1987 Porsche Other for sale $125,000

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 are rapidly emerging 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3.0 liter variant that is now highly collectible, albeit curious to drive, a 3.3 liter intercooled variant superseded the 3.0 for the 1978 model year.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, and with 29 more horsepower than when it left after the 1979 model year. The wheels were larger too, 16 inches in diameter, and 9 inches wide in the back, and the various updates performed over the years to the SC and the Carrera 3.2 were also in places, such as the revised interior and integrated fog lamps.

This particular car is a fundamentally original and unmodified example in a rare color. It has just had a complete engine rebuilt at a cost of over $25,000 and is complete with books, tools, jack, and compressor. It was sold new on the 26th of December 1986 by the Porsche dealer in Cincinnati, Ohio, although it was originally registered in Iowa. It was serviced in December of 1987 with 1745 miles on it at the Porsche dealer in Sioux City, Iowa, and again in August of 1988 with 3120 miles at the Porsche dealer in Omaha, Nebraska. Its next annual service was exactly a year later with 3797 miles at the Porsche dealer in Overland Park, Kansas. Mileage was gradually accumulated and the car serviced regularly at the Porsche dealer in Omaha into the early 1990s. The car was then sold to an owner in Minnesota in 1994, and made its way to the San Francisco area by 1997, where it would remain for the next 15 years until 2012. It passed through the hands of two dealers before being sold to a collector in Texas.

In 2014, the car saw major servicing including a completely rebuilt engine. Additionally, much other work was performed,