Beyond our public auctions, Issimi selectively acquires benchmark collector automobiles for our private collection. These acquisitions represent pivotal moments in engineering and design—chosen for their historical significance, original integrity, and most importantly because they directly reflect the personal passions, tastes, and spirit of our team. The 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo was hugely important because it brought turbocharging to a production sports car at a time when the technology was largely confined to racing and a few oddball experiments. Porsche developed it to homologate the 911 for Group 4 racing, but the road car it produced was something else entirely: a 3.0-liter flat-six with a single turbocharger, wide flared fenders, and a signature “whale tail” rear wing. It was among the fastest production cars in the world, capable of reaching 60 mph in around five seconds and topping 150 mph, at a time when the energy crisis and emissions rules had left many performance cars badly neutered. This car’s character was underlined by its turbo lag followed by a sudden surge of massive power, paired with the 911’s rear-engine layout, made it demanding and sometimes treacherous at the limit, which earned it the “widowmaker” nickname and a reputation that only added to its mystique. Its lasting importance comes from what it set in motion. The Turbo proved that forced induction could deliver big performance in a refined, daily-drivable package, helping pave the way for the turbocharged supercars, sports cars, and eventually mainstream performance cars that followed, and it cemented turbocharging as a core part of Porsche’s identity through to the modern 911 Turbo lineup. It also defined a visual language of the era, with the wide hips and whale tail becoming shorthand for 1980s excess and performance, and it became a poster car for a generation of enthusiasts.