Our friends at the Porsche Club of America (they have many chapters in Canada btw) sure have and they have a lot of interesting things to share in the following podcast.
Little brothers and ugly cousins
This time, it is Episode 199 where PCA welcome Mike Maurer who sold new Porsches for over 30 years. They are chatting about Porsche’s past entry level cars. How they came to be, and how Porsche enthusiasts accept them (or don’t), what the media at the time thought of those new entry level models when they launched and perhaps most importantly, how entry level Porsches are regarded now.
The original 1997 first gen Porsche Boxster might not be considered entry level by most drivers and automotive reviewers- especially when you consider the cost for a base model at time of launch was $57,000 usd/ $71,400 cad – (adjusted into todays currency for inflation, that works out to $111,100 usd/ $152,500 cad. Big money for an ‘entry level’ car).
When introduced in 1975, the Porsche 924 cost 5,625 British Pounds / $10,400 cad/ $7,560 usd. Accounting for inflation this equals $62,608 cad/ $45,500 usd.
It’s an informative episode that will have you thinking back to a car or two you may have owned. If so, please do leave a comment below…..
For the Silo, Jarrod Barker.
Featured image- Porsche 914.