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The 924SE

In 1987 Porsche released a 924S option package to the European market called the LeMans Edition. The idea was to produce a lightweight car with an adjustable suspension suitable for weekends at the track. In 1988 they released it to the US as the 924SE. 500 were produced. All had black exteriors with a lightweight grey/maroon cloth interior, manual windows, staggered 16" phone dial rims, adjustable height struts with koni inserts, larger sway bars, mud flaps, and optional sunroof.

I got an itch to do some DE events with a 924S. I figured if I was going to buy one, I might as well find something that is somewhat unique and rare. So, I went on a 4 month search to find an '88 924SE with no sunroof that was good enough to use as a daily driver and for the occasional DE's held at Gateway.

My 1988 Porsche 924SE - "Baby Rat"

• Named after the song "Lindsay Lohan's Revenge" by Pace Rock and MC Spank Rock.
• Purchased November 25, 2008 from the Louisville Craigslist for $2200.
• The guy did not know it was an SE. I did not tell him. He had the right answer for every question I asked. The car sounded like it was in decent shape.
• I did not go see the car before I bought it. My father-in-law drove down with a trailer to bring it home. He called me when he arrived and said, "It'll be a good car if you want a project."
• He dropped it off in my driveway that night. I spent a week crying about how I paid $2200 for a $500 car. It is so crappy it can't be anything but a dedicated track car.
• Currently gutted and running ok with a new engine. Needs more parts to be safe enough for a track day.

The photo in the CL ad

Getting dropped off

wrong battery, old shirt keeping it from shorting out on hood. RUSTY ass battery compartment. some duct tape.

rusted out floorboard

the KY license plate used to cover hole in floor along with the guy's parole meeting reminder found on top of the license plate. Was he trying to tell me something?

SE cloth interior no longer exists

I immediately had to rebuild the engine

CLEAN ENGINE!

this is what my garage looked like for about a year.

the first of many breakdowns while working out bugs

A Complete 924SE

There is a lot of confusion about what distinguishes a real 924SE. I found a trashed, but complete one about an hour and a half south of my house. I went down to have a look. I would have bought it, but I don't have the room and my experiences with the above car put a nasty taste in my mouth… (insert some joke about a nasty baby rat.) Here are some photos of the correct interior, mud flaps and wider rear rims on a real 924SE: