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Grab RUF’s first 1988 Porsche 930 Turbo BTR
If you’re a bit rusty on Alois Ruf’s work, get up to speed by remembering that it was RUF who gave the 911 a five-speed gearbox long before Porsche did. The company also gained the German manufacturer’s status, having come up with a number of engine, gearbox, and chassis design patents throughout the decades, including the latest in carbon-fiber tech. In terms of build quality, handling, and performance, RUF went where the bigger Porsche factory just couldn’t in mass production. And once RUF came up with the world’s fastest car with the help of two turbochargers, there was just no stopping the 1987 Yellowbird’s crew.
This brings us to 1988, when RUF launched a series of 25 slantnose BTRs based on the 930 Turbo with the completion of this exact car, #001.
Offered at Mecum’s 2020 Kissimmee auction, the first RUF BTR features the period’s popular slantnose conversion, RUF’s five-speed gearbox, 17-inch wheels, strut bar, front spoiler, and gauges, as well as a bored 3.4-liter engine with upgraded pistons, twin-plug ignition, a sports exhaust, and a bigger turbocharger for a whopping 32-percent power increase at 375 horsepower. Finished in Guards Red, this 930 Turbo-based speed machine has covered just 7264 miles since, gaining RUF’s certification prior to this sale as well.
The auctioneer estimates this Turbo to fetch north of $400,000 in a few days, which is hardly surprising given its rarity and performance credentials—not your regular slantnose 930, but RUF BTR #001.
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This was NOT the first RUF factory BTR flatnose.
I owned a 1987 with VIN …. 6009.
W09TA0348JPR06001 doesn’t mean what is represented. The letter from RUF only confirms the correct VIN … it doesn’t say it was the first.
Alois RUF personally remembered my car when I met him in Dallas Texas. It was originally sold to a Mr. Sontag.
This may be the first 1988 flatnose but is definitely NOT the first RUF factory flatnose.
Agreed with Sheila that this is not the first Slantnose BTR. I own Sheila’s car currently and have sent information back to the Ruf’s proving the statements from RUF North America about this particular car are mis-statements. Hagerty should know this and can clarify this because they have the insurance on my BTR. It seems RUF starts their VIN numbers with 001 every year, but RUF North America states their 1988 is the first slantnose BTR. It is, only when talking about the year 1988. Mine is a 1987 slantnose BTR with VIN ending in 6002. I also have documents stating mine was used to pass EPA in North America, which I was told was what allowed RUF to produce cars with a North America VIN. I hope the next owner of the 1988 VIN 001 isn’t buying the car on mis-represented credentials. It is a beautiful car and deserves more transparent presentation.