1980 Porsche 911 (930) Turbo 'Rinspeed R69'

Purchased from JCT in 1980, and used by the original owner and his family to cover the genuine 69,000 miles Entrusted to Rinspeed AG of Switzerland in 1983 for a full 'Turbo Body and Wheels' conversion Repainted and finished in the company's distinctive Pearl White with colour-coded, ultra-wide, Gotti split-rim alloys Maintained and serviced by Porsche dealers from new. Comprehensive history with all invoices and service records Recently brought out of ten year's secure storage by JCT and fully recommissioned at a cost of over ú11,000 Currently being professionally repainted in Pearl White. The original, check-cloth and leather, the interior is in immaculate condition Registration number FCX 18 will remain with the car In the same way that the Morris Minor, VW Beetle, and Fiat 500 will always be associated with the 1950s, and the Mini, Jaguar E-Type and Lotus Cortina are synonymous with the 'Swinging Sixties', the poster-boys of the late 1970s were undoubtedly the Lamborghini Countach and the Porsche Turbo. The 911 (930) Turbo was aspirational from the day it was introduced in 1975 and remained desirable until it was replaced by the 964 in 1990. I imagine that anyone in a position to buy a new Turbo would feel pretty pleased with themselves, however, there are always one or two individuals who feel the need to take things just that bit further. One such was Bruce Aspinall, who was perhaps best known for introducing all-wool 'Berber' carpets to the UK, marketed under the brand name 'Rusticana'. The product was well received and his company, Aspinall Brothers, flourished during the late seventies. In early 1980, he was discussing the choice of his next car with the sales team at JCT Porsche in Leeds and it was suggested that he may like to consider their 930 Turbo demonstrator which had only covered around 75 miles. After a test drive, the deal was done and he took delivery of the Turbo in February 1980. All was going well and he was enjoying his top-of-the-range Porsche until one day his attention was drawn to the 'Rinspeed 969'-930 Turbo. Founded in Switzerland by Frank Rinderknecht in 1979, Rinspeed quickly carved out a reputation for producing dramatic concept cars for the annual Geneva Motor Show. However, in the early eighties, Rinspeed's stock in trade was turning out