930 Turbo Carrera

Fiera di Padova , a restored 3.0 77 at porsche classic
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not much 3.0, this is the only one I have seen.
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Bellissima!

I assume there are very few 3.0 left in Italy, in the last 5 years several went back to Germany ...

 

1976 930 for sale interesting color

1976 Porsche 930 Turbo offered for auction #1783198 | Hemmings Motor News

 

As an owner of a '77, I find it amusing when '76 owners think their car is the only 3.0, non-intercooled car, as said in the above ad. I've seen it a few times.

Maybe it's the 16" wheels, or the boost gauge that throws them off.

 

As an owner of both a 1976 and 1977, I prefer the 1976 for the simple reason that it was the first year 3.0L US car and first year for Porsche to have produced a Turbo in the US. Besides that, they virtually identical to me. It's mental and Not physical. Just like bragging about having a 1964 911 I guess.... Oops, that's the 1975!

 

The two last PTS posted (brown and salmon) are really nice and special.

I just own a 77 and drove once a 76 ... To my mind the only difference is really in the servo added to the brakes for 77: it still has kind of weak brakes for the car but at least the effort to operate them is reduced.

 

To be honest the 77 is the better car, much improved, every addition makes it better. Rarer? Of course the 75 is rarer, but as I am not in for the value I prefer a 77.

BTW rdwinelover: There was never a Porsche Turbo produced in the US, but for the US, in Germany.

 

Not often seen 1/12 Otaki scale model kit of the Porsche Turbo in silver.
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I guess its a mater of taste and preference.

I really love the manual brakes on the 76.
And I prefer the look of 15" Fuchs over 16"

I think torsion bars and/or sway bar was beefed up for 77, which, I must admit, are genuine improvements.

 

i want that...

 

The simpler sway bar in the front fom '77 on was only a change to save cost. It is no improvement, just cheaper and less precise. The early versoin was required to be able to use the better sway bar in racing. After the car got its racing homologation, they changed it.

 

Knowledge here insane, learning so much, thanks for sharing.

 

@pquadrat: How donthey differ?

 

1976 model kit
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That doesn't look like Salmon to me- looks way too orange, Salmon has a lot more pink.

Phil

 

It might be Salmon, here is a picture of my Salmon Metallic 930
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You're right - hard to know, what a spectacular color, more copper than I remember.

Phil

 

Hello to all !
I am thinking to restore the interior of my car. ( My interior Is all original )
The front seats look bad ! but the leather is still soft.
The rear seats ( and the rear leather of the car ) are perfect ! ( Excellent and quite soft )
My carpets even though that are in very good condition they have discoloration in some places.
What would you advice me do ?
1) Change all the leather of the car
2) Change the leather only of the front seats
3) Try and dye only the front seats ?
4) Carpets can be dyed ? ( is the thicker type of the carpet available in order to change it ? )
Thank you for your help !!!
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Below the big line the 76 1/2-77 930 feels pretty much like the plush comfort offspring of the 75/early 76. If you have ever driven the homologation original with non-power brakes and the rest of its rude attitude you do understand why the early ones are the big ones.

 

I have not read about a 1976.5 car before. Can you explain what you mean? Are you referring to US cars or Euro only? I have a US 930 Turbo Carrera with a built on 11/1975. Might I assume you are referring to the few last Euro Homologized cars from 1976 vs the rest of the Euros from 1976?

 

Dino - I would try and clean the leather and carpet as best you can and leave original before doing anything. Perhaps even have some of it redyed. It will be very difficult to replicate.

 

Your interior doesn't look bad at all.
Clean it and apply leather care products. That's all I would do.
Original with a little faded is way cool than incorrect aftermarket finish.

 

Nostalgic 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo 3.0 Photoshoot - GTspirit

[size=+1]Nostalgic 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo 3.0 Photoshoot [/size]
By Surya Solanki - 25th October 2015

The Porsche 930 seen in the gallery below was the range-topping model of the first generation 911. Despite the oil crisis and onset of speed limits, this was the fastest production car available in Germany at the time of its launch and was solely focused on performance.

The turbocharged engine of the car produced 260 hp and that was good enough to help it sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds and 0 to 200 km/h in 20.1 seconds. Top speed of the 930 Turbo stood at 246 km/h.

Although 40 years later, the mechanics of the car are outdated, it looks stunning with the silver exterior paint and against the gorgeous backdrop. Its 4-speed manual can still bring a smile on the face of any enthusiast and although the Porsche is a bit slow during the lower rpms, it becomes a complete menace after crossing the 4000 rpm mark.

Porsche made some significant changes to 930 in 1978 by enlarging the engine to 3.3 liters and adding an air-to-air intercooler. This incremented the power output to 300 hp. Furthermore, the 0 to 100 km/h time improved to 5.4 seconds and the top speed stood at 261 km/h. After this model, three more variants came up as well.
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