HELP! Is there anyone who knows 924's better than I do?, 924 Martini Edition + complete project $1,500 Options

[Ace Le Count]

Okay fellow Porsche enthusiasts, I've recently come across the opportunity to buy a 924 Martini Edition for $1,500 and I was wondering if there is a way to know for sure that it's an authentic World Championship Edition (equipment code 426) and not a standard 042-equipped car?

It comes with another car for parts. Needs a few things as it's been sitting since 2003. It is missing the plaque, but has the red interior and side stripes that it's supposed to have. The seller was driving it and cracked the head due to an air bubble. It was replaced but the fan belt snapped on the way home. After that it just sat. 17 years later, the seller claims that mice have chewed up the plug wire. What do you think? $1,500 for 2 924's. The second car appears to be pretty complete, too. Is there a way to authenticate the martini car? How can we know for certain that it's the real deal? The VIN is 9247210022

The cars are in another state.

I've posted a thread on 924Board.org, but it seems to get less traffic than 914 world, so I thought I'd reach out to the 914 guys and gals for advice.

I'm 17 and can't afford to buy a halfway decent 914 at today's prices. The unicorn deals are getting harder to find as we speak.

(That's why I'm looking at 924's in addition to 914's)

What do you all think?



THANK YOU!!!

[ClayPerrine]

I want to chime in on this thread.

I would not buy the 924 if I were you. My first Porsche was a 79 924. It was a money pit, and was off the road more than it was on the road. And that was when it 6 years old. The engine is from an Audi Fox, and was the worst engine Audi ever built, the torque tube ate pilot bearings like candy, the brakes were $hit, the handling sucked... it was just a cheap pos. Porsche fixed almost all of the issues with the 944. About 10 years ago, I got offered a 924 Turbo for free. I passed on it without a second thought.


If I were in your situation, I would find a first generation Boxster (or better yet, a Boxster S) with a blown motor due to the IMS bearing issue. I have seen them going for $1500.00, complete with the blown motor because it is too expensive to fix them.

Scrap the motor, and replace it with a Subaru 6 cylinder. It would probably be as much work as the 924 to do the engine conversion, but you end up with a much better car when you are done.

Just my $.02.

Clay