Porsche Slant Nose Race Car. According to miranda media via slashgear german customizer dp motorsport pays tribute to the 935 slant nose race cars with the smooth front end. With the success of the porsche 935 race car effort in the late 1970 s tuners in europe like ruf and kremer began to emulate the aerodynamic front end treatment by shaving off the bug eyed headlights in favor of flip up units just like the 935 s.
With the success of the porsche 935 race car effort in the late 1970 s tuners in europe like ruf and kremer began to emulate the aerodynamic front end treatment by shaving off the bug eyed headlights in favor of flip up units just like the 935 s. The race car originally had a full complement of lights up front but when a loophole was discovered in the rules for the class the traditional headlights were removed and the smooth sleek front end. The porsche 935 was a race car developed and manufactured by german automaker porsche introduced in 1976 as the factory racing version of the 911 930 turbo and prepared for fia group 5 rules it was an evolution of the carrera rsr 2 1 turbo prototype the second place overall finisher in the 1974 24 hours of le mans.
The porsche 935 was a race car developed and manufactured by german automaker porsche introduced in 1976 as the factory racing version of the 911 930 turbo and prepared for fia group 5 rules it was an evolution of the carrera rsr 2 1 turbo prototype the second place overall finisher in the 1974 24 hours of le mans.
Inspired by porsche s 935 race car and pushed by saudi syrian entrepreneur mansour ojjeh ceo of tag heuer the slantnose or flachbau 930 featured a punchy 300hp engine and the 935 s distinct front end with additional performance options able to reach the 330hp mark. Starting in 1981 the most expensive option was offered through porsche s sonderwunschprogramm special order program. Porsche originally needed to produce the car in order to comply with homologation regulations and had intended on marketing it as a street legal race vehicle like the 1973 carrera 2 7 rs. Porsche began experimenting with turbocharging technology on their race cars during the late 1960s and in 1972 began development on a turbocharged version of the 911.
