The 944 Turbo Cabriolet combined the Turbo S' 250bhp engine with the strengthened cabriolet body built by ASC at Weinsberg Only 625 were built, with just 100 examples produced in right-hand drive for the UK, Japanese, Australian and South African markets Finished in striking Cobalt Blue Metallic with matching interior and hood Excellent maintenance history, recent £4,000-plus worth of work done at Porsche specialists ‘Autofarm’ Letter from the original owner stating that they used AFN Reading for servicing and passed the car on to their son Following the international success of their nimble 924, Porsche designed an all-alloy, 2.5-litre, inline-four for their new 944 which they planned to introduce in 1982.

Their talented engineers were able to produce a very smooth running four-cylinder engine by utilising two counter-rotating balance shafts running at twice engine speed.

These carry eccentric weights which produce inertial forces that balance out the unbalanced secondary forces, al...