this wheel. The Fuchs are forged alloy tho and very strong in comparison.

The standard rims coming on 82 thru 85.1 cars were the black centered cookies.
Cookie Cutters were made by ATS and employed a cast manufacturing process. For 944's and 911's they were made in 6 and 7 by 15 inch and also came on 911's in an unpainted satin finish.

The 7 by 16 Fuchs , which I have on my early 82 build car also, were an option. Later an offering of 7 and 8 inch by 15 and 7 and 8 inch by 16 in color coded centers made an appearance. Black, white and platinum were the most commonly seen colors, but I have also seen red and yellow......do not think these were a factory option tho......but maybe were available thru the special wishes program Porsche offered.

The later wheel options also consisted of the phone dials and the flat faced Fuchs which were mostly seen on 924 Turbos, 944 S and 928's. This option came available with the different wheel back spacing found on 85.2 thru the end of the 944 lineup.
Hope this clarifies a few wheel answers on Cookies, Fuchs, and Design 90 wheels.

Don