The Very FIRST Porsche 928! And The SECOND! And the FOURTH! All On Video For The First Time!
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- Опубліковано 26 жов 2023
- A full detailed tour (including a drive) of the very first Porsche 928 built and the second and the fourth too! The first EVER time these pre-production Porsche 928s have been filmed together!
This film also shows the knowledge of their owner and his determination to get these cars out to people. To show Porsche enthusiasts what these cars are like, their history and why they even existed in the first place. This is the definitive story of the very first Porsche 928s. How they came about, why they were built, the event they attended to launch the Porsche 928 and their history from the launch event till now and, lastly, what they are like today and how they drive. A full detailed tour of the first Porsche 928s that the Porsche factory ever built.
Thank you so much to Andrew for his passion for these cars and for letting me be a small part of their history. I really hope that you will take your time with this video and enjoy it. It is a bit longer than my usual films but it is also PACKED with information that you won’t have seen before about the Porsche 928.
Filmed, edited, written by me in Connecticut. Jointly researched by me and Andrew (more him than me!)
My Instagram: jayreadyoutube
Andrew’s Instagram: 928number1
#porsche928 #launchevent #prototype - Авто та транспорт
One of the greatest 928 videos ever made Jay! So professionally developed and your interview manner is outstanding. Have you found a new profession?
Oh wow! Not sure about that! Haha! I wish! Thank you!
That was a good watch! As another 928 press car owner (#6), I really appreciated the early car geek out. And Andrew covered a great bit of ground, conveyed many interesting and key points, yey only scratched the surface of this rich period in Porsche history.
Thanks for putting this together @jayread !
PS. Thanks for translating those two videos! -Jim Doerr
Thanks a lot, Jim!
Still remember your rennlist posts of discovering nr. 1 just when all of us thought nr.6 was extremely early and hard to beat! Seems like it has found a very appreciative owner. Lovely video.
I have #51.... love it just as much as my '88 S4.
Edit- my car Vin number is 00051......
So what does that make mine if 00061 is 51?
Really enjoyed this deep dive into the first 12 with the owner who has taken the time to rediscover them. 928’s are so unappreciated, even by the Porsche faithful. Everyone loves seeing them in person and very few want to maintain one (let alone 6). I’ve spent a ton of time and coin restoring my 88 S4 so it’s cool to see unrestored early cars in motion. I’m sure they will eventually be restored, but for now it is great so much originality has survived. Great video for our community.
Really happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!
Jay this was so interesting. A Series one lime Green manual with leather and a touch of Pasha has got to be the ultimate Car ever made IMO.
Agreed! Thanks so much!
Absolutely amazing Jay! The fact that you drive the very first 928 in existence is mind blowing! And, to see the three of those together in convoy, #1,#2, and #4 is surreal! Great video.
Thanks a lot, Mark!
Wow, that's really interesting. Just imagine owning number one, what piece of history.
I really enjoyed this film Jay. As the owner of a much later model, a white 1990 GT which I absolutely love, I can really appreciate the early cars and you have brought some of the history of the development and launch of the model to life. Andrew is a true enthusiast, I'd love to see what comes next for 928 #1.
Thanks a lot, David! They are all wonderful cars. I’ll very much aim to stay in touch with Andrew and let’s see if we can do another video to keep up with #1’s story!
Great history and info from the knowledgable current caretaker of these cars. The fact that these early handbuilt press cars were sold and not crushed gives you some idea of Porsche's financial condition at the time!
I bought an '80 after it depreciated to half price in '85 and thoroughly wore it out over the next 15 years and 220k miles.
Porsche was a teeny-tiny boutique manufacturer back then. So different today. There's no such thing as a boring 928. ❤
YESSSSS!
The Porsche 928 has been my money no object dream car since first laying eyes on one in a car magazine the early 80's. This is so very cool. I still hope to own one some day. Thank you.
Go for it! The most exciting car to drive!
This should be a PBS special. Great story telling!
