All tagged Porsche VINs
VIN: the works Porsche 917 chassis 008
In order for the Porsche 917 to be homologated into Group 5, a batch of 25 completed cars were lined up for the FIA to inspect on April 21st 1969. Although (secretly) only a handful were fully functional, homologation was duly approved.
Porsche retained chassis 001 for promotional duty while 002 through 010 were raced during the rest of the season. The remaining 15 were disassembled to be properly rebuilt at a later date.
VIN: the Martini Racing Porsche 935/2 'Baby' chassis 001
In July 1977 Porsche sprang a surprise when it entered a heavily revised 935 for the annual Norisring races in Germany.
Although the new 935/2 looked outwardly similar to the firm’s existing 935 it was very different under the skin. In addition to an all-new spaceframe chassis, the ‘Baby’ featured a 1.4-litre single turbo engine. This diminutive powerplant
VIN: the Dauer Racing / Sultan of Brunei Dauer 962 LM chassis 141
Chassis 962.8.001 started life as a prototype tub created to test a twin turbocharged V8 based on Porsche’s 928 engine. However, lack of funds meant the project was abandoned at an early stage.
