At pretty much every event we cover, there’s always one car that makes so much of an impact that you can’t help but go back for a closer look over and over again.
So it’s only fitting that I kick off our 2017 idlers Games coverage (we’ve got plenty on the way) with such a car – an ode to the legendary 930-based 935, Porsche’s factory racer that was built for three successive years in the late ’70s.
The slant nose and wide body – which kept getting wider as the years went by – made it a crowd favorite till the last iteration in 1978, the long-tail version otherwise known as Moby Dick.
This replica stopped everyone in the Tsukuba Circuit paddock in their tracks, but it looked even better blasting down the start/finish straight.
Built in collaboration with Promodet, the 930 Turbo is far from an aesthetic exercise. Like all of the cars you come across at idlers events, it’s all about track racing and nothing is compromised.
The massively widened body allows for a wheel and tire setup with serious girth, and the brake system has been addressed with a more modern Brembo package featuring F50-type calipers at the front matched to 2-piece floating and grooved rotors.
You can clearly see the original 930 body through the great big openings that the rear fender additions create.
The automotive nerd equivalent of an underskirt shot reveals the exhaust manifold and upgraded turbo that Promodet outfitted the car with.
The interior is purely functional; stripped to the bare metal and stiffened up with a simple welded-in roll-cage there is only one thing the driver needs to do in here, and that’s concentrate on extracting the fastest time possible around the track.
With my recent 911 mania post, it makes you wonder what sort of value or use these type of cars will fetch and serve in the future. But being there at Tsukuba and seeing them driven to the limit, you can’t help but think, ‘who cares?’ If their owners are enjoying them, should anyone even be concerned with how they are tuned and transformed?
Dino Dalle Carbonare
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specs?
Might keep that info for an in-depth feature
Ahem... *taps fingers* ( :
Dang this car is amazing. I frickin love old porches. This one is really unique. The giant back add-on would make a lot of extra weight, right? What is under the hood?
I'm sure it would but with what looked like an easy 500-600 Hp I don't think it would impact performance too much
looks sexy, but it would look better with taller tires tbh
True, after all that attention to detail, correct width and aspect tires are more important than decals.
Truth
Absolutely love the build though as a relatively minor quibble, the car looks a lot more 935k3 inspired than 935-78 inspired...
That's true too, just that whole evolution of the car, and the Martini livery
The best thing that could happen to car enthusiasm at this point is an utter neglect for value-prospecting in the name of enjoyment. Modification is one thing, but at the very least just enjoy it. If cars were meant to be living room accessories, they wouldn't come with engines.
Very good point!
You guys get spoilt so so so so badly in Japan. :p
Moby Dick style livery, Kremer style body, all blended beautifully.
Now this is what Speedhunting is all about!
FEATURE.
Feature. Feature. Feature. PLEASE.
If only for the full specs and proper desktop wallpapers.
Send Larry? (I kid, I kid!!)
In order to remain germanically correct though, this seems to represent a blend of 935/76 (original rear roof line, use of original 911 body shell), 935/78 aka Moby Dick (livery, front end) and 935K3 (rear fender design). There's an excellent article dubbed "Turbo Terrors" on this very site dealing with the complicated 935 history
Doesn't matter, however, as this looks like a well thought out hommage to one of the most insane race cars ever produced. Thanks for the article, great read as always!