One to Buy: 21,000km from new 1982 Porsche 911 3.3 Turbo Sonderwunsch Flachbau Series 1 (930)
After Porsche produced the all-conquering 911 Turbo-based 935 racing car with its air-piercing flat nose front end, customers inevitably began asking for a street car with the same look.
However, Porsche initially refused these requests which led to Europe’s myriad high end tuners doing brisk business converting 911 s and 930s to the Flachbau look.
With the likes of BB, Kremer and DP raking in the cash from wealthy clients, Porsche eventually caved in and during late 1980 the new Sonderwunsch department was established at the Zuffenhausen repair and restoration department (Werk 1).
Over the next couple of years nearly five dozen 911 Turbos were converted with Porsche’s first generation Flachbau design which featured flush steel front fenders and a new fibreglass front bumper assembly that housed four rectangular head / fog lights, custom indicators and an elaborately contoured chin spoiler with a pair of slender cooling ducts.
One of the 58 911 Turbos built to Series 1 Flachbau trim at Porsche’s Exclusiv department during this period was chassis WPOZZZ93ZDS000295 which is currently on offer at the L’Art de l’Automobile showroom in Paris.
Completed in November 1982 and sold to a VIP customer in Zurich, chassis ‘000295’ was configured in the period colour scheme of Grand Prix White with beige leather upholstery and black carpet. An electric sunroof was also specified.
Today the car has covered just 21,000km from new and is offered in superb original condition having recently undergone a major service.
Reprinted below is ‘Art de l’Automobile’s description for this early product from the Porsche Exclusiv department:
Low mileage
Excellent condition
Matching colors, matching numbers
Only 58 examples produced without pop-up headlights
Extremely rare model from the Porsche Sonderwunschprogramm
€350,000
Paying homage to the mythical Porsche 935, the 930 Turbo Flatnose (Flachbau) is an extremely rare model which was only available as a special order from the Porsche Sonderwunschprogramm, which later became the Porsche Exclusive department. In this department, customization could be endless, whether mechanical or aesthetic, and obviously the customers who had access to this level of customization were hand-picked.
Delivered in November 1982, the car we are offering is one of 34 Flatnose produced with 1983 specifications. In the end, only 59 Porsche 930 Turbo Flatnose without the pop-up headlights were produced (58 in 1981 and 1982, and a 59th in 1984), which makes this example extremely rare. The 3.0L Flat 6 of the 930 Turbo produces 300 hp instead of 260 hp, the car reaches 100 km/h in 5 seconds with a maximum speed of approximately 260 km/h. In 1987, following the presentation of the 930 Turbo 3.3L, the Flatnose was finally offered in the catalogue!
Sold new on November 30, 1982 by the Porsche Exclusive department and delivered at the Stuttgart factory to a privileged customer, this Flatnose was in Zürich in 1983. Imported to Monaco in the 1990s, it was serviced there at the Porsche Center in 1995, the car had 7,000 km. It then joined a French collection. Painted in original Grand Prix White with a beige and black leather interior, this Porsche is in excellent condition and was recently serviced. It shows only 21,300 km on the odometer (certified).
