PAUL STANLEY's 1988 Porsche For Sale

April 27, 2007, 17 years ago

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The following report is courtesy of Robert Morast from Argusleader.com:

Despite what the legions of Kiss Army members try to tell you, it's never cool to go to a concert wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the logo of the band you're about to hear.

But, I have to wonder, is it cool if you go to a concert driving a car previously owned by a member of the band you're about to hear?

It's a question I suspect will be answered only by someone willing to spend $19,975 to determine the answer.

If that amount sounds like chump change in the quest for sociological advancement, go to Mark Juhl Auto Sports right now and hand over the 20 stacks needed to drive away in a 1988 Porsche 928 S4 previously owned by Kiss frontman Paul Stanley.

At this point in the conversation, there are two more questions worth asking: Was this black ride really owned by the Paul Stanley? And, if so, why is it sitting in a car lot showroom on the north side of Sioux Falls?

Fortunately, Mark Juhl doesn't mind answering such questions.

The car salesman proves the Starchild owned this Porsche by freely sharing the car's title - which curiously is in Paul Stanley's name, not his birth name of Stanley Eisen - and providing a document that shows the car was insured by the Kiss company. And just in case there's any further doubt, the title is paired with a Paul Stanley trading card.

As for its journey to Sioux Falls, Juhl says the car landed in Iowa after Stanley ditched it. The Porsche subsequently was traded in to Billion Automotive and sold to a fellow who sold it Juhl.

Voila.

So, how powerful is the pull of this rock star sports car to Kiss fans?

Juhl says he regularly is e-mailed by curious Kiss fans who found the listing online. And at least one woman who claimed to "know" Stanley had her picture taken with the car because, well, she "knows" Stanley.

Diehard Stanley or Kiss fans probably remember this car was up for auction on eBay last year - I'm not sure if it sold. And that Stanley drove a very similar Porsche in the video for Kiss' "Reason to Live."

Naturally, Stanley's attachment to the car's history amps up the vehicle's intrigue.

But Juhl says Stanley doesn't have enough pull to boost the Porsche's price.

"It would have to be somebody more famous than him, like Elvis Presley ... then it would increase the value," Juhl says. "Paul Stanley is very famous. But it would only increase the value to a Kiss fan."

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