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Standard Equipment

The 3.0 Turbo was used by Porsche as the basis for homologation of the 911 Turbo Carrera RSR but was not  the stripped out lightweight special originally envisaged, but was presented to the public as a luxuriously appointed sports car, capable of carrying two people and their luggage long distances at high speed and in comfortable surroundings.  This particular example has black half leather Recaro sport seats, blue thick pile carpet, electric sunroof and windows - plus it's original Blaupunkt radio cassette sound system.

Additional Equipment

The UK specification of the 911 Turbo comes with electrically operated windows and sunroof, 15" Fuchs Alloy Wheels, Whale Tail Rear Spoiler, Front and Rear Fog Lights.

Model history

The 911 Turbo (Type 930) represents the coming together of two Porsche race programmes. When Porsche 917s were effectively banned from motorsport for being too successful in the CanAm series, rather than let all that turbocharged engine technology and experience go to waste, they applied it very effectively to their normally aspirated 911 Carrera RSR race car - so much so that they very nearly won the Le Mans 24 Heures first time out, despite being forced to run in a Prototype class. (They came 2nd, and the cause of their problem was a failed 5th gear - draw your own conclusions as to why the 911 turbo was only available with a very strong  4 speed gearbox up until 1989) The roadgoing 911 Turbo (Type 930) was the basis for homologation of the original turbo Carrera, which then went on to spawn the 934 and 935 variants, which were still winning races in the early 1980's...

Excluding the US spec 3.0 Turbo Carreras, there were only 1623 European and RoW 3.0 911 turbos built, and finding original specification examples is getting ever more difficult. This has led to considerable price rises in Europe, where it is possibly recognised that the next distinct model on from the iconic 1973 2.7RS in terms of homologation for international motorsport was the 3.0 litre 930.  Between 1975 and 1977, only 36 RHD examples of this model were officially imported by Porsche Cars Great Britain, making this one of the scarcest of Porsche 911 models. This specific car, chassis  0663, was the last but one of the 1976MY cars built; chassis 0664 was also RHD but went to Australia

Exterior

The bulging wheel arches and whale tail spoiler of the original 911 Turbo were a total shock to the public in 1974, yet they served a purpose. Not only did they allow for the homologation of even larger wheels, arches and wings, but in standard form, the increased stability and poise of the car, especially at speed, has to be experienced to be believed...... even more so when you consider this car is 34 years old.  This particular example looks fabulous in it's original Grand Prix White which contrasts beautifully with the black mouldings and window surrounds.

Wheels Tyres and Brakes

Running on it's original 15 inch Fuchs alloy wheels, tyres fitted are 205 50 fronts and 225 50 rears. The RS derived brakes require a firm push to operate, as they are not servo assisted. This gives you plenty of feel, and when required to wipe off speed, they do.

Engine and Transmission

The 3.0 litre engine with a single turbocharger is an unstressed unit, even when operating at full boost, and it is quite feasible to pootle around all day at legal speeds without even bothering the turbocharger, which effectively comes on boost at a little below 3000rpm.  Likewise the 4 speed gearbox is more than adequate for the job, having been engineered to cope with almost double the power output of the competition derivatives.  Both the engine and gearbox have been rebuilt. The engine by Autofarm, at 70870 miles, in 1984, and the gearbox by 930 Motorsport, at 138496 miles, in 2000.

Interior and Equipment

At the time this car was delivered, the interior was cutting edge teutonic style and comfort, and such was the quality and style of the original materials, the cabin is still a good environment to be driving in today. When this car was being bulit, Porsche Cars GB were still finalising the spec for UK cars, and as a consequence, whilst this car does have an electric sunroof, it does not have air conditioning. People who are familiar with early 911 air conditioning systems will appreciate that this is no great loss...... and in terms of weight and weight distribution, it is a definite bonus!

Road Test

It's been a while since I've driven a 3.0 turbo, and what a pleasure reacquaintance proved to be..... without doubt the greater overall weight and very slight rearward shift of the later 3.3s engine location took something away from the dynamic performance of the original.  This car will quietly burble along either suburban roads or motorways in an utterly fuss free fashion, but once warmed up, if you feel the need for speed, just change down a cog - or two - and floor the throttle. Provided that you are in the right gear, the response is immediate...... those tales of interminable turbo lag nearly all emanate from standardised magazine road test procedures that made no allowance for the fact that at low revs you effectively have a very low compression normally aspirated engine, which is never going to set the world alight.  And what of the allegedly lousy brakes? Well, an emergency decelaration on the motorway, thanks to an errant caravan forcing a lorry to take avoiding action straight into the path of the car in front of me, worked very well indeed and thankfully without drama.

History File

This car has only had 3 owners (the last for 23 years) and it comes with a comprehensive history file going back to 1980. What was particularly edifying is that the guys at Autofarm who looked after it back then had good memories of the car, and were delighted to be reacquainted with it.