Porsche 930 Turbo left in garage for 19 years without being driven is now a treasure

The 1981 Porsche 930 Turbo, after a journey of 30,000 miles, has been kept in the garage by its owner since 2006. Now the car is on display with other cars at the dealership.

The Porsche 930 Turbo burst onto the automotive scene in 1975 with its rear-engined, turbocharger-powered first production Porsche, born from Le Mans technology. These transformed an elegant 911 into a ferocious beast that could beat its rivals on the racetrack and opened a glorious chapter in the history of the legendary German car.

In a quiet garage in Ohio, a car detailing team received a call to wake up a car that had been forgotten in the garage for nearly two decades: a genuine 1981 Porsche 930 Turbo still in pristine condition with only 30,000 miles on the odometer.

Owner Clark, a passionate collector of classic cars, bought the car as part of a trio of Turbo, 944 Cabriolet, and Mercedes-Benz E500 co-produced with Porsche. However, it was the 930 that really stuck with him.

When Porsche launched the 911 Turbo (Type 930) in 1975, the world had never seen anything like it. Stuttgart engineers took the proven 3.0-liter flat-six from the Carrera RS, added a single KKK turbocharger, and came up with a car that could out-accelerate a Ferrari at half the price.

By 1978, displacement had increased to 3.3 liters and intercooling had been added, pushing output to 300 horsepower and 304 lb-ft (412 Nm) of torque, which were impressive figures for the time. Weighing in at around 3,000 pounds (1,360 kg), the 930 was incredibly fast. Zero to 60 mph took just 4.9 seconds, and the top speed was 160 mph (257 km/h).

In 1981, Porsche produced just 761 930 Turbos for sale worldwide, a shockingly low number that makes any surviving, unmodified examples extremely rare.

During its production run, from 1975 to 1989, Porsche built 2,819 of the original 3.0-liter Turbos and 18,770 of the 3.3-liter Turbo, which is the model this car belongs to. That 1981 figure makes it one of the rarest production years of the entire 930 era.

At around $25,880 when new (about $88,000 in today's money), it was one of the most expensive cars you could buy in America. The 930's four-speed manual transmission became part of its mystique.

Porsche engineers deliberately limited it to four gear ratios to avoid breaking the driveshaft under the turbocharger, a reminder that this is a machine tuned for endurance, not comfort. Inside, the tachometer takes center stage, redlining at 7,000 rpm, while the ignition is on the left, a Porsche tradition dating back to the Le Mans start.

For the team, reviving the car isn’t a restoration, it’s a rebirth. The team starts gently, vacuuming out the pine needles stuck in the whale-tail vents before tackling the engine bay. Beneath the grime is the legendary 3.3-liter flat-six, still air-cooled, still raw, still perfect.

After being refreshed, this 930 Turbo was brought to Porsche of Beachwood, where it was displayed next to a brand new 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo. The visual contrast is spectacular.

The new 992.1 starts at around $200,000, double the inflation-adjusted price of the original, and boasts 572 horsepower from its twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six.

But despite the price tag and tech-packed nature of this eye-catching red 992.1, all eyes in the showroom were on the clean-shaven classic Porsche 930 Turbo next door.

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