1979 Porsche Other for sale $89,500
| 1979 Porsche Other $89,500 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $89,500 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Emeryville, CA |
| Details: |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo s/n 9309800323, engine no. 6891118 Salmon Metallic with Black Leather Interior Although the Porsche Turbo is now a natural fixture in the consciousness of car buffs because it is such an iconic car, it was genuinely earth-shattering when it emerged in the mid 1970s. After massive success pioneering the use of turbochargers during the first half of the 1970s in the 917 Can Am and 911-based sports cars, Porsche had the knowhow to bring a reliable and capable turbocharged road car to market. The 930 was hugely impressive when new, and contemporary road testers gushed about its effortless ability to gain speed with deceptive composure, an attribute that seemed positively alien in a period when few drivers had experienced turbocharged cars. And indeed the cars massive performance by contemporary standards made it a genuine contender for supercar status, placing Porsche in a different category than it had previously occupied in the eyes of performance car junkies for the first time. In many ways, the production 930 was diametrically opposed to Porscheandrsquo;s previous high performance 911, the Carrera RS. Where the RS of just a few years earlier was a raw and elemental homologated race car adapted for the road, the 930 was a proper flagship: a luxurious and refined car meant to effortlessly cover great distance at high speed. However, during this period, competition prepared Porsche Turbos were cleaning up on the race track, and the 930s lurid fender flares and rear spoiler gave the car a distinctive, purposeful, and aggressive presence that would be immortalized, among other places, on the walls of many schoolboys. Although relatively affordable and overlooked by collectors for many years, early 930s have emerged as collectible cars thanks to their iconic styling, innovative technology, and direct connection to some of Porsches most successful race cars, which by extension, means some of the most successful race cars of all time. Initially available in a non-intercooled 3.0 liter variant that is now highly collectible, albeit curious to drive, a 3.3 liter intercooled variant superseded the 3.0 for the 1978 model year. By 1980, US laws had evolved enough to prevent the further sale of the 930 by Porsche North America, and it was not until 1986 when the incorporation of oxygen sensor, electronic assistance for the mechanical fuel injection system, and three-way catalytic converter permitted its return to the US. Thus, the 1979 model year 930 is, especially in the United States, a special year. This particular car was manufactured in December of 1978 and sold new on the 7th of March 1979 to a resident of Ventura, California by Masterson Porsche-Audi, also in Ventura. Originally finished in the color combination it still wears today: salmon metallic with black leather Interior. It has been repainted but retains its original interior, books set, tools, and blue California license plate dating back to 1981, indicating that the car has spent nearly its entire life in California. The license plate indicates that the car was last registered in California in 2013. Accordingly, the car is structurally excellent. The car also has its original, matching-numbers engine. The service book stamps indicate that the car was driven sparingly in its early life: just 6,000 miles in 6 years, but it was driven more regularly in later years: it now shows 103,000 miles. The car is pleasingly undisturbed, always a desirable trait in a 930 because so many of these cars were modified. It has its original intercooler, exhaust system, and steering wheel, and aside from a Momo shift knob, stereo system, and period alarm, the car has not been modified. The car was repainted some years ago and is presentable with good gloss, but close inspection reveals numerous flaws: some chips from road use and some surface blemishes such as tape lines around the fender guards |