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Up for sale is a very well done 1996 Gemballa 911 Turbo

This car was first purchased by Rose Rose from Beverly Hills Porsche in 1996.  I talked to Pete in March of 2022 about his ownership.  Short and sweet, Pete loved 911 Turbos and bought a new one yearly, trading the previous back in.  Short Ownership.

The car was then bought by a gentlemen in the casino business in Fresno California.  He was a repeat Gemballa N.A. customer and in 1999 sent the car the Heinz Meis and Gemballa N.A. in Malibu.  There he spent $65,500 on a Gemballa Turbo S conversion.  This included a paint change to Jet Black.

The car was then sent to a friend of the owners in Phoenix to keep the car while it waited to be modified around 2009 by Evoms.  Around this time the car was involved in a low speed accident.  I tracked down the police report from the accident (Attached).  I also spoke with the driver that was rear ended.  The Gemballa’s driver wasn’t paying attention and ran up on a van stopped at a light and could not stop in time.  No airbags deployed or injuries.  No damage to the van.  Front end damage to the Gemballas bumper and headlight.  

In 2009/2010, at around 69,000 miles the car’s motor was Rebuilt by Evoms (invoice attached).  Upgraded rods, new pistons and cylinders, head work, larger turbos, larger intercooler, software etc.  There is an old youtube video floating around of the build I will link.

In around 2018 the owners of Diamond Auto Body in Fresno California bought the car.  They began a complete restoration.  This includes interior work at Kirk’k Kar Upholstery in Fresno, and a glass out re-spray to the factory color of black metallic.  The interior and paintwork on this car is amazing.   Truly gorgeous work.  Diamond also sent the car to Todd Knigton at Protomotive for sorting and tuning.

I posted a wanted advertisement on Rennlist in 2021 for a modified 993 turbo.  Sean LaBonte, manager of Porsche Fresno reached out about this car, which they maintained.  He said it was owned by a good friend of the owner of Porsche Fresno and passed me the info.  I purchased it in Feb of 2022 from Diamond Auto Body.  At some point during Diamond Auto Bodies ownership they replaced a windshield which resulted in a Minor Damage reported to Carfax.   Carfax has zero information on this report.  I exhausted my dealer resources to lean on Carfax to provide details and they said they had no info on the entry other then it was minor and non-accident. 

I bought a 993 C2 off Rennlist specifically for the factory hardbacks last spring. I took the hardbacks, replaced them with comfort seats and sold the C2.  The hardbacks were then covered in hides from Classic 9 Leather Shop and put in the Gemballa.  The car is currently sitting on HRE 527S 19’s.  I have put 5,000 miles on it the car.  It is completely dialed in. Fast car. Under my ownership the car has had anything it needed from my independent shop(Invoices attached).

This is a turn key car that is completely sorted.  It has some stories, but all have been reconciled by Diamond Auto Body, Evoms, Planet 911 in OKC and myself.  You couldn't replicate the work done to this car for the asking, even on a salvage title car.  I usually price things to sell, this one is hard to put a number on.  This is a special car with a narrow fairway. It gets more looks around town than anything else I own. I am selling because I bought a PTS Cobalt Blue 1997 911 Turbo in Europe in December, while taking delivery of a 718 Spyder which will match my 91 and 07 turbos.

Ask is $200,000 with the hardbacks and HRE’s.  With the like new comfort seats and 3 piece Gemballa wheels ask is $185,000.  

Thanks for reading,

Clay