930 Turbo Carrera

Forgive me if this is a repost...

Detailed photos of a ’76 Turbo Carrera restoration at Grand Classic. I would have kept the original 380mm steering wheel and would not have painted the engine fan red but otherwise, it looks very nice.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpQpww8sx9I]Restauration PORSCHE 930 - YouTube[/ame]

Restauration - PORSCHE 930 Turbo 3.0 - Coupe - Bj. 1976 - GRAND CLASSIC - Restauration Klassisch Sportlicher Fahrzeuge und Oldtimer der Marke PORSCHE
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Posted already, but, yes, ditto your comments.

 

Does anyone else have a good photo of a US-spec 1977 Turbo Carrera fan decal? Thanks.

 

Was the red defrost knob installed upside down? In my '77 it was fitted this way with the text on the bottom, so I swapped it around thinking it was just put on wrong. But I noticed in at least one period magazine articles it appears to be upside down, for instance AMS May 1975.
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Just got my hands on one of these: Porsche 911 Turbo - 3 and 3.3 litre; Project no. 930 Osprey AutoHistory: Amazon.co.uk: Michael Cotton: Books

Good read.

 

An outstanding reference…

I would be an eager buyer of a new edition if Michael Cotton decided to do so for the upcoming Porsche Turbo 40th Anniversary.

 

Funny you mention these small idiosyncrasies, I cleaned my interior this summer and noticed the same thing on my car...I thought time had just worn off the decal, but no, it was install upside down? Or is that right side up? At least porsche was consistent. Btw Cotton's book is another turbo carrera owners must read...

 

+1 on the Cotton book. It was the 1st text that got my wheels re-spinning in the 930 direction before I bought my car. Thanks for reminding me. gonna re-address this for folks over on the early 3.3 thread.
Bud

 

The 1975 Porsche 930 Turbo featured in the December 1974 issue of Porsche Panorama. In the classified section, Stoddard Porsche+Audi advertised Peter Revson’s Daytona IROC 1974 RSR Porsche at $21,500.

A few excerpts from the article:

The new Porsche Turbo will definitely not be available for competition in 1975. Group 4 homologation of this model is sought for 1976.

Porsche has always built cars that fascinate the technicians who develop them as much as their drivers. The Porsche Turbo is such a car. With it, technical know-how and the Porsche Team’s experience in racing culminate in the superlative on wheels.

Porsche Turbos will become available for customers in Europe in the first few months of 1975. The projected estimated price will be around $25,500. At the moment, the Turbo will not pass current 1975 U.S. emissions standards, but the factory is “working on it.”
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...love this thread!!!...this is my first post...love every person on it especially joe sackey!...would love to meet all someday!...I am searching for a 930 coupe as we speak...doesn't have to be a garage Queen but a well maintained fair priced good one...there is never ANY mention of the cab cars...I own two 1988 cab cars ...both are fabulous...I guess a lot of people are only interested in the coupes ...anyone on this thread have any cab 930's?....they are really rare...I think down the line they will get much better love...hello to everyone on this thread and again thanks for such great thoughts and pics...Stuart

 

This thread is about the Turbo Carrera (930 from 75-77)
There were no cabs back then

 

I know that...thought this thread included ALL 930 as it is titled 930 turbo cab and there are discussions of the later 930's

 

930 turbo carrera ...still enjoy the thread and everyone on it...

 

I am continually impressed by the historical material you are unearthing. This has turned out to be quite a resource thanks to your added efforts.

 

Yes Rich, thank you, love the full page add from Stoddards. My car was originally sold from there and has spent most of its life in Northern Ohio. Nice to see where my car came from. I guess Stoddards was a large volume East coast Porsche dealer at that time?? I love the "tip of the month" for CIS motors. Definitely gotta find a copy of this Pano.

 

Porsche factory photo of a green (birch green?) 1975 930 Turbo on lifts (perhaps Weissach, note black 930 in front). This 930 appears to have perforated 911, 290mm diameter rear discs (vs. the larger Carrera 3.0 RS/RSR discs) and they appear to be mated to non-floating standard 911 brake hats (note the 28mm spacers are attached). Also note the “R” decal on the driver’s door??
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Rich,

Quite the green! Don’t know that I’m a fan of it but just like the colors we see on race cars anything goes…I guess.

Hard call on the rear brakes.
While the rear disk shown is perforated, internally cooled, and with a hat for the emergency shoes, the one piece design is somewhat different than the one used on the 3.0 or even the type that eventually found its way to the 3.3L cars. The disk portion is quite thin, like those found on the 3.0L 930’s that used the aluminum 911 calipers.
The 3.0L 930’s never received the holed disks due to cracking problems. When this one was machined, a fairly substantial inner flange was left on the disk surface. Was this an experiment for a fix for that cracking by removing metal to relieve surface tension after installing the holes or was it simply due to narrower calipers?
The backing plate is still in place so there is no question this car had its rear calipers mounted forward like the normal 3.0’s not rearward like the 934/5’s and 3.3L.

Bud

 

Gorgeous example in Sao Paulo
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Can anyone tell me if Cibie Driving lamps were an option for the 3.0 cars?
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April 1977 - Bernd Lage of German races a standard 3.0 in the International AvD Deutschland Trophy (Jim Clark Rennen) at Hockenheim
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Cibies were available from the factory at that time, but as far as I've found there is no option code for them. I've always presumed they were just written on the order form.

 

BTW the IROC RSR is still with the owner who acquired it at this time. Unfortunately the original high butterfly engine was sold to help finance the purchase, color was changed from Aubergine to Peru red. Stoddard Porsche is a legendary keeper of the Porsche flame, a significant part of the Porsche story in the USA.

 

Hi guys, please help me understand if there is something "fishy" about this car.

Serial number WP0JB0939GS050065

1986 with 60k miles and Buy it now price of $38k

What am I missing?

Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera Coupe 2 Door | eBay


thanks.

 

1977 Porsche Turbo Carrera with California plates, “Y Turbo” in a 1983 Porsche picture book.
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Been sitting for 10 years and that color is not the most appealing.