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It has to be flat - Porsche 911 Turbo with racing car look

Name: Porsche 930 Turbo 1982
Brand: Porsche

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Created on January 21, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1985) - special design with folding headlights

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1984) - version without folding headlights

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Porsche 930 Turbo Flachbau (1982) - as lot 403 at the Grand Palais auction by Bonhams in Paris on February 5, 2015

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - the flat snout without folding headlights was only installed 54 times

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - the conversion brought the Turbo up to Ferrari BB level in terms of price

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - the conversion was carried out by Abtielung VR

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - with the second-generation rear wing

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - the silhouette is retained despite the flat snout

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - with a look similar to the 935

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - additional inlets in front of the rear wheels

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - standard interior with leather as an option

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - beautifully preserved interior

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - the radio is probably from that time

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - Fuchs rims

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - such visual embellishments were popular at the time

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Porsche 930 Turbo "Flachbau" (1982) - the Turbo lettering

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Porsche Turbo (1974) - the production model as it went into production

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - viewed from the side

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Porsche Turbo (1974) - the finished production model, early photo

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Porsche Turbo (1976) - Turbo-specific technical parts

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1988) - Transparency drawing

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Porsche Turbo (1975) - the world's first production sports car with exhaust gas turbocharging

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 (1986) - with sunroof

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1987) - the builders and their work

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flachbau (1982) - early special design with folding headlights

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flachbau (1982) - early special design

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1986) - at an exhibition

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1985) - special design without folding headlights

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3 Flachbau (1985) - Special design for Mansour Ojjeh (TAG)

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1986) - photographed in England in 2005

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Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau (1986) - two right-hand drive vehicles, photographed in England in 2004

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Porsche Turbo (1976) - 0 to 100 km/h in just over 5 seconds

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Porsche Turbo (1976) - almost twice as expensive as the simplest 911

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Porsche 911 Turbo - the popular flat front, seen at the Gemballa - at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show

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Porsche 935 (1976) - One-Make World Championship - Here Manfred Schurti and Rolf Stommelen win at Watkins Glen.

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Porsche 935 K3 (1980) - the Jägermeister Kremer 935 drives out of the left-hand bend in front of the Zakspeed Ford Capri

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DRM Zolder 1980 - Zakspeed Ford Capri Turbo surrounded by Porsche 935 K3 (Jägermeister, Liqui Moly, Kremer, Joest)

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Martini-Porsche 935 on the start-finish straight

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Porsche 935 K2 (1977) - Revival DRM 1972-1981 at the AVD OGP 2014

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Porsche 935 K3 (1978) - Le Mans Classic 2014

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Porsche 935 (1977) from Team Josef Brambring with driver Neuhaus (chassis number #930 770 0907) - Möbel Franz paintwork

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Porsche 935 (1977) and Porsche 935 'Moby Dick' (1978) at the Porsche press event 2013 at the Hockenheimring

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Porsche 935 (1978) - "Moby Dick", entered for Le Mans in 1978, here not yet with definitive paintwork and also with non-approved door panels

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Porsche 935 'Moby Dick' (1978) - at the 2013 Porsche press event at the Hockenheimring

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Porsche 935 Moby Dick (1978) - in Plateau 6 (1972-1979) at the Le Mans Classic 2012

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Porsche 935 K1 Kremer (1970) - ADAC Eifelrennen 2013 - Porsche Kremer Night of Legends

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Porsche 935 K3 Kremer Jägermeister (1980) - Kremer Racing Night of Legends at the 2012 ADAC Eifelrennen

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Kremer Porsche 935 K3 (1980) - at the start of the Revival German Racing Championship on the occasion of the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix 2012

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Porsche 935 K2 - Participant in the race for the DRM Klassik Pokal - Hockenheim Historics 2014

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Porsche 935 (1979) - in Plateau 6 (1972-1979) at the Le Mans Classic 2012

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Flachbau (1993) - there were also flat variants of the 964 type

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Porsche 911 Turbo 3.6 Flachbau (1994) - at the special exhibition "25 Years of Porsche Exclusive" at the Porsche Museum in February 2011

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Summary

In 1974, Porsche presented the fastest sports car in the world at the time: the Turbo. It cost around twice as much as a conventional 911 and appealed to customers who might otherwise have bought a Ferrari or Maserati. Those for whom the "normal" Turbo was not exclusive and visually striking enough could also have a variant built at the factory with similarities to the 935 racing car. And double the price again. This report shows one of the rare flat-body variants and tells the story of the racing car for the road on special request.

This article contains the following chapters

Developed as a basis for sport
Very successful
Racing feeling for the road
Expensive transformation
It went even more extreme
One of 54
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1973, Porsche presented the "Turbo" for the first time, in simple terms a 911 with a turbocharger. From 1974, it could be purchased for DM 65,800 or CHF 78,650. This made the sports car, known for its brilliant acceleration, the most expensive Porsche of its time, but some buyers were happy to invest even more money. The Turbo ( Type 930) was not actually developed primarily for the road, but as a basis for the homologation of racing cars in Group 4 and 5 at the time. At least 400 production vehicles had to be produced for this purpose. However, the sporting laws allowed a great deal of freedom, especially in Group 5, and so the displacement of the Porsche 935 was optimized, the performance increased and the appearance adapted to the laws of aerodynamics with the aim of reducing drag and increasing downforce. In addition, the body was widened to accommodate wheels over 14 inches wide.

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