930 in Gulf Racing Blue
02-06-2015 | 10:29 AM
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I don't think the car is on the market, but I do know the owner entertained a random offer of $250,000, but turned it down.. And the shop is in GA. If someone is truly interested, I can ask what would he sell this beauty for.
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02-12-2015 | 03:39 AM
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That is not true. My good friend Wann Richter ordered a 930 in Gulf Blue back in 1984. Due to the steel strike in Germany in late 1984 he ultimately wound up with a 1985 model of the 930. It was a 930 coupe, Gulf Blue over black leather.
Sadly, he was killed in it one day in Oklahoma City when a semi, going the opposite direction under a too low railroad overpass flipped over and onto the driver's side the the car. Someone bought it, and made it right again. It was a stunning car. Gulf Blue was a popular color, so to say that was the only 930 in GB is way off the mark.
With a rendezvous in front of a local used car lot one fall morning, Wann in his 1985 GB 930, Andy Boon, in his 1976 Turbo Carrera, and I in my 1981 narrow-body Bamboo Beige turbo met for a run to Arkansas from Oklahoma City. Andy took the lead, with me in the middle, and Wann taking up the rear. A few miles out of OKC my Passport started going nuts. It was an Oklahoma Highway Patrol, going westbound to our east. We all locked up our brakes in an effort to look as innocent as possible as the OHP started looking for a place to flip around and go after us! Andy pushed it up to 130 to go for the nearest exit. I pushed it up to 140 to catch Andy as we took the exit. In the meantime, Wann pulled it down to 55 mph (the speed limit in those days) and got in the right lane and attempted to look innocent. Andy and I took a parallel road to the south and met up with the gang later for breakfast near Arkansas. Apparently, the OHP never did manage to flip-flop, so we all got off scot-free. In those days we all ran long-range CB radios in our cars with trucker-sized antennas mounted on our right rear fenders. Our intel was quite good in those days. Sorry to get off topic, but we had some fun days with those turbos.
Sadly, he was killed in it one day in Oklahoma City when a semi, going the opposite direction under a too low railroad overpass flipped over and onto the driver's side the the car. Someone bought it, and made it right again. It was a stunning car. Gulf Blue was a popular color, so to say that was the only 930 in GB is way off the mark.
With a rendezvous in front of a local used car lot one fall morning, Wann in his 1985 GB 930, Andy Boon, in his 1976 Turbo Carrera, and I in my 1981 narrow-body Bamboo Beige turbo met for a run to Arkansas from Oklahoma City. Andy took the lead, with me in the middle, and Wann taking up the rear. A few miles out of OKC my Passport started going nuts. It was an Oklahoma Highway Patrol, going westbound to our east. We all locked up our brakes in an effort to look as innocent as possible as the OHP started looking for a place to flip around and go after us! Andy pushed it up to 130 to go for the nearest exit. I pushed it up to 140 to catch Andy as we took the exit. In the meantime, Wann pulled it down to 55 mph (the speed limit in those days) and got in the right lane and attempted to look innocent. Andy and I took a parallel road to the south and met up with the gang later for breakfast near Arkansas. Apparently, the OHP never did manage to flip-flop, so we all got off scot-free. In those days we all ran long-range CB radios in our cars with trucker-sized antennas mounted on our right rear fenders. Our intel was quite good in those days. Sorry to get off topic, but we had some fun days with those turbos.