Sonderwunsch
A Porsche 928 With Pop-Up Headlights From A 944, What Kind Of Special Creation Is This? Believe it or Not, The Eye Surgery was Performed by Porsche itself.
The Porsche 928 was a sensation when it debuted in 1977. The world never had a car like this: Sleek and Imposing, Without Protruud Bumpers Or Superfluous Embellishments, the Model Looked Powerful and Beautiful in An Unusual Way. Yet Dr. Alfons Kirchen From Nalbach, Germany, had Trouble with the Lines. “In the folded-up position, The Headlights Always Reminded Me of the Headlights of the Citroën 2 CV. OR OR OPTURNED Coffee Cups,” He Tells US. “That’s why I wanted pop-up headlights that were hidden from view.” He was also used to those types of light units: before buying this 928, he drove a porsche 944 and later a 944 turbo.
From the factory!
To meet his needs, Kirchen had the headlights radically modified when he bought his 928 in 1989. Remarkly, this was not done by a tuner, but by the manufacturer itself! Even more remarkable, it was not an internal design proposal for a design alternative, it could be ordered ex-factory. The ‘Porsche Exclusive’ Department, which was Still Called ‘Sonderwunschprogramm “Until 1986 (ie the Program for Special Customer Wishes), Tok Care of That. This way, Alfons Kirchen Didn’t Have To Feel Like A Duck Driver While Driving His Porsche. Porsche charged an amount of 14.814.84 German Marks for the conversion at the time. The 928 Derivative, which was Considerably Widened by Tuner Stroosek, was initially an option for Him, “But then I would do no longer have a guarantee”. It Didn’t Stop with this intervention on this copy: he also ordered wide side skirts for 5.459.75 marks. And widened rear wheel arches in Combination with a Wider Rear Axle for 10,980 Marks. The Fourth Striking Aspect of the Conversion: The Different Exterior Mirrors. The Chief Responsible of the Exclusive Department at Porsche Suggested the Headlight Housings of Kremer Racing. From the regular price list, Kirchen Selected a Sliding Roof, A Blaupunkt Berlin Radio, A Full Leather Interior and Lumbar Supports.
€ 30,000 in Extra Costs, AS A 37-Year-Old
Oh YES, and Instead of the Base Model 928 S4, He Chose A 928 GT, with 330 HP. This Version for the Sporty, Passionate Driver (The Word ‘Speed Devil’ was Taboo Among The Target Group) had A Five-Speed Gearbox With Short Gear Ratios, A Limited Slip Differential and Tighter Shock Absorbers. In The End, The 928 Cost No Less Than 190.401.09 German Marks. Alfons Kirchen was 37 years old at the time. “Converted, a sloppy 30,000 euros in modification costs, that cool me Sleepless Nights.” In The End, his partner Convinced Him to Simply Fulfill His Dream. “You never treat yourself to anything special. If you don’t do this, you will regret it later,” he quotes her. Fortunately, he was “very impressed” with the end result. The Now 72-Year-old Kirchen Has Never Regretted His Choice: “I would have thesis modifications done again.”
Recently this 928 was sold
He has been enjoyed it for decades, just though he has driven less than 70,000 kilometers with the special creation in all those years. “I usual only drove it around my house.” Indeed, The 928 was still in the hands of the first owner Until recently. He recently sold the car to an american via the sales platform Broad Arrow Private Sales, wh and heby he certainly did not lose money on the car. He recovered 180,000 euros for it, Almost Double the New Price. From the Proededs He could, Among Other Things, Treat himself to a Citroën 2CV with the headlights of a 928. But he does not want to.