Porsche Classics Register

[Gdaybruce]

I called in at the Porsche Classic stand at the Goodwood Revival on Friday and asked when my 987 would qualify for registration as a classic. The answer was next year, probably, when the model has been discontinued for 10 years.

To be honest I'm not sure what the benefits are but I was interested to find out that I might qualify so soon!

[Menoporsche]

Hmm. Couldn't we say the 987.1 has been discontinued already for more than 10 years?

[½cwt]

You get a registration card, free annual Porche Classic book, free number plate holders, 15% off OPC fitted parts, 4 free wash and vacs a year, for starters.

[Ninesomething]

On that basis....👍

[Terryg]

The 981 came out in 2013 so my guess is they were counting the 987.1 and 987.2 as the same product range.

[Stuart21UK]

I think the 981 was 2012......perhaps delivery's were later 2012, early 2013 though?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Boxster/Cayman

[½cwt]

7 hours ago, Stuart21UK said:

I think the 981 was 2012......perhaps deliveries were later 2012, early 2013 though?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_Boxster/Cayman

Yes, 2012 Model Year was the first model year for the 981, but unusually is also the last model year for the 987.  Some research in the V=Pages of the parts catalogues shows that 987 production ceased in May 2012 and the 2011 model year ran August 2010 to June 2011 and 2012 model year running June 2011 to May 2012.  The 981 cat shows production started in June 2012 listed as 2013 Model Year cars (although parts cat is titled 2012 - 2016) and from then on, the model year continues to change in June rather than August as it did historically.

 

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7 hours ago, Terryg said:

The 981 came out in 2013 so my guess is they were counting the 987.1 and 987.2 as the same product range.

To Porsche the 987 is the 987 as an overall model, no .1 and .2, although what we call the .2 is sufficiently different to have a different official parts catalogue.

 

The above notwithstanding it looks as though Porsche define a 'Classic' as model types out of production for 20+ years.

Edited September 23, 2022 by ½cwt

[Terryg]

 

On 9/23/2022 at 11:16 PM, ½cwt said:

Yes, 2012 Model Year was the first model year for the 981, but unusually is also the last model year for the 987.  Some research in the V=Pages of the parts catalogues shows that 987 production ceased in May 2012 and the 2011 model year ran August 2010 to June 2011 and 2012 model year running June 2011 to May 2012.  The 981 cat shows production started in June 2012 listed as 2013 Model Year cars (although parts cat is titled 2012 - 2016) and from then on, the model year continues to change in June rather than August as it did historically.

 

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To Porsche the 987 is the 987 as an overall model, no .1 and .2, although what we call the .2 is sufficiently different to have a different official parts catalogue.

 

The above notwithstanding it looks as though Porsche define a 'Classic' as model types out of production for 20+ years.

But the 986 ceased in 2004 and yet qualifies for classic status doesn't it?

[½cwt]

3 hours ago, Terryg said:

 

But the 986 ceased in 2004 and yet qualifies for classic status doesn't it?

Sorry, mis-typed, 10 years after type production ends...