Saturday, January 14th, 2023, Mecum Auctions will be offering a 1988 PORSCHE 930 TURBO with the iconic slant nose option. One of only 145 factory Code M505 Flachbau Slantnose coupes imported into the U.S., this 1988 Porsche 930 registers only 65,830 miles on the odometer. Presented in Grand Prix White...
1976-1977 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 Coupe Pictures & Gallery ...
There are only a few annual auctions that have built the reputation of having prestigious and quality lot as Bonhams, The Monaco Sale spring event. On May 13, Bonhams is set to deliver as a number of distinguished vintage automobiles in different categories will be put on the block ready...
The body of the first experimental chassis, 9113600576-R5, was modified from a 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 and lacked a sophisticated aerodynamic package. The chassis was equipped with a 911/76 engine producing approximately 500 hp. In this configuration, the car weighed up to 750 kg....
1976 Porsche 912 E Pictures & Gallery...
This 1982 Porsche 911 Turbo was reportedly converted to BTR Lightweight specifications when new. RUF stripped the car to reduce weight, replacing parts with their own lightweight components. The car’s exterior was modified with RUF-designed front and rear valances for better aerodynamics and cooling. The car is finished in Grand...
In this video from Autotopia LA, host Shawn Davis introduces us to Derek Whitacre and his one-of-a-kind 1982 Porsche 911 SC. It’s not just any restomod—it’s a rolling theatre of noise, grip, and boost, blending vintage feel with modern performance upgrades. Built over nearly two decades, Derek’s 911 started life...
Porsche introduced the 930 Turbo in 1975, pairing a KKK turbocharger with the 3.0-liter Carrera RSR engine in road trim, delivering 260bhp for a top speed of 155mph. Beyond top speed, the Turbo distinguished itself as the best-equipped 911, featuring a remarkably flexible four-speed gearbox capable of accelerating from a...
There is nothing better Bitten by the car bug at an early age, Shawn was drawn around the aura of cars. Dissatisfied with the modern trend of assisted vehicles, Shawn took a step back into the fundamentals of driving. Grasping the feel of man and machine and the human reaction of...
Great sound, great engine! Filmed at Circuit Spa-Francorchamps, Zolder and the Nürburgring between 2011-2017. Great compilation of on-track fun in a bunch of 911 RSR 3.0 racecars....
Le Mans Classic, 6-8 July 2018: Grid 6 – The #67 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 (1975) driven by Michael Roock and Uwe Alzen, won the GTS class and finished a fine eighth overall in Grid 6 Michael Roock and Uwe Alzen are class winners again, winning the GTS class...
In 2015, famed tuner Akira Nakai of RWB Los Angeles transformed this 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe. The car boasts a widebody kit with a lengthened hood, extended fenders, and a ducktail spoiler. “Carrera” lettering adorns the sides, while “RAUH-Welt” graphics decorate the spoiler and windshield. Further modifications include drilled...
The 911 Carrera Club Sport was Porsche refocusing on what they do best – high performance, lightweight motoring. This is probably the most underrated Porsche ever made. Manufactured between August 1987 and September 1989 only 340 cars. It had a blueprinted, high revving engine mated to a modified short-shift, close-ratio G50 gearbox. It had track-bias suspension modifications too.
Porsche 911 (G-Body) Paint Color Options This post outlines all the color options for the original G-Body generation Porsche 911 over its production life, from 1973 model year through to end of 1989 production. We have official books and catalogs of all the color options for the G-Series Porsche 911s....
Porsche Option Codes – Porsche 911 (1984 Model Year) Looking to decode your 1984 Porsche 911 option codes? Want to know what those codes are in your 1984 Porsche 911 service manual? Then this is the post for you. We painstakingly researched all the Porsche option and equipment codes for...
One of the rarest Porsche 930 models was the hand-built 505-option ‘Flachbau’ or slant nose. This special-order Porsche package was inspired by the iconic twin-turbocharged 935 race cars and featured significant aerodynamic upgrades beyond the standard 930. The modified front end was part of a comprehensive set of enhancements designed...
