One of the greatest 928 videos ever made Jay! So professionally developed and your interview manner is outstanding. Have you found a new profession?

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

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

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Jim!

@LeoDijkstra-nr3xo

6 ай бұрын

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.

@christopherleveck6835

5 ай бұрын

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Agreed! Thanks so much!

For me this is undoubtedly the greatest video on Historic Porsches ever made. The 928 was a very important car when it was launched. To find #1,#2 and #4 all in one place, and in the US of all places is like a once in a lifetime astronomical event.

@JAYREAD

7 күн бұрын

WOW! Thank you so much! I’m not sure about that and even if it’s good, it’s down to Andrew’s experience and knowledge. It makes me truly happy that you enjoyed it! ❤️

Wow, that's really interesting. Just imagine owning number one, what piece of history.

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Mark!

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.

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

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.

This should be a PBS special. Great story telling!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Ha! Thanks Michael!

Porsche was a teeny-tiny boutique manufacturer back then. So different today. There's no such thing as a boring 928. ❤

@JAYREAD

Ай бұрын

YESSSSS!

I have US car #69 white over black. Great video!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Nice! Thanks a lot!

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!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! They are special, for sure!

A faccinating story and journey.Thank you very much for the Video and big respect to the owner. Best Regards from Germany Thorsten Manke

Terrific video Jay. And thanks to Drew for sharing.

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! ❤️

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Ha! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!

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!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I suspect he’s working on it! Haha!

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!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Thanks for sharing! It was a pleasure to see this cars together and get an inside view of the lot of details and history.

The 928. There is no substitute.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Yup!

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.

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.

Brilliant video...tremendous detail...Great work.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Shawn!

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.

@JAYREAD

4 ай бұрын

Go for it! The most exciting car to drive!

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!

amazing! thx a lot for showing them🙂

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Great 928 video - Thanks 👍

fantastic history~!

jay great video and amazing cars thank you 👏👏👏👏👏

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Charles!

fascinating and super informative Jay ..thanks

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Happy to hear you liked it!

Absolutely fantastic video. What a gift to see these press cars together. Thank you for this. As an early 928 enthusiast, this was gold.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Oh thank you! Really happy to hear that you enjoyed it!

Great vid Jay. Thanks

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! So happy to hear that you liked it!

Super cool video jay👍👍👍

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! ❤️

Thank you Jay for working hard to create such a marvellous film, enjoyed every moment, magical machines

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Andrew deserves the credit! Thank you for watching! Appreciate your kindness.

Great video Thanks for posting 👍👍

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy! Appreciate it!

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

It really does, Andrew! More to come! I have plans!

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.

@JAYREAD

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes, they are legendary, aren’t they?

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.

@Datsunz-fr2nw

8 ай бұрын

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.

@24hourgmtchannel64

8 ай бұрын

@@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.

@928pcar

8 ай бұрын

#112 doesn’t have M220 option

@Datsunz-fr2nw

8 ай бұрын

@@928pcar is there a way you can tell if car #436 has it?

very nice !!

Incredible.

I can’t believe number one was on CRAIGSLIST!! Wow… what a score. I’m glad it was saved.

@JAYREAD

3 ай бұрын

Yes! Same here. Isn’t it an interesting story?

@996Revival

3 ай бұрын

@@JAYREAD all of them are, for sure. That one just stood out to me so much.

Excellent video, very interesting

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

Thank for watching! Glad to hear you liked it.

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.

woow ... love this video.. great job man

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Really worked hard on this one!

@SAMMYJR00777

8 ай бұрын

your content on 928s are one of the best ones ever. keep it up. I own 928s4 and 944S love these cars. @@JAYREAD

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

❤️❤️❤️🙌🙌🙌

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.

@JAYREAD

15 күн бұрын

Thank you! Really happy to hear you enjoyed 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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Nice! What color is it? Pasha?

@Datsunz-fr2nw

8 ай бұрын

@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.

Great video! The early cars are the best looking! Just finished an 82 (last of the series 1) which was a 8 year project!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Did you restore all of the ‘82?

Wonderful. Thank you. Makes me consider if my 5th pcar needs to be a 928. Cheers

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

You know the answer! Haha!

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.

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree with you more! The PERFECT day!

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?

Great video, you should make 928 videos every day, thanks

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

That’s very kind of you. Thank you!

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

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!

@captaineugene9840

8 ай бұрын

@@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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Really happy to hear that you enjoyed it!

@chesswizard31

8 ай бұрын

@@JAYREAD Subject matter aside, you and Andrew are such likeable people! Pleasure to watch from start to end.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

@alexandereagle761 Thank you! That’s very kind!

Cool

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

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, Pieter. Happy that you enjoyed it!

Fantastic video Jay! Your best to date. Thank you for all the work in this one. 👍 I remember when the 928 was introduced.

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

Hey thanks a lot! Really happy to hear you liked it! Yes, me too, I’m afraid!

“The Great “ (Drooman)!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

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

@JAYREAD

5 ай бұрын

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

@JAYREAD

7 ай бұрын

¡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!

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.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

I think you’ve been misinformed!

❤❤❤

Why are the plates not in sync to the same number made of the car

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?

This must have been a few hours after you changing your undergarments when you got near them for the first time..

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

It was a bit breathtaking! Haha!

@BMan100

8 ай бұрын

@@JAYREAD sounded like #1 needed some new Wiper blades though.... would have driven me MAD.

Very interesting video. I wouldn't want to drive a car with just 1 side mirror, seems pretty dangerous to me.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Such were the times!

I noticed a yellow butterfly hovering over the roof of the vehicle. Does anyone notice the butterfly? 😂

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Missed that! Lol!

Sweet Jesus. Holy Christ.

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Hahaha! I hope that means you enjoyed it!?

@kingkreole9121

8 ай бұрын

@@JAYREAD Absolutely. Best 928 vid ever. And long enough. I love the 928s. But this story is something extraordinary. Cheers!

@JAYREAD

8 ай бұрын

Really happy to hear that you liked it!

Sorry just can't get past the bloody headlights on th 928!

@JAYREAD

Ай бұрын

One of the coolest parts of a very cool car, Sasha!

. first thought speech ick .

@JAYREAD

3 ай бұрын

Habla Ingles?

@greasyfingers