1976 911 Turbo

In order to homologate the 934 for Group 4 racing and, in turn, the 935 for Group 5, Porsche had to build 400 turbocharged street 911s in order to meet FIA requirements. These cars, dubbed the 930, not only sold well enough to meet the minimum production numbers but would go on to become the stuff of legends, with over 20,000 produced between 1975 and 1989. Of those cars, the original 3.0-liter Turbos are often considered by enthusiasts to be the “ones to have” as they were lighter weight and more of a raw driving experience, especially when that turbocharger kicked in.

This 1976 911 Turbo is one of the earlier 3.0-liter cars and was sold new in Germany before being imported into the States by its previous owner. Originally finished in Copper Brown Metallic, this example now sports a White repaint with Gold “Turbo” graphics and Gold-finished 16” Fuchs alloy wheels.

The cabin was re-trimmed in 2022 with Tan leather seats with Pepita inserts, new carpets, and new sun visors. At that time, the interior was also upgraded with Rennline pedals, billet dash knobs, a mahogany shift knob, a MOMO steering wheel, and a Heuer Trackmaster timing set.

Mechanically, the car received an engine overhaul in 2019 by Fabson Engineering of Cedarburg, Wisconsin, consisting of refurbishing the cylinder heads, connecting rods, crankshaft, rocker arm shafts, fuel distributor, and turbocharger as well as replacing the piston rings, timing chains and tensioners, bearings, fuel accumulator, fuel injectors, oil lines, and more. The seller does note that the crankcase is showing a bit of oil leaking, and there is smoke from the tailpipe at a cold start.

Our Spotlight car is no stranger to the auction world, as this is the fourth time we’ve seen this car since it originally failed to sell at a high bid of $92,500 in October 2022. Since then, it failed to sell at a high bid of $122,000 at the beginning of August 2022 and then again at a high bid of $115,500 later that month. It apparently sold to the seller of this current auction following that final no-sale for an undisclosed price and has now finally sold again, hammering down for $111,420.

The overall market for the early 930s has softened ever so slightly, going from an average sales price of ~$180,000 at the beginning of last year to just below $160,000 today. While the $111,420 isn’t the lowest sale we’ve seen recently, it was down there in the bottom three. This is most likely due to many remaining questions about the no-sale history, bodywork, and engine and an absentee seller not being around to answer them. Well bought if everything checks out, but could be expensive if it doesn’t.

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