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In the category of Holy Grails😇 Monterey is usually a bountiful hunting ground😁 This year will be no different‼️ This is one of those ⬅️ 👀 🥰 TAG Porsche Turbo ⬅️ 👀 😍 A period of McLaren F1 dominance 🤩 Mezger / Prost / Lauda / Senna / supreme provenance 😎 1988 Porsche 911 TAG Turbo by Lanzante  $1,800,000 - $2,100,000 USD One of just 11 Porsche 911s given the “TAG Turbo” treatment by Lanzante, the UK-based motorsport specialist and long-time McLaren tuner Powered by a 1.5-liter, twin-turbocharged, V-6 TAG Turbo “TTE P01” Formula One engine, developed in period by Porsche for the McLaren MP4/2 and MP4/3 Codenamed “AP87” on account of its engine—numbered “051”—used by Formula One World Champion Alain Prost during the 1986 and 1987 Grand Prix seasons Custom-finished in Mintgrün over a black leather interior with blue/green tartan cloth seat inserts Generates 510 bhp; capable of reaching a 200-mph top speed Driven 311 mi. since the completion of its transformation Chassis No. WP0JB0936JS050399 Engine No. 051 Location | Monterey, California McLaren’s dominance in 1980s Formula One was underpinned by the TAG-Porsche engine, masterminded by Porsche legend Hans Mezger. His 1.5-liter twin-turbo V-6, the “TTE P01,” helped power McLaren to 12 wins in 1984 alone, and ultimately five World Championships with Lauda, Prost, and Senna. After the partnership ended in 1987, Porsche reportedly gifted McLaren a 930 Turbo fitted with the race engine—sparking legend and inspiration decades later. In homage to that mythical car, UK-based Lanzante built 11 bespoke 930 “TAG Turbos,” each using a documented Formula One engine from McLaren’s archive. These custom builds are extensively reengineered—each donor car stripped to bare metal, fitted with carbon fiber bodywork, and lightened by over 120 pounds. The Formula One engine alone sheds 286 pounds versus the factory 3.3L flat-six and is paired with a 6-speed H-pattern gearbox. The example offered, dubbed “AP87,” features engine #TTE P01 051, which powered Alain Prost at the 1986 German and 1987 Hungarian and Japanese Grands Prix. Built from a U.S.-delivered 1988 930 Turbo, it’s finished in Mintgrün with black leather and tartan inserts, gold RUF wheels, and just 311 miles since completion. Serviced in 2025 by Lanzante, it remains one of the most radical, road-going Porsches ever conceived. #classic #classics #classiccars #collectorcars #carcollectors #historic #vintage #performance #racing #rallying #driving #car #cars #automotiveindustry #auto #autos #autoindustry #auction #forsale #sold #automotive #investment #privatesale