I have always loved the look of the 944 - that Coke-bottle shape gets me every time. Around the time of my birthday, I’d been swapping a few emails with a chap on the south coast about his 944 for sale, for reasons which will become obvious. The deal never happened and I sort of forgot about it. Anyway, lo and behold, today I see the car for sale still and the timing this end is much better. So I bought it.

 What’s the big deal over an ancient 944, that has not run for over 10 years and apparently needs a LOT of work to get through the test? Watch carefully: