Thanks guys! As with all my model-specific threads, I promise to help make it a good resource for this particular variant of the 930.
Brian, regarding the trim, I think it was simply a matter of the fact that the application process for the satin black on the early cars wasn't great and it tended to fade away with time. Looks cool though. On some cars you can see this happening unevenly across the car, such as this car below where the rear window trim satin black is completely gone, but the wear is different on each side of the car as it relates to the rear side windows. The headlight bezels for the USA cars were all the same (look at the Steve Mc Queen car in this thread and many others) but people tend to change these out for the European look. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
in my opinion, the 3.0s wil become more respected and valuable than the later 911 turbo's in the same regard as the early Jag EKEs vs the newer (70s) models.
A Turbo Carrera that I believe is still owned by the original buyers. The photos at the front of the car show the owners with the car in the 1970s and then there is another photo of the owners with the car 30+ years later. Hope you enjoy the photos. Best regards, Dino Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hey Pete yes doing well, hope the same for you! The 930 went to the Fatherland Germany bought sight unseen, had alot of interest in it when I put it up 4 sale, getting the itch again for another, maybe thought Id try something different perhaps a hopped up Beck 550 Spyder James Dean Special.
First post over here, hallo to all from Italy. Great one-model thread, and nice to see it on a Ferrari forum. From my experience, early turbos are fun cars, and even if they are less powerful than the later 3.3 intercooled ones, they are much lighter and more rewarding; having owned both, the 3.0 has more immediate reactions and is raw in its power delivery, while the 3.3 is more refined, comfortable but more of a “grand-touring” car than a sports car. In my opinion, the 3.0 litre turbo still have that magic driving experience (lightness, precise reactions) of the early 911s coupled with the power of the turbo, the 3.3 litre are more refined cars, especially if loaded with A/Cs, sunroofs, electric seats, etc. Over here in Europe, 3.0 turbos are now quite valuable, especially the earlier and rarer 75MY cars, which are solid six-figure cars (in Euros) if perfect and unmolested. Some production figures of the 3.0 litre cars (please note that “My 76 production” for Porsche means from Sept 75 to July 76, so speaking of “75” or “76” can be a little bit misleading): MY1975 turbo VIN range: 9305700001-9305700284, ROW production only, 930/50 engine with 260hp, 1140kg (2513lbs) MY1976 turbo VIN range: 9306700001 - 9306700644 ROW, 930/50 engine up to Nov75, than 930/52 engine, both 260hp, 1195kg (2634lbs) MY1976 turbo carrera VIN range: 9306800001 - 9306800530 US&Jap, 930/51 engine, 245hp, 1195kg (2634lbs) MY1977 turbo VIN range: 9307700001 - 9307700695 ROW (2634lbs), 930/52 engine, 260hp, 1195kgs (2634lbs) MY1977 turbo carrera VIN range: 9307800001 - 9307800727 US&Jap, 930/53 engine, 245hp, 1195 kgs (2634lbs). Please also note that the racing 934 and 935 cars (that won almost everything in those years, from 1st OA at 24h Le mans downwards) for My76 had VINs in the range of the normal production cars, while from My 77 they had dedicated VINs. I have a 1975 car, bought 4 years ago from the first owner and totally restored, one of my favourite cars and definetly a keeper. No A/C, no sunroof, just sport seats and /50 tires, what you need and nothing you don't need. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Welcome Andrea. Awesome first post! Please share more. Love your 3.0 car. Black Watch tartan! Cool early door mirror like this prototype.. Image Unavailable, Please Login
So true. Porsche ruled in that era.. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Forgot to mention the book has a dedicated section covering delivery of the USA cars where we can see what their final spec looked like. Image Unavailable, Please Login
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJxE8WkBadM&hd=1[/ame] AUTOMOBILE magazine ~ "176.5 MPH Seventy-three-year-old Bill MacEachern is the original owner of this 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo, and he's put all 601,000 miles on it himself. That includes the drive from Canada to Texas for this event. In fact, his son Brian, a vintage-car racer, got to drive it for the first time here at the Texas Mile, and his reaction was "Holy ****, shift. Holy ****, shift. Holy ****, shift." That colorful reaction happened because the 3.4-liter flat six runs 17.5 psi of boost through custom inter-coolers into twin-plug heads and produces something like 550 hp at the wheels. Bill, whose fastest run was within 1 mph of his son's, has been a speed freak for some time. When his boys were little, he used to strap them in the back seat to visit racetracks around North America. On one particularly brisk trip home, he pointed to the speedometer needle and said to his sons: "See that? Don't let me ever catch you going faster than 150 mph." Good advice " Image Unavailable, Please Login
Nice, it has even its own thread I found as I was googling more info on this car! http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317688 Amazing story indeed. Any more info/pics!? From Toronto you think? It kinda looks familiar...
From the 3.0 production period.. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
USA sales brochure http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/literature/items/porsche/b6755-porsche-1976-brochure.php Image Unavailable, Please Login
Turbo Carrera sales literature issued in aluminum foil (!!) a rare piece indeed... I have a beautiful example and feel lucky. Here is one going for a song. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1975-1976-Porsche-911-930-Turbo-Carrera-Sales-Brochure-/220740938286 Image Unavailable, Please Login