Ha! Thanks Michael!
I can't believe I just watched this but is was quite intriguing. I found all the little details very interesting and thank both of you for being such good custodians and documenting the quirky history and features to share with the world. Very cool!
In 1997 I had a pristine condition champagne colored 1979 928 (after being smitten by the one Tom Cruise put in the river in the movie "Risky Business") that was brown interior and automatic transmission. I paid $4,995 for it and sold it within I'd say 6-9 months for the same amount. My sister backed into it and I had to search high and low for a shop to fix the small dent as it was aluminum front left fender and supposedly hard to do body work on. I ended up having the work done at the local Porsche dealer who used a small local shop for their paint and body work. There was a small fuel drip out of the left rear quarter for the whole time I owned it that ate a small hole in the black top where I had it parked. I had no issues with it but it was lethargic at best and no thrill to drive. Still, I enjoyed having that special car that was in such an iconic movie!
Glad you liked it! They are special, for sure!
I have US car #69 white over black. Great video!
Nice! Thanks a lot!
A faccinating story and journey.Thank you very much for the Video and big respect to the owner.
Best Regards from Germany
Thorsten Manke
The 928. There is no substitute.
Yup!
Holy moly Jay, this vid is 100% epic!! So happy to see that these earliest 928s are in the safe hands of Andrew. 🙏 Late 90s I read an article in a Porsche magazine about the earliest RHD 928, by then owned by Uk Porsche club representative John Vaughan. His 928 didn't even had a glovebox😊....looking forward to your next sharkvid!
Thanks a lot!
Terrific video Jay. And thanks to Drew for sharing.
Thanks a lot! ❤️
My father had several 928 in the '80 and I have been a fan ever since. I have had the pleasure of owning a '93 GTS 5 speed before sadly, selling at the bottom of the market in 2012. I now own a '79 5-speed, sunroof delete (a must for anyone over 6'... in my opinion) I actually like the feel of the '79 when the cars where still "relatively" light before adding weight into the later production runs. Great video... I might have to seek out the gentlemen in Oklahoma here soon!
Thanks for sharing! It was a pleasure to see this cars together and get an inside view of the lot of details and history.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks Andrew for sharing and for all the preservation work you’ve done here - and outstanding video production Jay. I owned an early ‘78 petrol blue pasha manual for 10 years and sure wish I still had it. Feel very fortunate to have experienced the car as I did - great cars.
Excellent video. Thanks for helping us show everyone how great a car the 928 is and its significant role in Porsche’s (and all of automotive) history.
Ha! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Jay, When you mentioned the hero’s who drove these cars at the press launch it really underlined the importance of these Porsche gems. I was 12 and obsessed.
Jay, this was an absolutely great episode. Lots of neat backstory on the early 928 history. Would be cool if Andrew could get one of each of the press car color combinations!
Thank you! I suspect he’s working on it! Haha!
Brilliant video...tremendous detail...Great work.
Thanks so much, Shawn!
amazing! thx a lot for showing them🙂
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Great vid Jay. Thanks
Thank you!
Absolutely fantastic video. What a gift to see these press cars together. Thank you for this. As an early 928 enthusiast, this was gold.
Oh thank you! Really happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
Great 928 video - Thanks 👍
jay great video and amazing cars thank you 👏👏👏👏👏
Thanks Charles!
fascinating and super informative Jay ..thanks
Thanks a lot! Happy to hear you liked it!
I can’t believe number one was on CRAIGSLIST!! Wow… what a score. I’m glad it was saved.
Yes! Same here. Isn’t it an interesting story?
@@JAYREAD all of them are, for sure. That one just stood out to me so much.
Awesome content Jay. Very informative, not just regarding these early cars, but the 928 in general. I enjoyed especially the fine unusual details. Thanks to all involved for sharing.
Thank you! So happy to hear that you liked it!
Great video
Thanks for posting 👍👍
Thanks Andy! Appreciate it!
