BRIEF MANUFACTURER DETAILS AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY OF CAR:

In model year 1975, thanks to turbocharging, a particularly powerful version of the Porsche 911 – the 911 Turbo – came onto the market.  Since its market launch in 1975, the 911 Turbo (initially named internally as the 930) has been the top-of-the-range model in the 911 model line.

The 930 featured flared rear wings, which gave it an extra 12 cm in width. Black stone guard film was applied in front of the rear wheel arches. The rear lid featured a distinctive rear wing with a wide black hard-rubber border.

Until 1977, the rear lid was made of glass fiber-reinforced plastic. As of MY 1978, the lid was made from sheet steel and the fixed plastic rear wing for mounting the charge-air cooler was made much bigger. The Turbo was also given an exhaust system with twin tailpipe. Exhaust gases only escaped through the left pipe when the boost-pressure control valve of the turbocharger was open.

As of 1987, the Turbo model was also available in the Targa and Cabriolet body types.

For 1989, the 4-speed manual transmission was replaced with a 5-speed version.

Displacement/power:
– 1975-77 – 3.0 liters, 260 hp
– 1978-89 – 3.3 liters, 300 hp

BRIEF STORY OF THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE: 

This particular Porsche was a barn yard find in Sarasota, Florida during April 2023. It had been in storage for over 25 years. The current owner fully restored the vehicle and was completed at the end of 2023.