Porsche 928 Found: Tom Cruise “Risky Business” Car

The famous line from the Film: “Porsche, there is no substitute.”

Here is the Backgrounder: What Model Year was the Porsche 928 — Actually Driven by Tom Cruise — in the Movie? How many different cars were used? There is much debate about this. Read the Download Article below!

The car made such an impression on one fan, Lewis Johnsen, that more than a decade later he hired a private investigator to help track it down, according to an August 2007 article in the Porsche enthusiast magazine named Excellence.

One of 4 Porsche “Risky Business” Movie cars (not the one in the Lake) came to Scottsdale Arizona to get Serviced at https://www.exoticmotorwerks.com/ Exotic Motorwerks by the Infamous Porsche Master Tech – Dan. Hint — Look Porsche 928 License Plate # in the Movie. See Film Clip below ….

And this is the Story – from multiple sources – about how the Porsche 928 driven in the movie was finally located. It’s a Fun read. Download it HERE:

Johnsen also shot footage of his efforts to find the car—including interviews with the film’s producer and others—with the intent of eventually creating a documentary, called “The Quest for RB 928.”

Johnsen discovered that four Porsches had been used during filming, including a gutted one that, in another memorable scene, plunges into Lake Michigan.

4 Porsches were used for the Film

The Porsche 928 was an interesting choice for the film. Having its engine up front, rather than at the rear, as with the iconic Porsche 911, the 928 was a huge departure for the German car company and a novelty at the time. Details like its pop-up headlights, all the rage in the ‘80s, caused a stir by canting forward in a unique way.

The 928 was on sale from 1978 to 1995 and was the first mass-produced Porsche with a V8 engine. It remains the only V8-powered coupe the company has ever sold.

According to the Excellence article, “Risky Business” writer and director Paul Brickman chose the 928 over rarer Ferraris or Lamborghinis because those would have been too exotic for Joel’s father to drive every day. He considered the Porsche 911, on the other hand, to be too mundane, as it is relatively common for a high-end sports car. The larger, more luxurious 928 split the difference perfectly. “Today, however, a 928 is much less desirable than a 911 of the same vintage.”

The amount that the “Risky Business” Porsche fetched at Profiles in History’s Hollywood Treasures from the Vault auction on July 31 is in the range that had been expected. The auction house—which did not
identify the seller—had estimated that the car would go for $40,000 to $60,000. In the end, the winning bid was $40,000, plus a $9,200 buyer’s premium.