Help me ID this tail

[bbh03]

I don't know what type of tail this is, but it appears to be fabricated of fiberglass. Can anyone identify it or is it some random aftermarket piece? Thanks!

Brian

[Bill Verburg]

early turbo tail, oem it's all f/g except the lip. aftermarket could be the same or all f/g including the lip.

[KevinP73]

Looks like an oem early turbo tail.

[Tooth911]

I have one just like it they are called a teacup spoiler curca 1975.

[bbh03]

Wow, that was quick. Thanks guys!

[Bill Verburg]

Originally posted by Tooth911
I have one just like it they are called a teacup spoiler curca 1975.

Most of the Porsche world calls these "teatrays"

[rattlsnak]

The early one above is the "teatray". The white ones are the basic Turbo or Whale tail

[Early_S_Man]

The '75 - '77 Turbo tail in the original post, and IROC/RSR tails bear a close resemblance to cetacean flukes ...

The later '78 - '89 Turbo appendage could hardly be likened to anything in the biological world! Tea Tray, well, maybe in some parts of the world, but the terminology is hardly a concensus, as this thread shows!

[Bill Verburg]

Originally posted by rattlsnak
The early one above is the "teatray". The white ones are the basic Turbo or Whale tail

NOT TRUE!

The red one in the original post is an early('75 -'77) turbo whale tail, they came after T&#220V nixed the original ducktail. The original whale tail came in 2 street versions, the one pictured is a turbo whale tail, this version was used in the normally aspirated cars


there was also a p/u one that bolted on to a stock steel lid


the "tea tray" was first used on th '78 ROW 930 and every other 930 until '89

The n/a cars continued to use the p/u version or the original all f/g whale tail untill '82 when what is usually called the Carrera tail was introduced

[Bill Verburg]

but the terminology is hardly a concensus,

Only by those that didn't live through the 30 yr gestation period

[RickM]

Originally posted by Bill Verburg
Most of the Porsche world calls these "teatrays"

Agree 100%. I pointed this out once or twice and was ignored.

But then again, we have to live with those cars in "Concourse" condition.

[KevinP73]

WOW Bill if anyone ever has questions concerning an little tail you'll be the man to ask.

[Joeaksa]

Originally posted by KevinP73
WOW Bill if anyone ever has questions concerning an little tail you'll be the man to ask.

Everyone knows that Bill is a sailor and the second dearest thing in life for all sailors is a nice piece of tail and a drink after a long voyage!

Considering that both my Brother and I are sailors as well we somewhat represent this remark! Wish I knew as much about tail, but got smart and stopped chasing it years ago...

JoeA