Nardone's re-imagined 928

[Lowencash]

Hoping this is news to everyone. Nardone Automotive has re-imagined the 928. Naturally there are plenty of upgrades. https://tinyurl.com/34asrkje

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[Pefa]

I think it is amazing that the 928 finally get some attention in this nieche of the market.

I really like what they have done with the interior and also many of the exterior changes. The front of the car could be better but really cool!

[kmaneh]

I like the interior, but the exterior leaves me cold. I like the Panamera coupe idea better.

[JohnT]

wish someone would come up with an LED treatment for the rear tail lights....im sure it could be worked into the existing buckets.
johnT
87 S4 supercharged
Beautiful BC

[Tom]

wish someone would come up with an LED treatment for the rear tail lights....im sure it could be worked into the existing buckets.
johnT
87 S4 supercharged
Beautiful BC

calling @Carmagic...

[Carmagic]

wish someone would come up with an LED treatment for the rear tail lights....im sure it could be worked into the existing buckets.
johnT
87 S4 supercharged
Beautiful BC

I don't have access to a 928, however, if you would check what type of bulbs are in the tail lights, I may have them. I supply complete External LED kits for 911, 914, 944.

Here is the listing of individual LEDs.

http://carmagic.us/led-bulbs.html

Cheers
Engelbert

[dr bob]

I think the S4+, and then particularly the GTS with the horizontal bar in the middle, would do really well with LED arrays. Replacing existing bulbs with LED drop-ins can be an improvement, but it seems like they tend to be way brighter than originals. Lots of bulbs in the original housing already, so lots of lights back there as they came from the factory.

Pre-S4 cars (before 1987 models) with the separate lamp nacelles seem to do well with LED bulbs and some refurbishing of the lenses and especially the reflectors. Those housing seem to suffer more from water intrusion and therefore corrosion. Access to them requires some more-than-casual surgery even just for bulb changes.

The bulb warning system needs some upgrading if you change bulb types too. At least if you want to maintain original functionality.

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Tangent --

After driving later cars, the original headlights and even the aux main beams seem woefully inadequate. Like yellow candles trying to support supercar performance, and they just come up way short. The E-spec H4's are better than the DOT blob-throwers as far as pattern, but even those can use some modernization I think. Of course the 8" lens size is a challenge. There seems to be a broad assortment of 9" LED units for some late Jeep vehicles for instance, maybe something that could be trimmed a bit to modernize the headlights anyway. Otherwise there are some projector retrofits to consider. Part of that challenge is building a clear polycarbonate lens to cover them. There are some H4 polycarbonate lens replacements available, but those won't work in front of projectors which already shape the beam pattern.

Meanwhile... The car I have now is being kept to original for all but a few invisible things. I had a workshop full of projects when I got the car 25+ years ago now, so I promised myself that it would stay original and out of the projects bay. So far it's been super reliable following that philosophy. Fingers crossed...

[marin]

I just watched a video on this.

[blueline]

I just watched a video on this.

The car and the build is awesome - add a bunch of exclamation points to that thought. It's certainly not what I'd call a restomod - no way! It's all brand new and is an extremely high quality build that's also apparently magnificently engineered based on what I've read and seen online.

The interior is gorgeous (I picked up on the vastly superior audio system build too) and the exterior proportions (and balance) redesign works for me. No distractions as Nordone Automotive states. I think this might be an absolute stunner and a winner in a whole lot of respects. Only eight intro models being built. At over $500k each, certainly not cheap. No matter - beauty personified in my book.

Some more links of merit with descriptions, opinions and info:

https://www.nardone-automotive.com/the-928

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/articl ... our-dreams

https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/pors ... 234692050/

[Spring44]

They can lose those old Corvette wheels for all I care. Really looks out of place here.