Vehicle Description
CURRENTLY FOR SALE VIA BRING A TRAILER ONLINE AUCTION... GO TO
THEIR WEBSITE TO BID! 1979 Porsche Carrera 911/930 Turbo - The
Widow Maker: 930 Turbo - Same Owner for past 20 Years - BBS Gold
Wheels - Fully Serviced/Gone Through by Euro Autowerks - All
Original Components Included (Please note: If you happen to be
viewing this 1979 Porsche 911 930 Turbo on a website other than our
Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some
of our many photographs of this vehicle due to website limitations.
To be sure you access all the more than 180 photographs, as well as
a short walk-around-and-startup video, please go to our main
website: GarageKeptMotors.) Its sheet metal bulged like Arnold
Schwarzenegger's chest. Its engine had turbocharged lungs. It
accelerated as if there were a Saturn booster strapped to its
tail. It became the altar at which car nuts worshiped.... �€"Rich
Ceppos, Car and Driver The car Mr. Ceppos so breathlessly described
above was the Porsche 930, available in the late seventies, but
withdrawn from the U.S. in 1980 due to its high price and low sales
volumes. From that point on, there would only be RoW (or Rest of
World, in other words, non-U.S. model) Porsche 930s. The car's
remarkable performance together with its rarity made it an almost
instant classic. The Porsche 911 Turbo offered here was delivered
new on December 3, 1979 by Capital Porsche-Audi to its first
Ohio-based owner. For the past 20 years, it has been owned by
another enthusiast. Both caretakers' pride is reflected in the
superb condition of the car, unmistakable evidence of the care
lavished on it. The Turbo's odometer shows 75,000 miles (or just
over 1,800 miles per year on average). It's accepted wisdom among
Porschephiles: Porsches need to be driven. That's why many Porsche
collectors choose cars with a respectful number of miles, because
it demonstrates the kind of use that doesn't allow engines to go
stale or plastic and rubber parts to endure the ravages of disuse.
Outside, the Guards red single-stage paint (one of the longest
running Zuffenhausen factory paint choices) retains a deep gloss
free of blemishes. A good example of the owner care: The flag style
side-view mirrors wear Porsche-logo covers to prevent stone chips.
There is no evidence of body repairs or repainting. The power
sunroof has no wear marks. Emblems are complete and properly
located. The Turbo-only spoiler (lesser 911 cars had a different,
but similar spoiler design) is in excellent condition. The
staggered-width BBS gold-center wheels-a common, and expensive,
upgrade for these cars back in the day-are in excellent condition,
free of curb damage or discoloration, and wearing properly sized
Pirelli PZero performance tires. (The car comes with the full
complement of Fuchs black-center wheels it wore when new, and with
the BBS wheels will give the new owner both of the two best wheel
choices for this car.) Rear-side shark fin stone guards are
properly in place and undamaged. The body is entirely free of rust
or evidence of any rust repairs. Inside, the handsome and very rare
brown-leather upholstery (back in 1979, Porsche had not succumbed
to the clever-name syndrome for its interior-color descriptions)
almost shows as new. The driver's seat shows the barest minimum of
wear-patina while the rear seats appear virtually unused. The brown
dash is free of cracks or damage. Carpeting is well maintained and
the Turbo script logos are present on the carpeted rear seat backs
when folded. An upgraded audio head unit is installed. Even the
footwell areas have been treated with care. Underneath the rear
cover, the 260-horsepower, 3.3-liter flat-six engine has received
both cosmetic and performance upgrades notably including the
prominent Club Carrera-branded intercooler. Be sure to take a close
look in the gallery at the 1994 invoice from Specialty Motorwerks
in Dayton, Ohio listing nearly $18k worth of maintenance and
upgrades inclu