Historical Overview From 1974 To Now
Historical Overview From 1974 To Now
The production of the Porsche 911 Turbo began in 1974. The car was also called the Porsche 930 in the USA; the number 930 is in reference to the car's internal type number. In Europe, it was called the Porsche Turbo 911. One of the most distinctive features of the 911 Turbo is its wide wheel arches, so done to house the wide tires. The car also has a unique rear spoiler; it was called the whale tail on the early models and the tea tray on the latter cars. The Porsche 930 developed a reputation for absolute acceleration, and difficult handling and drag. The first models came with a 3 liter engine spitting out 256 BHP. In the late 1976, a racing version of the Porsche 911 Turbo was introduced, called the Porsche 934. It became a favorite of many competitors in Le Mans and other races due to its power and handling.
The 1989 911 Turbo (930) was the only model to feature a 5 speed gearbox. In 1990 Porsche launched a Turbo version of the 964 series. For the 1991 and 1992 model years it used a 3.3 liter engine, similar to the one used on the Porsche 930, the engine provided 320 PS. Porsche then introduced the Carrera 2 and 4 in 1993, with a 3.6 liter engine and a 360 PS to the rear wheels. It was 1997 and Porsche decided to introduce a limited run of 200 units of the Porsche 993 Turbo S ( Porsche 911 Turbo S); the Turbo S delivered an even higher performance. The new car had a few additions as well, among these are an additional 24 PS (17.7 kW), this was over the regular Turbo 400 PS (294kW) and modifications to the car's body. The Porsche 993 Turbo still command a premium price, due mainly to its reliability, raw power, and the fact that it is the last air cooled 911 Turbo cars. The 997 GT3 or 997 Turbo debuted in 2006, and like previous models it gave Porsche the opportunity to homologate aerodynamic features for racing, and add a model for customer racing. The car used the same 3.6 liter engine as the Porsche 996 Turbo, but with the exception that it had more power; 480 PS. It gets from 0 to 62 mph in 3.2 seconds (using Tiptronic Transmission). The Porsche 997 Turbo is more driver friendly relative to its predecessor.
Of course, the caveat here is that it will probably be wildly expensive. But every so often an auction turns up something very rare and funky and potentially cool and somebody will decide they only live once and they can figure out how to afford something like this. This, being a 1955 Porsche Tempo Mikafa Sport Camper. There are only two of them in the country. Only three exist worldwide with Porsche branding and badging. No, we hadn鈥檛 heard of these things, let alone seen one, either. Squint hard enough and, from the front, it looks like a beefed-up VW Microbus. From the side, an Airstream trailer comes to mind, as does pretty much every style element from 1950s design. Teardrop-ish shape, chrome lines denoting forward motion, whitewall tires. Looks to be powered by a 1600cc VW motor that probably, when well-tuned, churns out a whopping 60 horsepower. It is, for some reason, front-wheel drive.
Shifting is done with a four-speed manual gearbox. The body is aluminum. Camper stuff includes a kitchenette with folding table, stove, sink, and Electrolux refrigerator. The onboard toilet works and there is a pop-up vent on the roof for fresh air. The windows are plexiglass and pop out for even more ventilation. Mikafa was an aircraft builder that began producing these kinds of campers in the postwar period. They slapped a Porsche engine and Porsche badging on a few 鈥淪port鈥?models to juice up interest. And a tiny bit of performance over the stock, rear-wheel drive Austin engines on non-Sport models. The power is likely just barely enough to push this thing around on American roads, but there is a small community of people driving and camping in restored Mikafas and they get around just fine. Wanna bid on this thing? Navigate here and they鈥檒l take care of you. If you purchase it, please let us know so we can do a full-on profile of this most interesting camp vehicle. Adventure Journal doesn鈥檛 accept sponsored content, native advertising, or paid reviews. The AJ staff is smaller than you think. Here鈥檚 a peek behind the scenes. Here鈥檚 why Adventure Journal was launched and how we follow ethical business and publishing practices. Adventure Journal in print is like Adventure Journal online x 100鈥攁nd print stories can only be found there. Subscribe to get it now鈥攚e guarantee you鈥檒l love it. I hope AJ buys it and makes it their first world wide marketing rig. It will also solve Steve鈥檚 conundrum regarding his next vehicle purchase.
