Jeff Coe

Jeff Coe is the current advocate for the PCA 968 Register and lives in Connecticut with his family and two brightly colored 968s.

Articles by Jeff Coe

• Stamp collecting with my Porsche maintenance book

  Many of us like to collect stamps. When I was very young my mother told me about S&H Green Stamps. You…

  Wednesday, May 30, 2018

• Purple pain: A bold lesson in disappointment

  ​When I picked up my first 968 way back in 1996, I was thrilled. It was a 30K-mile example and a cabriolet.…

  Monday, February 12, 2018

• Seeing red in a special Porsche 968

  ​If you have visited the ​968 Register website, you know the 968 was available with 98 different…

  Monday, December 11, 2017

• Will the real ‘last 968’ please come forward?

  During any vehicle's production run, there are always a few significant examples produced. Some of these…

  Monday, September 25, 2017

• Oh, how a trip to the junkyard has changed

  When I first got into cars back in high school, one of my friends offered me a ride to the local junkyard…

  Tuesday, June 06, 2017

• It’s alive! Bringing an engine back from the dead

  I have been working on cars for 40 years now and truly enjoy the pastime. I really feel a bond with my…

  Monday, March 27, 2017

• 2017: New year, new project

  You never know when one is going to sneak up on you — a new project, that is. And that is what happened…

  Tuesday, January 24, 2017

• A rare MCO for a 968

  ​Like most of you, I have a supporting collection of 968-related memorabilia in addition to my 968…

  Monday, November 28, 2016

• The 2017 Porsche 968?

  Well, not quite. But in case you haven't heard, Porsche has decided to bring its first, inline four-cylinder…

  Tuesday, September 13, 2016

• What is the most expensive 968 in North America?

  As the advocate for the PCA 968 Register, I often receive membership applications from current owners…

  Friday, May 27, 2016

• When is a 1993 Porsche really a 1994?

  So, you have a 1994 North American 968. While attending a Porsche Club of America show, you park next…

  Friday, December 04, 2015

• Old postcard shows what defines Porsche ownership

  On a recent visit to see my mother, she handed me a postcard she had found buried in my father's things.…

  Friday, October 09, 2015

• This unique 968 shows true dichotomy in a Porsche

  ​When looking at the modern-day car, it is amazing how we can change the personality of our vehicle…

  Monday, October 13, 2014

• Mourning a dying friend: The manual transmission

  ​I can still remember my first time so well. Ahh, the excitement, the anticipation, the embrace —…

  Monday, August 04, 2014

• Any color Porsche you want — seriously

  Of the 4,242 North American 968s produced between 1992 and 1995, Porsche's "color to sample" option was…

  Monday, April 07, 2014

• In search of the ‘Hollywood’ 968

  Recently, I was perusing an issue of Christophorus that featured an article about Porsches used in various…

  Friday, November 01, 2013