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The 'Martini' edition of 1978, was identifiable by a set of side stripes similar to those that appeared on the 1976 British Motor Show 911 Turbo which was clad with the stripes to celebrate victories in the World Manufacturers Championship and the World Sports Car Championship, as well as the fourth consecutive racing season with sponsors Martini & Rossi. The stripes were so popular that Porsche quickly made them an option available to any owner as a factory or retro fit.
For the 1974 racing season 911 Carrera RSR 3.0 (246 kW) and RSR Turbo 2.1 (338+ kW) were created - the 3.0L for the customer teams and the 2.1 turbo for Porsche’s own team. The Carrera RSR 3.0 was made in small numbers for racing. The 3.0 RSR would go on to become the most successful Group 4 racing car of its time thanks to its combination of low weight, immense Porsche 917 brakes, impeccable handling, and a 330+hp naturally aspirated flat-6.
A rare 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera 2.8 RSR will be offered at Bonhams Cars on October 12, with an estimated value of up to $1,800,000. One of only 49 built and the 30th example produced, it is one of just two finished in black. This example has significant provenance, having...
This 1979 Porsche was originally a 930 Turbo coupe before it was transformed and modified into a 911 RSR Tribute by Patrick Motorsports in Phoenix, Arizona. The process include stripping the car to bare metal, repainting the car in orange, installation of an IROC RSR-style front bumper cover and a...
Porsche 911 (Early Years & G-Series) Engine Codes By the time the G-Series was release, the standard engine was now 2.7-litres in comparison to 2.4 in the earlier model. 2.7 – 3.0-litre engines had been used earlier, but were reserved for motorsport models. The 154 kW Bosch/Kugelfischer-injected Carrera-engine used in...
Who Wants A Street-Legal F1 Engined Porsche? We recently took a look at the TAG-Turbo 911 (Powered by Lanzante) and today we bring you another one of these special machines. During the Goodwood Festival of Speed this YouTuber filmed this insane Street-legal Porsche 930 TAG Turbo by Lanzante. It is fitted with...
The Speedster, introduced in 1989, completed Porsche’s soft-top 911 lineup by reviving a charismatic model from the brand’s past. The name had originally been used for the sleek Type 356 variant. The concept of a new Speedster first took shape in 1983 with a prototype that never reached production. The...
Le Mans: The Official History 1970–79 by Quentin Spurring © Virtual Motorpix/Glen Smale This edition of Quentin Spurring’s fabulous series covers the 1970s in his well-known and valuable decade-by-decade history of the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race. The decade from 1970 to 1979, certainly saw some of the most...
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo 2.1 On Track This is a 911 that wrote a big part of Porsche history. It was the first turbo powered Porsche 911 and the first turbo powered Porsche at Le Mans. This chassis debuted in the hands of Gijs van Lennep and Herbert Müller...
From 1984 to 1987, Porsche and McLaren formed one of the most successful partnerships in Formula One. Powered by Porsche’s TAG turbocharged V6, McLaren won 25 Grands Prix, 18 fastest laps, and five world titles. With funding from Mansour Ojjeh’s Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG), Porsche launched Project 2623, developing the...
British automotive engineering specialist, Lanzante, will once again deliver a stellar line-up for the Goodwood Festival of Speed. No less than seven cars will make a first public appearance, in some form, as the team showcases its expertise dynamically, on the famous Hillclimb, but also from the striking Lanzante Pavilion,...
Porsche Option Codes – Porsche 911 (1981 Model Year) Looking to decode your 1981 Porsche 911 option codes? Want to know what those codes are in your 1981 Porsche 911 service manual? Then this is the post for you. We painstakingly researched all the Porsche option and equipment codes for...
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1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 Technical Specifications Built At Stuttgart, Germany Price $ $22,500 Engine Flat 6 Valve Train SOHC Displacement 2806 cc / 171.2 in³ Bore 92.0 mm / 3.62 in Stroke 70.4 mm / 2.77 in Compression 10.3:1 Power 300 bhp @ 8000 rpm Specific Output 99.79...
Porsche 911 Turbo ‘Flachbau’ (1987) In 1986 Porsche finally offered the slantnose, called Flachbau in German, straight from the factory. The official designation in the UK was Turbo SE and it is also sometimes referred to as the flatnose. Offered as the ultimate 930 Turbo, the this model had an...
