On my general car blog, I shared the full details of a trip my son and I took to Skywalker Ranch where 000 Magazine hosted an incredible event honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Porsche Turbo. I thought it was worth adding a few details here as well.
The highlight of the show was the original 1973 Concept car that started it all. This concept car was displayed at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show when the idea of putting a Turbo in a road car was unheard of. The concept below was three Porsche prototypes in one. Originally constructed in 1972, it was used to develop the Porsche G body and then to develop the RS/RST 3.0 body before finally being turned into the Turbo concept car. The really funny part is that this car has never actually had a turbo in it! When it was on display at the motor show, it had wooden parts to mock up the turbo. When it was sold to a private owner, it had a 3.0 liter naturally aspirated RSR drivetrain, which is what it still has today.
As good as the car looked under the sun, it really came to life at night.
Also on display was this incredible 1975 930. I didn’t get the chassis number, but I know it was later in 75 than mine because the owner said it was one of the last 75s. It looked to be an incredible example, and other than a respray at some point, it was all original.
