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  1. idart

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    #1826 idart, Dec 1, 2013
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    The Christophourus February 1975 issue's article on the turbo included a photo of the 3 liter engine with an unusual air filter housing that had a small circular air intake that was different than the production cars. The article also included a graphic from Porsche that compared the performance and torque of the new Porsche Turbo 3-liter engine 950/50 (K-Jetronic) to the Carrera 2.7-liter engine 911/83 (MFI).
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  2. joe sackey

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    Excellent info idart!
     
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    Absolutely! Glad to see them still around.. I think Stoddard and Brumos are the oldest "enthusiast" dealers left now that Vasek Polak's is no more.
     
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    I believe these may have been available in through the Sports Purpose catalog. Some were Cibie while other were Marchal although interchangeable in the same housing.
     
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    #1830 Giuliakeka, Dec 3, 2013
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    Here is the daN forces check at the annual control of a 75 930. daN forces are close to kilogramme. The control was done with 1/3 of fuel and the controller on board but without spare wheel and jack.
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    Interesting - what's the source?
     
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    The 3 liter Turbo Carrera is such a Porsche icon.
     
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    Source is the control of my car..
     
  10. joe sackey

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    #1835 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2013
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    This was 2 years ago:
    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/140953591-post1.html

    Below is this morning. Hey, at least he turned the car around. Apparently, it fires right up and drives just fine.

    FWIW, please do not e-mail or private message me about this car. I have already spoken to the owner in person and offered cold hard cash. This car is not for sale. Its destiny is to remain on this driveway (as it has the last 10 years) until it rots to the ground, unfortunately.

    This is the same car I proposed to Porsche Ag to fully restore and re-deliver as new. They said they could do that, no problem. For $300,000 +. Excuse the crappy cellphone pics please.
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    #1836 idart, Dec 4, 2013
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    Joe, thanks for posting the new photos. Despite the sad condition of this Turbo Carrera, it was an excellent way to start this thread as it’s a reflection of the demise of so many of these great cars. In the U.S., there’s no doubt the attrition rate for 3 liter 930’s is very high as they were the one’s most molested, abused, left for dead or returned to Germany. I looked at a white ’77 930 a few months before I bought my ’75 and it was severely neglected as it had also been in the elements for 10+ years. It was once a stunning and very rare 930 with non-optioned sunroof, driver’s only mirror and tartan dress inserts on the black sport seats.
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    #1840 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2013
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    Look closely and you'll see reflectors on this early brown USA car also, which interestingly has amber turn-signal lenses! I don't think they had quite sorted out the USA spec yet when this press image was taken.
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    #1841 joe sackey, Dec 4, 2013
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    I don't know if this has been already pointed out, but here is a period image showing the placement of the "25 years of Porsche - driving in its purest form" decal at the bottom of the rear 'screen. Also note Eu/ROW car without rear reflectors in bumper strips.
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    #1842 idart, Dec 5, 2013
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    Interesting in that this does appear to be a U.S. 930 with sugar scoop headlight bezels and large rear bumper pads. In addition, it has the small secondary tail vent indicating "no A/C" so it may have been “A/C delete” if it was delivered to the U.S. market. I’ve never seen a U.S. Porsche 930 factory delivered with “A/C delete” but perhaps they do exist.

    The U.S. Turbo Carrera (sugar scoops, front bumper parking lights, and large rear bumper pads) featured in the ‘75/76 Turbo maintenance manual (turbo decal section) also has the RoW rear bumper reflectors.
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    This is GLP 870N (’75 -0015) from the Dec ’74 car magazine. Nice catch on the 25 years decal but there's not enough resolution from the magazine's photo to determine if it is the English or German version.
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    #1845 joe sackey, Dec 5, 2013
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    Thanks for sharing!

    Here is the blurb:

    Oldest operational 930 in Australia. A pre-production car built for Champion F1 driver Alan Jones Yes you did read correctly. This is a 1975 model! It is one of the two in Australia and it has an original 164,000 km on the clock.
    It was delivered with 16" Fuchs wheels (production models had 15"), factory sunroof, fog lights and all the bells and whistles.
    Seats and doors all re-covered in custom made leather.
    This is a seriously quick car that needs to be driven seriously.
    After 13 years of ownership I am parting with this car much to the regret of my wife.
    No tyre kickers please
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    I think we can now conclude that IF a 3.0 930 has the 25th decal, the correct place is the LOWER rear 'screen.
     
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    Clearly, there was a bit of mix-and-match with the early cars!
     
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    #1848 rynoshark, Dec 5, 2013
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    Note that Japanese delivered 911 and 930 at that time also required sugar scoop headlights per Japanese regulations. They also had the orange front parking lights, so this isn't always an indicator of US-spec. Similarly, Italian had front parking lights but in white.

    However, I believe the Japanese delivered 911/930 still had the narrow bumperettes at least through 1976. The rear tail light lenses were the orange RoW style. Japanese regulations also required two mirrors.

     
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