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1987 Porsche 930 Turbo Flatnose

nder the concept of ‘everything old is new again’, the (German for ‘flatnose’) 911 was, for quite some time, seen as exhibit ‘A’ for 1980s automotive excess. For some that is undoubtedly still true: this surely represents the very definition life.

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