POV Drive In A Porsche 911 3.0 Carrera RSR Factory Porsche racer Patrick Long has a million-dollar historic 911 3.0 Carrera RSR from 1975 to pedal, less than half the horsepower of the fastest cars in the class, and uses every ounce of talent and racecraft he owns in a...
When I’m not helping to sell the occasional old race car, or visiting old race car meetings, I’ve usually got my head down, researching various projects for clients, usually to do with Porsches—although Lola T70s and the like often pass my way too. Probably the most interesting project that I’ve...
Porsche Option Codes – Porsche 911 (1986 Model Year) Looking to decode your 1986 Porsche 911 option codes? Want to know what those codes are in your 1986 Porsche 911 service manual? Then this is the post for you. We painstakingly researched all the Porsche option and equipment codes for...
The 911 SC effectively replaced the 911 S and was one of Porsche's first models that was meant for the international market. It was sold as a cheaper alternative to the 911 Turbo. The SC used an unblown version the 930 Turbo unit that offered 180 to 200 bhp depending on model year. Options included the rear whale tail, front chin spoiler, Bilstein dampers, 16 inch wheels with Pirelli P7 tires and sports seats. Sometimes dealers lumped these options together to create their own sport package. It was available as a Coupe and Targa from 1978 - 1983, while the Cabriolet version was only available in 1983.
For 1989, Porsche produced the 25th Anniversary Special Edition model to mark the 25th year of 911 production. The 1989 Porsche brochure lists production of 500 U.S. market cars, of which 300 were coupés (240 in silver metallic paint and 60 in satin black metallic), and 200 cabriolet models (160 in silver and 40 in black). All had "silk grey" leather with black accent piping and silk grey velour carpeting. Includes small bronze "25th Anniversary Special Edition" badges.
This 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster pays homage to the original 356 Speedster, featuring a distinctive short, sharply angled windscreen and a unique double-bubble rear tonneau cover. Among the 2,065 units produced, only 823 were sold in the United States. In the late 1990s, Bob Anziano’s Bad Boy Cars of Santa...
1987 – 1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 CS Pictures & Gallery...
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Just 50 ‘C16’ cars were manufactured for the UK-market, initially equipped with an uprated engine of 330bhp (from 300) mated to a 4-speed transmission. However, at the end of 1988, the uprated 5-Speed G50 gearbox was introduced, dramatically easing the peaks in power delivery by reducing the effects of ‘turbo-lag’. The factory SE also benefited from a dual-exit exhaust system, limited-slip differential, heated front seats and a sunroof.
Porsche Option Codes – Pre 1970 (356, 550, 904, 911, 912) Looking to decode your pre-1970 Porsche option codes? Want to know what those codes are in your pre-1970 Porsche service manual? Then this is the post for you. We painstakingly researched all the Porsche option and equipment codes for...
A Legend Reviews A Legendary Car...
Ernst Fuhrmann at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 June 1977 Porsche’s first CEO is frequently maligned as the man who tried to kill off the 911. There is far more to his Porsche career than this misconception as he was the inspiration behind the 911 Turbo. This Porsche...
Introduced in 1973, the RSR was a factory-built racing car based on the 911 chassis. The Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 2.8 was the first 911 to ever wear the RSR badge. Homologated for racing by the iconic 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS, the RSR’s racing career got off to the perfect start thanks to Brumos Racing’s overall triumph in the 1973 24 Hours of Daytona, while a factory car won the latest ever Targa Florio road race. For the privateer in the mid-1970s who wanted to go sports car racing this was the chosen weapon.
My first “real” racing car was a Porsche RS/R, which I bought in the mid-1980s. Previously, I had done quite a lot of Hillclimbs in England with, first of all, a variety of Jaguar XK120s and then a 1974 Porsche RS 3.0, (911 460 9034), which was followed up by...
One of only 11 Porsche 911 TAG Turbos built by Lanzante, this exceptional vehicle has been offered with fewer than 300 miles since its completion. Inspired by the unique Formula One-powered Porsche 911 Turbo road car developed by Porsche’s R&D Department, this masterpiece is powered by the legendary 1.5-liter TAG...
