Porsche 911 Turbo Flachbau
Highlights
- One of only nine M505 Turbo Flachbau Targas produced for 1989; ordered via Porsche’s Special Wishes department by the heir to the Italian food company Sbarro
- Displaying just over 8,000 miles at cataloguing time; highly original state of preservation
- The Monterey Auction 2026
1989 Porsche 911 Turbo ‘Flat-Nose’ Targa
The 911 Turbo “Flat-Nose” pays homage to Porsche’s 935 factory racecar developed for FIA Group 5 competition in the mid-1970s. Following its immense success, racing sponsors clamored for a roadgoing version. Porsche’s Exclusive Manufaktur program—sometimes called “Sonderwunsch,” or “Special Wishes”—obliged with an option package for the European market in 1981. It featured louvered steel front fenders made flush with the hood and fitted with retractable headlamps. Wider rear fenders with straked cooling vents housed an electric fan for additional oil cooling and accommodated wider wheels and tires.
In 1987, Porsche finally added the North American Flat-Nose package—known by the code M505—as a pricey and rare option available for Turbo Coupes, Cabriolets, and Targas. Of these, Flat-Nose, or “Flachbau,” Turbo Targas are even rarer: Just nine M505 Turbo Targa Flachbaus were produced for 1989, plus a single M506 Targa reportedly for the Middle Eastern market. From 1987 to 1989, a mere 29 Turbo Targa Flachbau examples were created in total. Although the majority of Porsche 930s received a four-speed manual gearbox, final-year cars, including this example, were fitted with a Getrag G50 five-speed manual transmission—a feature that further enhances the model’s celebrated driving dynamics.
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