Well, I fell into what I thought was a deal, probably not, but I am happy.  It
is a 1978 924 with 69,000 (miles) on the clock.  New brakes, tires, brake
lines, fuel line, and most body panels cleaned and painted (the doors, hood and
driver fender need to be stripped and painted yet).  I am waiting for a new
Master cylinder, as that is shot, and for some time to work my way through the
electrical issues it has.

So the problems as I see it on this car are:  
1.  The master cylinder is dead.
       This is no big deal, I have one on order.
2.  The brake lights don't work
       I assume if the cylinder is dead, that there is not enough pressure to
trip the brake switch?  So this should be fixed with the MC.
3.  The turn signals came on, but do not blink.
       I removed what I call the flasher on all of my US built cars.  Could
not find a suitable replacement, and put it back in.  It works.  JFM.
4.  Only the oil gauge in the middle gauges/clock package work.
5.  The radio doesn't work.
6.  The head lights/running lights do not work.
7.  The head lights do not raise up.  The previous owner (his wife) indicated
her husband always had to manually crank them up.(Impressive design BTW)  I
assume this means the lights came on.
8.  The wife claims that the car will kill the battery.
       I have not put a amp meter on this yet, but when I tried the arc test
it was dead, nothing sparking.  When I got in the car to drive it home (yes,
with a bad master cylinder, but wait it gets better) I checked the radio, and
it was on, with no sound.  I have since turned it to OFF.
9.  The parking brake cable was removed.
10.  A previous owner has installed a "magic switch" that will give the car
more power.  This was removed, with what appears to have been force.
11. At speed the steering is loose.  It take a good turn of the wheel to
actually get the car to correct.
12. I appear to be missing a lot of seals.
13. There is standing water in the rear tail lights.

I found the unusual (at least to me) fuses this car takes, so I hope to start
swapping out the fuses to replace the burned out ones.  I have a Haynes manual
for it, but no were can I find what the fuses are supposed to be rated at.  A
couple of them have been replaced with glass ones that are just a hair to
small.  I found this site
(http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/elect-10.htm)  but this for a 944.

The two main issues I am wrestling with are that I am not familiar with the
Porsche line of cars, to know the family of cars sharing the same engine or
bodies.  As well as this, I can not find a comprehensive aftermarket dealer.  
Specifically the parking brake.  I can not find a replacement for this for this
car.  Since this is a 4 speed I do not feel comfortable with out one.

So even though the two hour drive home was with weak brakes, no signals, no
brake lights it put a smile on my face that is hard to wipe off.  I was
followed by my wife most of the time, and used hand signals (which in
retrospect hanging ones arm out of the window of a car in Detroit probably
isn't a fantastic idea).  Once I got off the freeways and onto the country
highways it was a bit easier driving.  I took some corners hard (primarily
because I couldn't slow down with the brakes) and it stayed level and the
wheels where they were supposed too.  This little car is going to be a lot of
fun!

Paul