An early Porsche 911 Turbo is rare in and of itself, but this one has been factory-modified to make it even more so. Porsche’s special orders department used the slant nose and pop-up lights from the 944 to make this street car look like a 935 racer. Bring a Trailer is selling this February 1983 Invoice Pricing cover until Tuesday, April 9. Porsche uses the phrase “special wishes,” or Sonderwunsch, to refer to their very limited customization program, which lets customers ask for almost anything they can think of (and can afford). In the 1980s, young Porsche fans may have been most interested in the slant-nose, whale-tail 911 Turbo, which was one of the few cars the factory made to look like a race 935. In 1983, we were so in love with a certain dangerous red coupe that it made the cover of our February issue. The same car is being auctioned off on both Bring a Trailer, which is part of Hearst Autos, and Invoice Pricing right now. The experts at Zuffenhausen made this unusual slant-nose choice for this 1982 911 Turbo. When the cover picture was taken, it was the only one of its kind in the whole country. It was first brought into the U.S. by plane in the summer of 1982, and it was then “federalized” to meet American rules. When it was brand new, this slant-nose car cost $95,000, which is about $275,000 today. That’s about the same as a Lamborghini Countach or a Ferrari Testarossa. It was fast enough to fight with the Italians, too. Its 3.3-liter air-cooled flat-six engine and single turbocharger gave it about 335 horsepower. An adjustable boost controller, like the one in the 935, gave us a taste of even more power, and we did notice that the U.S. emissions tuning let us run at 160 mph even though there was some detonation. There was still some speed left. Additionally, this 930 had such unique visual features that its picture was cut out and put inside many high school lockers. It has 15-inch basket-weave BBS wheels with wide rear arches and side strakes. The front and rear tires are 225/50 Pirellis, and the back tires are 285/40. The standard Guards Red paint job on the “tea tray” rear whale tail, which is a Porsche feature, is paired with brown upholstery. Sources say that the same person in Texas kept this car for forty years until 2024. The mileage reads 40,000 kilometers, and it’s in Arizona right now. Many of those miles were driven at speeds similar to those in Texas, and the car was designed to do this. The unique front spoiler on this 930 might be the most appealing thing about it. It looks like it was scraped up from real damage. The chin of a slant-nosed car is very low, but it’s clear that the previous owner wasn’t afraid to take a few small dents in order to enjoy driving the car more. Even though all you could have hoped for was to own a 930 slant-nose before, it’s nice to know that somewhere it was driven. We hope that the new owner will keep this tradition going. Now is your chance to buy a dream car from a different era. Apart from your old turbocharged Porsche, you can also find a brand-new vintage Invoice Pricing if you tore up the February issue to put in your locker or make a wall painting in your bedroom. April 9 is the last day of the sale.
