Porsche 944 S2 Cabriolet “Statue of Liberty” – 1988 – Original Poster by Porsche AG (Germany) European marque, American icon: a launch‑era studio image for the U.S. market Offset lithograph | 102 × 76 cm | Germany Introduction Shot in polished, late‑’80s studio style, this large-format factory poster sets a midnight‑black 944 S2 Cabriolet under sculptural lighting: top down, sand‑beige upholstery glowing against a piano‑gloss body. The visual masterstroke is the silhouetted Statue of Liberty cast across the bonnet and windscreen—an elegant, single‑gesture metaphor for performance arriving on American shores. Typography is as restrained as the car is theatrical: the script “Cabriolet” on the front spoiler, a compact “944 S2 Cabriolet” model lock‑up at lower left, and a quiet PORSCHE wordmark grounding the base. More than a beauty shot, the image captures a precise brand moment: the S2 as the apex of Porsche’s four‑cylinder transaxle line, and the Cabriolet extending the marque’s open‑air lineage to a wider, aspirational audience. The cool tonality, mirror‑clean reflections, and minimal copy are textbook European automotive photography of the period. Why It Matters Produced for short showroom campaigns, dealer B1s of this scale were routinely hard‑used; survivors in strong condition are consequently scarce. The poster distills transatlantic ambition into a single icon—the Liberty silhouette—making it a crossover piece for collectors of Porsche ephemera, design‑led advertising, and modernist motoring graphics. It is also a crisp document of late‑1980s prestige marketing, where studio craft and brand understatement do the heavy lifting. For transaxle enthusiasts, it marks the S2 Cabriolet’s arrival with uncommon conceptual clarity and factory provenance. Poster Details - Year: 1988 - Country: Germany - Size: 102.00 × 76.00 cm - Format: B1 - Studio / Publisher: Porsche AG, Stuttgart‑Zuffenhausen Condition Good vintage condition with strong color and clean surfaces; light handling consistent with showroom display. Well preserved for a large‑format dealer poster of this period