đ Porsche 944 â Double SCCA National Championships â 1988 â Original Poster by Michael Osborne Design (USA)
Factory victory announcement for Porscheâs 944 program
| Screenprint on heavy paper | 102 Ă 76 cm | USA
đŹ Introduction
A crisp piece of lateââ80s corporate motorsport design, this factory poster splits a bright white field against a saturated orange panel, crowned by the PORSCHE 944 wordmark. âWINSâ lands in oversized condensed type, while a championship coupe skims the central seam and a halftone, noseâon race car punches out of the lower right. The screenprinted color planes and dotâscreen imageryâon thick stockâtelegraph both showroom polish and track grit, aligning perfectly with the 944âs dual identity.
Issued by Porsche Cars North America and designed by Michael Osborne Design, the layout distills highâperformance messaging into modular typography and clean geometry. Photography by Geoffrey Hewitt reinforces period authenticity, with production values typical of Porscheâs lateââ80s brand communications.
âš Why It Matters
This poster celebrates a rare âdoubleâ at the 1988 SCCA National Championships: Fred Bakerâs SSGT win in the 944 Turbo and David Finchâs GT2 title in the 944S, cementing the 944âs competitive credibility beyond the showroom. Dealer and distributor victory sheets were inherently ephemeralâtacked up in showrooms and workshops, then discardedâso large, US 30Ă40 screenprinted survivors in nearâmint condition are scarce. The piece intersects multiple collecting lanes: Porsche 944 and transaxle aficionados, SCCA historians, and graphic design collectors drawn to bold, modular typography and halftone motorsport imagery. As a succinct record of modelâline dominance, itâs both a period document and a galleryâready statement.
đ Poster Details
- Year: 1988
- Country: USA
- Size: 102 Ă 76 cm
- Format: US 30Ă40 (approx.)
- Studio / Publisher: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- Designer: Michael Osborne Design, Inc.
đ Condition
Near mint: flat, saturated color fields and clean halftone panels with minimal handling; frames beautifully. Ships safely rolled in a sturdy tube.