1976 Porsche Euro Turbo Carrera on 2040-cars
Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
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Up for sale is a 1976 Euro Porsche Turbo Carrera . This is the first official production year for the turbocharged 911, and is the most sought after. This is a project car, and will need a restoration but it is a very complete, solid running early 3.0 non intercooled turbo. This is the real deal.
The car has not been on the road in several years now. It does still run, and drive but will need an engine overhaul due to several broken head studs. This is how we acquired the car. It starts fairly easily, has normal oil pressure, normal amount of smoke at startup, and no unusual noises. I have not driven it in years, but I remember it running fairly strong, and pulling hard under boost. The transmission engages all gears. but I remember it needing some synchro work going into 3rd. The body is 99% rust free, there is a small spot on the drivers door sill, a very small bubble by the lower left windshield area, and a small bubble on one of the doors, other than that, very clean. See pictures. The paint shows well, but needs some attention .There is some shrinkage in a few areas, this is also shown in the pictures. The interior is complete and decent, but shows wear as you would expect on a 38 year old car . The car still retains its original drivetrain, and is sitting on its original 15x8 & 15X7 fuchs wheels, which are n nice shape. The tires are very old, and need replaced. It still retains its original aluminum calipers . There is minor body damage to the rear reflector, and the panel behind it, again , very minor. The one euro bumperette is broken off, but included (needs stud repair) . This car has the super rare and desire able euro back up light, and bumper trim with reflectors in it. The window trim is the brushed metal finish, which I believe is the rarest, and very nice looking on this car. All the glass is original , and in good shape. The only missing/incorrect items that I know of are : The car has a tea tray turbo tail of the later cars, and not the correct early turbo tail, and the original plastic air cleaner housing is missing. I will include a metal air cleaner housing from a later turbo. This is a rare chance to own one of the most sought after Porsche cars out there right now. The first official production year for the 911 turbo, and icon. There were less than 600 of these cars produced, and who knows how many are left. |
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