Lot 157: Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0

By the mid 1970's the Porsche 911 had already reached legendary status, both on and of the track, and since the car's launch in 1965 the Stuttgart factory's engineers had found ways to squeeze more power from the 2 to 3 litre flat six cylinder engines. During this time the 911's dramatic development had much to do with the frantic racing programme that was used to expand the range; no other car can claim such a linier heritage to racing as the 911. The road cars benefited as well as the race cars of this era, hailing a new dawn in motoring and perhaps one of the most famous marriages in modern sports car production, that of the Porsche 911 and the Turbo charger. First introduced in 1975 the production 911 Turbo was directly derived from the cars used in endurance racing and used a 3 litre engine with a 4 speed gearbox. These early examples were quite crude although very powerful, and were superseded in 1977 by the more familiar 3.3 litre version produced until 1989. With a larger intercooler and better brakes this Turbo was far more refined, however it had not lost the performance edge with a healthy 300 bhp on tap the car still had that legendary turbo kick. The result was nothing more than staggering as the car sold in the thousands, an instant classic it was the definitive sports car of its age. This particular example has had just two owners since new. The original owner, a German dentist, purchased the car in 1977, before relocating to Texas, where the car resided until finally changing hands for the first time earlier this year, before being shipped to Italy. Fitted with a four-speed manual gearbox and a stainless steel exhaust, the engine has been uprated to a 399 BHP model, allowing for greater performance. Described as being in good original condition throughout, the car comes complete with a tool set and its original maintenance book, and is ASI registered, and as such would make an excellent addition to any collection. Questo particolare esemplare di Porsche 911 ha avuto due soli proprietari. Il primo, un dentista tedesco, acquistò l'auto nel 1977, prima di trasferirsi in Texas, dove l'auto è rimasta fino all'inizio di quest'anno, quando è stata venduta arrivando così in Italia. Dotata di cambio manuale a quattro marce e marmitta inox, il motore invece è stato portato a 399 cv per permettere un migliore rendimento. Descrittaci come in buone condizioni originali, l' automobile è offerta con il set degli atrezzi e il manuale di manutenzione originale ed essendo registrata all'ASI farebbe bella figura in qualsiasi collezione.