Porsche 911 930 Turbo Finding and sourcing
Finding and sourcing for the Porsche 911 930 Turbo.
For modern Porsches the franchised network is straightforward. The 930 Turbo is different. Stock lives with UK marque specialists and independent dealers who understand air‑cooled cars, with the occasional example retailed by a Porsche Classic Partner centre. Public listings tend to surface on the main UK platforms — Collecting Cars, The Market by Bonhams, Car & Classic — and at UK auction houses such as Iconic Auctioneers (formerly Silverstone Auctions), Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s London. Good cars appear sporadically and sell quickly when correctly priced. Our view is that you start by mapping the specialist landscape. In the UK, long‑standing Porsche independents and air‑cooled specialists (think Paragon, JZM, Paul Stephens, Autofarm, Hexagon Classics, RPM Technik and similar) are where the better 930s concentrate. Ask any dealer whether the car is owned outright or on sale‑or‑return, how long they have known it, and whether they can supply a complete digital pack: high‑resolution images, a chronology of owners, scanned invoices, the service book, V5C copies, MOT history, and confirmation of key identifiers (VIN, engine and gearbox numbers) cross‑referenced to factory records. Clarify whether the car is UK‑supplied (C16) and RHD, whether the speedometer has ever been changed from km to miles, whether colour and interior are original to the car, and which factory options are present (for example limited‑slip differential, sport seats, sunroof delete). If the car is described as a factory Slantnose (Flachbau), ask for the supporting Porsche Exclusive documentation (M505/M506 and build record) rather than accepting folklore. When assessing provenance at a distance, consistency is what matters. Build a single timeline from the first invoice to today and check that mileage, owners and locations agree across invoices, MOTs and prior adverts. Request photographs of the options sticker and identification plates, and, for any import, the NOVA confirmation and import paperwork showing dates and mileages on entry. Long‑term ownership, a continuous UK MOT trail and a complete paper file usually tell you more about how a 930 has been kept than any single headline figure. Public auctions and online platforms can work, but go in eyes open. You are buying the car as described, so spend your time interrogating the listing detail, addenda and Q&A, and speak to the consignor where possible to clarify history, specification and any outstanding finance or plate‑retention issues. Factor logistics and buyer’s fees into your budget, and be realistic about how rare true “box‑ticking” cars are; patience generally pays. Why off‑market matters for a 930: the best early 3.0‑litre cars and last‑year G50 five‑speeds often trade quietly between collectors who prefer discretion. Posting a wanted brief on SCN brings those cars to you. You set the brief (RHD/LHD, colours, originality tolerance, mileage band, budget and timescale) and we circulate it to our network of brokers, independent dealers and known owners. We then filter responses so you only engage with credible cars, and you progress to your usual due diligence with the seller. In practice, serious buyers who use a targeted wanted ad find a sharper car, faster, than by refreshing classifieds for months. A final point on approach. Be decisive when the right file and specification appear, but do not be hurried. Establish the car’s paper trail first, agree terms subject to an independent inspection and verification of numbers, and only then move to contracts and funds. With 930s, the provenance you buy is the provenance you will one day sell; invest the time up front.
For cars still within roughly the last decade, franchised main dealers and approved‑used schemes are the natural starting point; for older or more specialist machinery such as the 930 Turbo, the market concentrates at Porsche marque specialists, respected independents and, occasionally, Porsche Classic Partner centres. The most effective way to flush out the right 930 is to post a wanted search on SCN so that brokers, specialists and private owners with the correct car can come to you — particularly valuable for low‑volume cars that are often traded discreetly rather than advertised publicly.
What we would buy: a 1989 UK‑supplied (C16) RHD 930 3.3 Coupe with the G50/50 five‑speed, in its original period colour combination, with LSD and sport seats, unmodified and documented from new.