photo courtesy Mecum Auctions

$20,250 – 22,500

Another transaxle Porsche, also a 924, that deserves a collector’s eye is the one-year only (in the U.S.) 924 S. Instead of the 2.0-liter VW-based motor of the earlier cars it featured a defined version of the M44/40 from its stablemate, the 944. This meant performance not only on par with the Turbo cars (along with the reliability that benefits normally aspirated cars), but because of lighter weight and a sleeker body, it kept pace with the 944 at an entry-level cost. With nearly 9,000 produced in MY 1987, they’re not particularly rare, but they don’t often come to market. This has made for a steady increase in value in the last several years and there’s no reason the think that won’t continue.