The first of every series of new cars is special, and it’s made even more so when that car is the first-ever Porsche 911 Turbo. Launched in 1974, the car was immediately distinguishable from lesser 911s thanks to its wider wheel arches and big wing at the back, plus the Turbo inscription on the engine cover.
However, this first car, created in 1973 and owned by Louise Piech-Ferdinand (the VW CEO’s mother), was unique because it lacked the Turbo badging at the back, and also featured a clear windscreen that was intentionally not tinted so as to not interfere with Louise’s use of the car as a mobile painter’s studio.
She took the car onto mountain roads, stopped and broke out the brushes.
The story is briefly recounted in the official Porsche video posted below, which also shows this historic first Turbo.
By Andrei Nedelea
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