Fabulous review! As an 8 year old in the late seventies I saw the 928 for the first time in my matchbox car catalogue and knew it was something super special ! It still is, just love when I see one in the flesh here in Australia - pretty rare to see these days.
Thank you! Yes, they are legendary, aren’t they?
fantastic history~!
Great video Jay . It's amazing what you can find on your own door step. Looking forward to seeing how you progress with yours. This must inspire you to keep going.
It really does, Andrew! More to come! I have plans!
Thank you Jay for working hard to create such a marvellous film, enjoyed every moment, magical machines
Andrew deserves the credit! Thank you for watching! Appreciate your kindness.
Super cool video jay👍👍👍
Thanks a lot! ❤️
Incredible.
woow ... love this video.. great job man
Thank you! Really worked hard on this one!
your content on 928s are one of the best ones ever. keep it up. I own 928s4 and 944S love these cars. @@JAYREAD
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Shortly after Andrew says number 1 car has a way of asking me it wants to be restored, the hatch pops open. Great document to these very early cars.
This is very cool. I own a 1979 928 5 speed manual. It's in opal metalic with chocolate brown interior. My favorite 928's have alwas been the non-body side molded 2 valve 4.5L 1978-79. The US cars were only rated at 219 hp due to required emissions but were still a blast to drive through the turns. I've not seen any 78 - 79 cars with sunroofs but mine has the 220 locking differential, which I'm wondering if Limited slip was standard on the manuals in the first few years.
I have a 78 manual, but it's not running right now and someone removed the option plate under the hood while painting it. I'm pretty sure the LSD is a rare option that your previous owner happened to spec for.
@@Datsunz-fr2nw thanks. Mine also has been sitting. My fuel tank developed a crack I need to sort out. If you raise the rear wheels off the ground and put it in neutral, spin one wheel and if the other side spins the same direction you have the 220. If it spins the opposite direction you do not have the 220 locking differential.
#112 doesn’t have M220 option
@@928pcar is there a way you can tell if car #436 has it?
very nice !!
Excellent video, very interesting
Thank for watching! Glad to hear you liked it.
Not as impressive but I have car #436. It seems to have some weird early car-isms such as the lack of a rear wiper and of course the battery bolted directly to the transaxle.
Nice! What color is it? Pasha?
@JAYREAD it's a bit of a bastard car unfortunately. It was originally the dark blueish green color and ungracefully painted red. It has a solid black interior that someone took all of the speakers out with a saw. I paid 2k for it and I've pulled a 944 with bent valves out of a field and got it running. so I think I can fix this car but I'll see when I get there. It does have a chin spoiler on it and I can't figure out why.
What a fantastic video. Great learning experience. Very interesting history.
I'd be very curious to see how these cars would be valued given what we've seen lately with very early models of other exotic cars.
Thank you! Really happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Great video! The early cars are the best looking! Just finished an 82 (last of the series 1) which was a 8 year project!
Thank you! Did you restore all of the ‘82?
What a gem. Fantastic that some one has had the enthusiasm to find and love these cars, better still, resisted the urge to fiddle with them. Amongst so much detail, does any one know what the bracket welded to the right hand inner wing, just behind the cross brace bracket, is for?
Wonderful. Thank you. Makes me consider if my 5th pcar needs to be a 928. Cheers
You know the answer! Haha!
I enjoyed this video so much. great content about one of the most beautiful cars from the late 1970s. I know the history of these first cars through the Rennlist forum. Nice to see them on video. I own a German silver, 5 speed, 928 from the end of 1977, also one from the first series, I love that car. Funny to see the typical weak point of the 928 also fail here in number 1: damned rear hatch lock mechanism...it just won't close properly 😂. Super nice content Jay, keep it coming.
Thank you so much. Does yours have pasha too? Really glad to hear you enjoyed this. I guess I have to repeat something like this now, don’t I?! Haha!
@@JAYREAD Yes, mine also has a pasha interior, black leatherette over black and white pasha. I'm curious what you plan to do with the 928S. The manual gearbox indeed gives a completely different experience of this car.
