Minerva Blue 1978 Porsche 930

I’m pretty much at a point where a Minerva Blue Metallic Porsche is an automatic feature for me. When that wonderful blue exterior is contrasted with a Cork interior, then I can’t feature it quickly enough. That’s exactly what we have with this 1978 Porsche 930 and like other such combinations we have seen, the appearance is phenomenal. 1978 marked one of the few model years of significant change for the 930. Most notably it brought an increase in displacement, now up to 3.3 liters from the 3.0 liter flat-six that had served during it’s first two years. The new engine also brought with it an air-to-air intercooler and the necessary redesign of the whale tail spoiler so as to better allow for airflow into that intercooler. Naturally those changes brought with them increased horsepower raising those levels to 265 hp (up from 245 hp) for U.S. models. Even though they are more powerful the ’78 and ’79 model year 930s don’t typically command higher values than their earlier 3.0 liter counterparts. The seller here seems intent on challenging that generally accepted notion.

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Year: 1978
Model: 911 Turbo
Engine: 3.3 liter turbocharged flat-6
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Mileage: 60,091 mi
Price: $188,700 negotiable

1978 Porsche 930 Turbo Coupe, Minerva ( Caribe ) Blue Mettalic /W9, Cork Leather /88, Electric Sunroof, A/C Blows Cold Immediately upon start up, New Engine cases and fresh engine rebuild by Micky Kramer from European Performance, Number 165 in the build cycle in 1978, Original Factory paint with exception of touch up over the years,

With regard to the price, something like the asking price we see here wouldn’t be entirely unheard of for a good 930, but there are plenty of questions as to whether this one could reach such heights. Back in July I featured a very similar looking car – a 1979 Minerva Blue over Cork 930 – that was bid to $216K so perhaps we might think this one has a shot at nearly $190K. However, that ’79 930 was entirely original, well documented, and sat with fewer than 21K miles on it. Each of those attributes attaches a premium and the sum total of those premiums lead to the high bidding we saw for that car. This 930, while it does look really good, isn’t at that level. It’s not totally original, the mileage is higher, and we don’t have much word on documentation. The bright side is that you can get an equally beautiful 930 without spending $200K, we just need to work on the correct value. I suspect it’s well under the asking price here, but we’ll have to keep an eye on it to see how this plays out.

-Rob