A Porsche police car that played an active role in the early days of the United Arab Emirates.
The first sports car adopted by the Federal Police of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was reportedly a Porsche 924.
It has now been announced that Porsche Center Abu Dhabi and Al Ain have restored this Porsche 924 and officially returned it to the Abu Dhabi Police.
The Al Maqta Museum, where the handover ceremony took place, is said to be one of the oldest police facilities in Abu Dhabi.
Furthermore, this Porsche 924 will also be exhibited at the "Icons of Porsche festival" to be held in Dubai from November 21st to 22nd, 2026. After the event, it will return to the Al Maqta Museum and be permanently stored there.
This Porsche 924 was reportedly introduced by the Abu Dhabi police in 1979 to serve as a bodyguard for Queen Elizabeth II during her first visit to the newly established UAE.
The United Arab Emirates is now known for using various sports cars as police cars (such as Bugatti and Lamborghini), and Porsche has also introduced 911s and Taycans as police cars in the UAE and surrounding Gulf regions. However, it turns out that the Porsche 924 was actually the pioneer of these sports car police cars.
Therefore, restoration work has begun to return this historically significant Porsche 924 to a condition befitting its place in the history of the UAE.
The restoration team reportedly did not use modern decals, but instead carefully reproduced the original painted signature.
50-year history of Porsche transaxle models
The Porsche 924 was the first transaxle model, bringing a new balance to Porsche sports cars with its front engine and rear gearbox/differential configuration.
Other transaxle models include the 928, 944, and 968.
As Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the birth of its transaxle-equipped models, transaxle models will be the highlight of the Icons of Porsche Festival to be held in Dubai in 2026.
Therefore, displaying this restored Porsche 924 is perfectly suited to this event.
I wrote the other dayMission MatcherIt sounds like a great event to be able to enjoy a drink while admiring this Porsche 924 police vehicle.
I'd love to go to a Porsche event in Dubai someday.
Source:(Official) Royal duty: Historic Porsche 924 restored
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I'm Rika, the author of this article. Since I got my hands on a Porsche 911, I've been completely hooked on Porsches and I can't stop loving them, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are the 911 Carrera (2/991), 911 Carrera Cabriolet & 911 Carrera T (1/992), GT3 (1/997) and 718 Cayman GT4 RS.
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