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As a fan of the brand, I love the opportunity to appraise classic Porsches. Some time ago I had the chance to appraise a rare Porsche 935DP, an icon of 1980’s tuner car culture. While the slant nose Porsche 930 Turbo, nor the 935 race car particularly excite me in terms of looks, that’s not true for many. If you like aggressive, race-inspired styling on your air-cooled Porsches, then today’s Good Find Friday car might be right up your alley.

The Porsche 935DP (sometimes called “DP 935” or “935 DP Motorsport”) is a highly modified version of the Porsche 911 Turbo (internal designation of 930), converted by DP Motorsport in Germany to emulate the Group 5 / IMSA-era 935’s race body styling and performance, while making the car more usable for road use. Key external features include a slant-nose front with retractable or covered headlights, ducted oil-cooler openings in the apron, dramatically flared fenders, wide rocker panels (side sills), racing-style spoilers (often very large rear wings), and widened front and rear track.

Internally and mechanically the DP935 often uses upgraded turbochargers, enhanced cooling, often twin-plug ignition, adjustable boost, strengthened transmissions, and suspension modifications to cope with the broader body and increased power. The heritage is intimately tied with Kremer Racing: DP supplied bodywork and technical components for Kremer’s 935 race cars (including the famed K3 that won Le Mans in 1979) and leveraged that racing pedigree into their road/street-legal or near-street builds.

DP Motorsport sold component parts for conversion by third-party custom shops. DP-built cars tend to bring more money on the open market, making authenticating a German-built 935 DP a critical step in determining its value.

Today’s Good Find Friday car, a Porsche 935DP offered in Fort Myers, Florida by the selling dealer Ducauto Collection. It’s listed with an asking price of $167,500.

The car is finished in red with a black interior and features DP-style bodywork including slant-nose front fenders, front spoiler, side skits, vented rear fender flares, and custom rear bumper with vented valance.

The exterior bodywork appears to be in excellent condition and features a popular German flag-inspired set of stripes that run from the front hood to the rear quarters. A “DP Motorsport” graphic adorns the side skirts. These cars are built of a fiberglass material so it would be important to closely examine the car for cracks in the paint due to flexing or impact.

The car is notably a non-turbo slick-top car with no sunroof, which certainly pairs well with the lightweight, racing spec of the car.

While the aggressive bodywork of DP Motorsport cars is perhaps what the cars are most known for, the company frequently implemented major performance enhancements on their builds. This car doesn’t have its original engine, based on my reading of the description, and now has a built 3.0L 911SC engine. While most 935 DPs were based on 930 Turbo cars, this car remains naturally aspirated. An extensive build list is listed on the dealer’s site. Horsepower is estimated at 300hp, though the car hasn’t been dyno’d.

Suspension-wise the car rides on Koni adjustable shock absorbers with adjustable spring plates in the rear. Turbo tie rods are a common modification on many G-body 911s. Many Porsche 935 DPs roll on wider Fuchs wheels, but some are optioned with gleaming period rims like this one, which wears 15” OZ 3-piece wheels with gold centers. Tires are Pirelli Cinturato P7s.

The car has received a recent basic service and is said to be ready to go, though I would highly recommend a pre-purchase inspection for any air-cooled Porsche.

Looking at Classic.com listings for Porsche 935DP cars, not too many have been sold on the public market since I performed my appraisal. That makes it a little hard to tell if the market for these cars has moved. The customized air-cooled 911 Turbo market is fairly stable and even slightly up as you can see in this chart.

The average price of Porsche 935 DPs at the time of my appraisal was around $220,000, however those cars were all genuine turbocharged 930 Turbo converted cars, and included some cars with significant provenance.

A later-generation Porsche 935 DPII was sold on Bring a Trailer in February of last year for $163,000. That car was owned by an Olympic skier, but celebrity provenance tends to add value commensurate with the popularity of the celebrity. It was, however, a genuine 930. Given today’s car is a normally aspirated car, condition will mean everything.

I always thought the Porsche 935 DP presented an interesting alternative to the Sonderwunsch or M505 Slant Nose 911s, primarily because of their lower price point and connection to racing and tuner culture. I’m not sure the market will support the asking price for this car given it wasn’t born from a 930 Turbo, but if the notorious snap-oversteer handling of a 930 frightens you, perhaps a car like this is an ideal option.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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