Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau
Highlights
- Desirable “flat nose” model of the iconic Type 930
- Documented with Certificate of Authenticity issued by Porsche Cars North America
- Almost €15,000 accrued in workshop invoices from 2017 to 2021
1989 Porsche 911 Turbo ‚Flat-Nose‘ Cabriolet
Karlskron, Germany
Such was the popularity of the Porsche 935 — the German marque’s factory racing version of the Type 930 prepared to FIA Group 5 specification — a demand emerged for a road-going iteration of the car that emphasised the extremities of the 911 platform. The call for the road car was led by Mansour Ojjeh, a race sponsor at the time, who was told that while the 935 could not be legally adapted to drive on public roads, the company’s “Sonderwunsch”—or “Special Wishes”—division, also known as “Porsche Exclusive”, would work on a unique road car that looked like the racer. As a result, the “flat nose” or “slant nose” came to being, coded M505 and prominently featuring a slanted front end with pop-up headlights. It was built with a turbocharged engine using the platform of the 930, the 911 of its generation. It is believed that the “flat nose” option added another 50 per cent to the list price of the car when new, depending on the options selected.