1977 Porsche 911 Turbo Carrera

1977 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera • VIN 9307800555• K Series – Produced from August 1976 to July 1977• One of only Total of 727 930s built for the US market in 19771977 Porsche...

1977 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera

• VIN 9307800555
• K Series – Produced from August 1976 to July 1977
• One of only Total of 727 930s built for the US market in 1977

1977 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera, finished in Bitter Chocolate with a Cork leather interior, recent major service in June of 2023, by Vision Motorsports in Laguna Hills, California - $8,500 spent. The service included replacement of the fuel distributor, warm-up regulator, fuel accumulator, fuel injectors, spark plugs, fuel filter, and new battery. This early, non-intercooled Porsche Turbo model set the performance standard of its day. While Ferraris and Corvettes provided 0-60 MPH times in 8.0 seconds, the Turbo Carrera eclipsed those competitors with a 0-60 MPH time of 5 seconds.

The Bitter Chocolate exterior paint work is in beautiful condition complemented by its iconic rear whale tail spoiler, front spoiler, wider front and rear Turbo fenders with staggered 16” Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ high-performance tires mounted on Fuch alloy wheels, electric sunroof, driver/passenger side mirrors, pop-out rear windows, headlight washers, integrated front fog lights, and a rear window wiper.

The Cork Leather interior is in amazing condition with a leather wrapped dash, factory sports seats, an electric sunroof, sun visors, leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel, and Sony XR-U550 AM/FM/Cassette with multi-speaker audio system.

The non-intercooled 3.0L turbocharged flat-six engine (Type 930/53) is rated at 260 HP. The rear wheels are driven by way of its 4-speed manual transmission (Type 930/30) with four-wheel disc brakes with larger brake calibers. The Turbo features power - assisted brakes as well as a boost gauge in the tachometer.

The sale of this 1977 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo Carrera Coupe, located in California, will include a clean New Mexico title, recent service records, owner's manual, warranty & maintenance booklet, tool kit, and space saver spare/jack. An excellent sold and rust free example in beautiful condition inside and out that is ready to enjoy!

History of the 1975-1977 3.0 Liter 930 Turbo Carrera

o Horsepower 256
o Torque 260 ft/lbs
o 0-60 mph 5.2 seconds
o Top Speed 155 mph
o Production numbers was 727 for 1977 for the USA market.

Porsche began experimenting with turbocharging technology on their race cars during the late 1960s, and in 1972 began development on a turbocharged version of the 911. Porsche originally needed to produce the car in order to comply with homologation regulations and had intended on marketing it as a street legal race vehicle like the 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS. The FIA's Appendix “J” rules that brought about the 911 Turbo Carrera RSR 2.1 in 1974 changed in 1975 and 1976. The FIA announced that cars for Group 4 and Group 5 had to look like production cars and would be for "Normal Sale" with a means the distribution of cars to individual purchasers through normal channels of the manufacture. For the 1976 season, new FIA regulations required manufactures to produce 400 cars in twenty-four months to gain approval for Group 4. Group 5 would require the car to be derived from a homologated model in Group 3 or 4. To win the Group 5 Championship, Porsche would first have to have a car that could compete in Group 4 which led to the 934. For Group 5, Porsche would create one of the most successful racing cars of all time, the 935. While the original purpose of the Porsche Turbo was to gain homologation for the 1976 racing season, the marketing department soon awoke to the potential of this ultra high-performing machine when the original target of 400 cars was passed by the end of 1975. Since Porsche wanted to be racing for the 1976 season, they gained FIA homologation for the Porsche Turbo for Group 4 in Nr. 645 on 6 Dec '75 after they certified that 400 identical production cars had been completed. The 1,000th 1976 Turbo was completed on 5 May '76 and this production number allowed Porsche reclassify the Turbo for Group 3, series-production grand touring car in FIA Homologation Nr. 3076, 1 Jan '77. Additional variants to Group 4 (and Group 5) were promulgated in Nr. 3076 and included the 1977 model year (chassis nr. 9307700001, 1 Jan '77) and the 3.3 liter Turbo (chassis nr. 9308700001, 1 Jan '78). FIA Nr. 3076 remained in effect until replaced by FIA B-208 in 1 Mar 1982 for Group A/B when the homologation designation was changed from "Porsche Turbo" to "911 Turbo".

Ferdinand Porsche, who was running the company at the time, handed development of the vehicle over to Ernst Fuhrmann, who adapted the turbo-technology originally developed for the 917/30 CAN-AM car to the 3.0 litre flat-six from the Carrera RS 3.0, creating what Porsche internally dubbed as 930.

Total output from the engine was 260 PS (191 kW; 256 hp), much more than the standard Carrera. In order to ensure that the platform could make the most of the higher power output, a revised suspension, larger brakes and stronger gearbox became part of the package, although some consumers were unhappy with Porsche's use of a 4-speed whilst a 5-speed manual was available in the "lesser" Carrera. A "whale tail" rear spoiler was installed to help vent more air to the engine and help create more downforce at the rear of the vehicle, and wider rear wheels with upgraded tires combined with flared wheel arches were added to increase the 911's width and grip, making it more stable.