Custom Porsche 930 Turbo print with Gemballa-style body kit in vintage ad design

The Gemballa Porsche 930 Custom Wall Art

Mo messaged me and was hoping that I can make a print for his friend who has a Porsche 911 (930).

Customer reference photo of the modified Porsche 930 Turbo used for the custom printCustomer reference photo of the modified Porsche 930 Turbo from another angle

 

Upon looking at the photos I wasn't too sure which mod was done to the Porsche 930 and went into research mode on the Internet. I ended up spending a few hours on and off just trying to figure out possible mods of the 930 and still got no where.

Mo doesn't know too much about his friend's car as well and we couldn't quite ask him about it since it is going to be a birthday present surprise.

Mo was able to share a few more Instagram photos that he found on his friend's profile and I decided to give it a go based on what was available to me. (I looked up the Gemballa body kit but it wasn't an exact match)

Stock Porsche render used as the starting point for the custom 930 print

 

 

The render was based on a stock 993 Carrera RS and went from there. The key elements of this car is the body kit, headlight, rear spoiler as well as the air intake all around the bumpers and fenders.

Porsche 930 custom print in progress with body kit and headlight changes

I first worked on the front which I shaved the side blinker, headlights and clean up the OEM front bumper. 

Porsche 930 custom print front end with shaved blinkers and cleaned-up bumper

Next, I added the unique air scoop, special side marker, the square headlights and matching rims. 

Porsche 930 custom print front with air scoop, square headlights and matching rims

The rear side of the car is a little more straight forward. I used the Gemballa rear wing and added the air intake vents and change the exhaust to side exit.

Porsche 930 custom print rear with Gemballa-style wing, intake vents and side exhaust

Rear view progress of the custom Porsche 930 Turbo print design

Mo also wanted to have the print designed in vintage style ad format. We ended up choosing the "Roll down windows at 160 mph" design which I find very suiting.

Custom Porsche 930 Turbo print in Roll Down Windows at 160 mph vintage ad design

Just before delivering the final product. Mo suggested that we should trim off the headlight a bit more and so I did and added the metal rivets as well.

Final Porsche 930 Turbo custom print with trimmed headlights and metal rivets

Close-up detail of the finished custom Porsche 930 Turbo print

I heard back from Mo a month later and he was excited to share that his friend LOVE the print and have proudly framed and display it in his kitchen.

Framed custom Porsche 930 Turbo vintage ad print displayed in the customer's kitchen

The car ended up to be a 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo converted with a Zeemax 993 forward date kit and mix in a bit of Gemalla Bi-Turbo into it. No wonder we couldn't find a matching reference photo on the Internet. 

It was a fun project and I think we made someone really really happy.

 

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