Vehicle Description
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo
VIN: 9309800725
Only 7,500 miles since new
Matching numbers engine and transmission
Original window sticker
All maintenance records since new
Comes with original books, tools, jack, compressor and spare
Best of show winner
3.3 liter turbo flat six
Factory limited slip differential
4-speed manual transmission
Dr. Joseph Meurer purchased this beautiful Turbo new at Gateway
Porsche/Audi in Portland, OR on November 2, 1979. He would keep the
car for the next 35 years. During that time he would only drive the
car 7,295 miles, all the while keeping extensive records of its
care and maintenance. The care included anything the Turbo needed
during that time, including fluid changes whether car needed them
or not. We have never run across a car with as few miles that has
been so fanatically serviced.
The only modifications to the car were made to it when it was
delivered by the dealer in 1979. They included the addition of H-1
European headlights and stainless steel headers, which are on the
car to this day.
The Turbo has been in the hands of a couple of collectors in the
past three years who continued its meticulous service including a
full air-conditioning overhaul.
This 1979 model benefits from the significant upgrades made in
1978: enlarging the engine to 3.3 liters; adding an air-to-air
intercooler which helped increase power output to 296 hp; the rear
'whale tail' spoiler was re-profiled and raised slightly to make
room for the intercooler; and Porsche upgraded the brakes to units
similar to those used on the 917 racecar. All of these improvements
helped Porsche take the fight to offerings from Ferrari and
Lamborghini.
Factory Options:
Limited slip differential
Heated outside mirror
Sport seats, left and right
Electric sunroof
Black roof liner
About the 930
In 1974 Porsche introduced the first production turbocharged 911.
Adapting turbo-technology originally developed for the 917 Can-Am
cars Porsche created what was internally known as the 930. The body
shape is distinctive thanks to wide wheel-arches to accommodate the
wide tires, and a large rear spoiler often known as a "whale tail"
on the early cars, and "tea-tray" on the later ones. Starting out
with a 3.0 L engine with 256 horsepower these early cars are known
for their exhilarating acceleration coupled with challenging
handling and turbo lag. For 1978, capacity rose to 3.3 liter with
296 horsepower, and an intercooler was added which was placed under
the large rear spoiler. 0-60 mph the 930 was clocked at a blazing
5.0 seconds flat, with a top speed of 162 mph. The price for a new
930 in 1979 was close to $40,000, and its performance put it in
direct competition with Ferrari and Lamborghini.
Changing emissions regulations forced Porsche to withdraw the 930
from the US in 1980. Their expectation that the 928 would replace
the 911 kept them from developing the 930 for the US market. When
the 911 remained Porsche's bestseller through the 80s Porsche
re-introduced the 930 to the US market in 1986 with an
emission-controlled engine producing 278 hp.
In 1976 production figures of the 930 qualified it for FIA Group 4
competition, with the racing version called the Porsche 934. Many
participated at Le Mans and other endurance races. The wilder FIA
Group 5 version called Porsche 935 evolved from the 2.1 L RSR Turbo
of 1974. Fitted with a slope nose, the 600+ hp cars were campaigned
in 1976 by the factory, winning the world championship title.
Private 935 teams went on to win many races, like Le Mans in 1979,
and continued to compete successfully with the car well into the
1980s until the FIA and IMSA rules were changed.