Yours sounds wonderful! Stay tuned on mine! I have a plan that we will be putting into action shortly!
What a monumental video. Thanks a lot for it, Jay. Those are special cars and although many of us owners know of Andrew and Jim and their pre-production cars I do not believe we have ever had such a close-up and in-depth invitation before.
On a side note: it is remarkable these cars even exist today, as many manufacturers destroy pre-production prototypes after they have served their purposes. Ferrari used to leave them to rot outside behind the factory.
Really happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
@@JAYREAD Subject matter aside, you and Andrew are such likeable people! Pleasure to watch from start to end.
@alexandereagle761 Thank you! That’s very kind!
What a cool video, great to see these are not hidden away somewhere
The trim could have done with being as sturdy as they were back in the day, as not lasting as well in later cars
But interesting to see the early and then final changes
Thank you, Pieter. Happy that you enjoyed it!
What a great day! Spending time with these cars is always a special occasion, especially with like-minded enthusiasts who truly appreciate how significant they are.
I couldn’t agree with you more! The PERFECT day!
Great video, you should make 928 videos every day, thanks
That’s very kind of you. Thank you!
Cool
“The Great “ (Drooman)!
The legendary…
Great video ! One off best on 928
I am french i have a 928 gt 91 little special
The first owner is Carlos SAINZ world champion wrc
Whoa! Carlos Sainz! Very cool! Merci Christophe!
the S on the license plate stands for stuttgart (zuffenhausen)
¡Qué bonito vídeo! ver el primero de los 928 en funcionamiento es un documento histórico y ver tres de los primeros rodando juntos una verdadera locura. Tengo un 928 del 79 que no debería tener faldón delantero, ni alerón trasero ni tampoco llantas de tipo tapa de alcantarilla y he visto que el número uno también los llegó a tener. Me gustaría saber en mi modelo si fue un opcional de último momento, previo al lanzamiento inminente dl 928 S, o por el conrario algo habitual en los propietarios de la época que era actualizar el modelo con material original por supuesto. ¿Qué opinas?. Un saludos desde España
¡Gracias! No creo que esos delantales estuvieran disponibles en los primeros autos. Creo que lo más probable es que uno de los propietarios te haya puesto el delantal antes que tú. No estoy seguro, pero no creo que Porsche lo haya puesto. ¡Que tengas un hermoso fin de semana en España!
Fantastic video Jay! Your best to date.
Thank you for all the work in this one. 👍
I remember when the 928 was introduced.
Hey thanks a lot! Really happy to hear you liked it! Yes, me too, I’m afraid!
I like the pure design of the old cars without all of the air dams and spoilers. I heard the gentleman who designed the AMC Pacer also designed the 928, don't know if that's true, but there does seem to be a resemblance.
I think you’ve been misinformed!
Why are the plates not in sync to the same number made of the car
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I have #51.... love it just as much as my '88 S4.
Edit- my car Vin number is 00051......
So what does that make mine if 00061 is 51?
Very interesting video.
I wouldn't want to drive a car with just 1 side mirror, seems pretty dangerous to me.
Such were the times!
This must have been a few hours after you changing your undergarments when you got near them for the first time..
It was a bit breathtaking! Haha!
@@JAYREAD sounded like #1 needed some new Wiper blades though.... would have driven me MAD.
I noticed a yellow butterfly hovering over the roof of the vehicle. Does anyone notice the butterfly? 😂
Missed that! Lol!
Sorry just can't get past the bloody headlights on th 928!
One of the coolest parts of a very cool car, Sasha!
Sweet Jesus. Holy Christ.
Hahaha! I hope that means you enjoyed it!?
@@JAYREAD Absolutely. Best 928 vid ever. And long enough. I love the 928s. But this story is something extraordinary. Cheers!
Really happy to hear that you liked it!
. first thought speech ick .
Habla Ingles?
@greasyfingers