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The Type 930/60 engine, fitted with thermal reactors to reduce exhaust emissions, was enlarged to 3.3-liter displacement in 1978 and produced 265 horsepower with the help of a large intercooler. Porsche fitted a sturdier four-speed manual transmission instead of the five-speed gearbox of lesser models. The 911 Turbos had large fender flares which were emphasized by black gravel guards on the rear and silver-anodized seven-inch- and eight-inch-wide forged Fuchs alloy wheels with black-painted center spokes. In the back was a large 'whale-tail' spoiler with rubber edging. The top speed approached 160 mph, and when it was introduced in 1975, the Turbo was the fastest production car Porsche had ever created.
This 911 Turbo is the 848th of 1,200 M-Series, U.S.-specification Turbos produced for 1979. It is an original, unmolested example that has been driven just 548 miles. It was delivered new by Moore Porsche-Audi in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was soon put into dry storage. The original owner kept the car until 1987, when it was sold to its second owner, who kept it until 2015, before coming into the care of its current caretaker.
It is finished in Silver paint with black anodized exterior trim and door handles, with a black leather interior. It is equipped with a limited-slip differential, an electric sunroof, electric windows, air conditioning, a rear window wiper, heated and electrically adjustable outside mirrors, fog lights, and a stereo entertainment system. It has its original documentation, including its owner's manual in its original maroon vinyl slipcase, a jack, a tool kit including gloves, an air compressor, and a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2016
This 911 Turbo is the 848th of 1,200 M-Series, U.S.-specification Turbos produced for 1979. It is an original, unmolested example that has been driven just 548 miles. It was delivered new by Moore Porsche-Audi in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and was soon put into dry storage. The original owner kept the car until 1987, when it was sold to its second owner, who kept it until 2015, before coming into the care of its current caretaker.
It is finished in Silver paint with black anodized exterior trim and door handles, with a black leather interior. It is equipped with a limited-slip differential, an electric sunroof, electric windows, air conditioning, a rear window wiper, heated and electrically adjustable outside mirrors, fog lights, and a stereo entertainment system. It has its original documentation, including its owner's manual in its original maroon vinyl slipcase, a jack, a tool kit including gloves, an air compressor, and a Porsche Certificate of Authenticity.By Daniel Vaughan | May 2016
2016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $300,000-USD $375,000
High Bid (Lot was not sold)
USD $250,000
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Porsche 911 Turbo
(Data based on Model Year 1979 sales)
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe Chassis#: 9309800959 Sold for USD$201,600 2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo Chassis#: 9309800372 Sold for USD$106,700 2024 Mecum : Harrisburg | |
1979 Porsche 930 Chassis#: 9309800531 Sold for USD$207,200 2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1979 Porsche 911 Type 930 3.3-Litre Turbo Martini Coupé Chassis#: 9309700361 Sold for USD$246,371 2024 Bonhams : Goodwood Festival of Speed | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe Chassis#: 9309801136 Sold for USD$318,500 2023 RM Sothebys : The White Collection | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 Chassis#: 9309800897 Sold for USD$299,250 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe Chassis#: 9309801197 Sold for USD$450,500 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe Chassis#: 9309801134 Sold for USD$252,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO Chassis#: 9309800316 Sold for USD$117,700 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO Chassis#: 9309800996 Sold for USD$167,200 2023 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Az. | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO CUSTOM COUPE Chassis#: 9309800316 Sold for USD$132,000 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO Chassis#: 9308800242 Sold for USD$170,500 2022 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, Arizona | |
1979 Porsche 930 3.3 Turbo Coupe Chassis#: 9309801161 Sold for USD$114,240 2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo Chassis#: 9309800614 Sold for USD$112,750 2021 Mecum : Monterey | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.3-Litre Chassis#: 9309700291 Sold for USD$95,418 2021 Silverstone Auctions : The Classic Sale at Silverstone | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo Sold for USD$88,000 2021 Mecum : Orlando | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO 3.3 COUPE Chassis#: 9309800621 Sold for USD$101,920 2021 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo 3.3L Chassis#: 9309700670 Sold for USD$81,118 2020 Artcurial : Automobiles sur les Champs | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo by DP Motorsport Chassis#: 9309700131 Sold for USD$107,051 2020 RM Sothebys : Open Roads, The European Summer Auction | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO Chassis#: 9309700310 Sold for USD$148,500 2020 Barrett-Jackson : Scottsdale, AZ |
Porsche 911 Turbos That Failed To Sell At Auction
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 9309801103 | 2023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey | $100,000 | $135,000 | $145,000 |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo | 9309801048 | 2023 Broad Arrow Auctions : Porsche 75th Anniversary | $140,000 | $160,000 | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo | 9309800940 | 2023 Broad Arrow Auctions : Porsche 75th Anniversary | $100,000 | $120,000 | |
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo | 9309800885 | 2023 Broad Arrow Auctions : Porsche 75th Anniversary | $300,000 | $375,000 | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2023 Mecum : Kissimmee | $160,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2022 Mecum : Orlando | $135,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee | $65,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo | 9309800594 | 2021 RM Auctions : Auburn Fall | $120,000 | $140,000 | |
1979 PORSCHE 930 TURBO CUSTOM COUPE | 9309800316 | 2021 BarrettJackson : Scottsdale | |||
1979 Porsche 930 | 9309800608 | 2020 Gooding & Company : Geared Online | $200,000 | $250,000 | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2020 Mecum Auctions : Kissimmee | $80,000 | $120,000 | $140,000 | |
1979 Porsche 911/930 Turbo | 9309700792 | 2019 Historics at Brooklands MercedesBenz World | $68,000 | $75,000 | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2019 Mecum : Las Vegas | $80,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupé | 9309800143 | 2018 Bonhams : Pada Auction | $85,000 | $100,000 | |
1979 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo | 9309700792 | 2018 Silverstone Auction The Porsche Sale | |||
1979 Porsche 911 / 930 Turbo Coupe | 2018 Russo & Steele : Monterey | ||||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2018 Mecum : Portland | $80,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2018 Mecum : Portland | $92,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo | 9309800053 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Auburn Spring | |||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo | 2018 Mecum : Kissimmee | $70,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Type 930 | 9309800816 | 2017 Motostalgia : Amelia Island | $150,000 | $200,000 | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2017 Mecum : Kissimmee | $105,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe | 2016 Auctions America : Hilton Head | $110,000 | $130,000 | ||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe | 2016 Auctions America : Hilton Head | $75,000 | $95,000 | ||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2016 Mecum : Dallas | $120,000 | |||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 9309700475 | 2016 Mecum : Monterey | $90,000 | ||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 9309801000 | 2016 Mecum : Monterey | $115,000 | ||
1979 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe | 2016 Auctions America : Auburn Fall | $80,000 | $95,000 | $125,000 | |
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2016 Dragone Auction Greenwich Weekend Auction | $110,000 | $130,000 | ||
1979 Porsche 930 Turbo | 2016 Mecum Indianapolis |
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