3,299cc SOHC Turbocharged 6-Cylinder Engine
Bosch Fuel Injection
282bhp at 5,500rpm
4-Speed Manual Transaxle
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Disc Brakes

*Desirable Factory-optioned M505 Slant Nose 930 Cabriolet
*Largely original and well-preserved condition with less than 31,900 miles on the odometer
*Period-appropriate Guards Red over Black livery
*Offered with Porsche Certificate of Authenticity and CARFAX

THE PORSCHE 930

"It offers the finest blend of ultimate performance and refinement I have ever come across..." – Paul Frère on the Porsche 911 Turbo.

What set the 911 Turbo apart from its peers was the relaxed way this stupefying performance was delivered. Comparing the Turbo to similarly quick 'he-man' cars such as the Holman & Moody-tuned Cobra 427 and the Ford GT40, Motor's Roger Bell reckoned what made the Porsche so different was that it "hurls you forward with similar velocity but in an uncannily quiet and effortless way. To be shoved so hard in the back that you need high-back seats to keep your head on, yet neither to feel nor hear anything more than a muffled hum, is a very odd sensation indeed in a car."

The Turbo's characteristic flared wheel arches and 'tea tray' rear spoiler had already been seen on the Carrera model while the interior was the most luxurious yet seen in a 911, featuring leather upholstery, air conditioning and electric windows. For 1978 the Turbo's engine was enlarged to 3.3 liters, gaining an inter-cooler in the process; power increased to 300bhp and the top speed of what was the fastest-accelerating road car of its day went up to 160mph. Sadly, US Porsche customers were only able to enjoy the newly enlarged Turbo for a couple of years before increasingly tough emissions legislation forced its withdrawal from the North American market. More refined than hitherto yet retaining its high-performance edge, the Porsche 911 Turbo sold in the thousands, becoming the definitive sports car of its age.

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

According to the Porsche-issued Certificate of Authenticity of file, this 930 was completed at the Zuffenhausen-based Porsche factory during the Summer of 1986 as it appears today; a 1987 model-year 930 3.3-Liter Turbo Cabriolet with the special-order M505 'Flachbau' or 'Slant Nose' front bodywork. The new, limited-edition Porsche was finished in Guards Red over a Black partial leather interior, and equipped a Blaupunkt Reno radio, power operation soft top, alarm system and Goodyear tires.

The new Porsche had been completed to US specifications and was according to the CARFAX report on file delivered new in Florida in August of 1987. The Guards Red Porsche Slant Nose Cabriolet had relocated to California by 1990, where it appears to have remained until 2002. The car went up to Oregon for some time, before going back to Florida in 2014, where it appears to have resided since.

Presented in largely original and extraordinarily well-kept and serviced condition, this 930 Slant Nose is offered with Porsches Certificate of Authenticity and its CARFAX report. Looking period correct with black-center Fuchs wheels, and showing just 31,872 miles at the time of cataloging - a figure corroborated as original by its clean CARFAX report - this largely original 1987 Porsche 930 3.3 Turbo Slant Nose Cabriolet will no doubt continue to thrill and excite. The experience at the wheel of this high-performance Porsche will provide the closest thing to a time machine, taking you back to an era when electric nannies like stability control were barely wisps in the burnt rubber emanating from this Turbo's massive rear tires.