1974 – 1977 Porsche 911 S 2.7 Technical Specifications Body Type 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé Number Of Doors 2 Wheelbase 2268 mm / 89.3 inches Track/tread (Front) 1371 mm / 54 inches Track/tread (Rear) 1359 mm / 53.5 inches Length 4290 mm / 168.9 inches Width 1610 mm / 63.4...
1974 – 1975 Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe Pictures & Gallery...
1984-1989 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Targa Pictures & Gallery...
This Porsche RSR has truly been one of the most ambitious projects we have seen from the guys at West Coast Customs. Over the span of three years, they completely restored it to mint specification while still giving it the classic west coast customs treatment. Every nut and bolt has...
“We’ve had Porsches in our family for decades…my father had a billion of them, I think,” says Deryck Shakespeare. “But my very first memory [of this car], and my fondest one, is when I put the keys in the ignition and drove it out of my uncle’s garage.” The story...
A great video of a 1988 911 3.2L Carrera on its way to Bond Group for some light maintenance. Sounds awesome....
Only 50 units made. The 911 Turbo Limited Edition comes equipped with the 330 bhp power unit normally only available in the 911 Turbo with Sport Equipment. In addition, the fitment of a limited slip differential as standard ensures the the increased engine performance can be used to it’s fullest extent. This Limited Edition also adopts the rear wheel air intakes of the Sport Equipment version. Essentially an SE without a slantnose front.
Best of Porsche Rally Cars Check out this compilation i made for one of the most recognizable racing car in the world: the Porsche 911 SC RS....
Best of Porsche Rally Cars...
A compilation video of the 2022 Bernina Gran Turismo hillclimb race winner, the beautiful Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 RSR ‘IROC’ driven by Florian Fuestel....
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Porsche Classic Accessories Catalogs (1950 – 1998 Model Year) These official Porsche PET Diagrams and codes for the current Porsche 1950 to 1998 models. Free for you to download and view. Whether you are working on your own classic Porsche and need accessories, or are trying to hunt down a...
The first road-going 911 Turbo was not the familiar 930 that entered production in February 1975. Nor was it the engine-less prototype that had appeared at the Paris Motor Show in October 1973. Instead, it was a one-off narrow-bodied mule that was subsequently gifted to Ferry Porsche’s sister, Louise, on her 70th birthday in August 1974. Built on chassis 9115600042, this 2.7 Carrera Turbo also pre-dated the prototype 930 that was shown in almost production-ready at Frankfurt show in 1974.
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Galpin’s First BB-Auto Galpin Motors debuted its first U.S.-built bb-Auto commission, a faith-inspired 1986 Porsche Targa known as bb-001 “Streets of Gold,” during Monterey Car Week. The car was featured at Motorlux, Werks Reunion Monterey, Casa Lee, and the Monterey Motorsports Festival. Commissioned by Alexander Everest, founder of Christ and...
The MR12 Force Rouge, created by Machine Revival, embodies the spirit of the cafe racer design and is built for maximum speed from point A to point B. Photo Source: Machine Revival...
1974 – 1977 Porsche 911 2.7 Targa Pictures & Gallery...
If you’re looking to buy a Porsche, you can choose between a traditional manual gearbox or Porsche’s advanced PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung) transmission for the 911. But did you know that there’s a lesser known semi-automatic transmission from Porsche that predates both Tiptronic and PDK? Introduced in 1967, just a few...
John Fitzpatrick Group C Porsches – The Definitive History, Mark Cole. © Porter Press There seem to be a number of books entering the market right now on Porsche’s motor racing history. This is not a bad thing, because there is so much to explore about these fantastic and iconic...
Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Clubsport (1985) in the Museum workshop As I’ve explained on the few occasions I’ve burst into print in Porsche Road & Race, my enduring love affair with the Porsche brand was developed and nurtured from the late 1950s. My father, a dentist by profession, was very...
Porsche Option Codes – Porsche 911 (1987 Model Year) Looking to decode your 1987 Porsche 911 option codes? Want to know what those codes are in your 1987 Porsche 911 service manual? Then this is the post for you. We painstakingly researched all the Porsche option and equipment codes for...
The 1974 world premiere of the 911 Turbo at the Paris Motor Show caused a sensation. Half a century later, we return to a place that saw the dawning of a new era to tell a story of boldness, energy, and timeless elegance. The Champs-Élysées and the Élysée Palace are...
