Owing to poor trading conditions that led to massively reduced demand for high end motor cars, the expensively revived Bugatti company filed for bankruptcy in 1995. However, that wasn’t quite the end…

Chassis 141 was one of two Porsche 962s raced by Jochen Dauer in 1989 (the other having been chassis 133). 141 joined Dauer’s stable in the middle of the year at which point it became the team’s…

Before the McLaren F1 arrived to completely redefine the high end supercar game, Bugatti’s EB110 in SS or Super Sport trim ruled the roost as the fastest, most elaborately engineered new car on…

Converting racing prototypes into road-going specials has produced some of the most exciting cars in history. Up until the late 1960s, when most competition machinery was still equipped with…

Whatever was thought of the controversial EB110, Bugatti’s revival under Romano Artioli was never criticised for a lack of ambition. Having acquired the rights to the famous French firm in 1987, Artioli…

Chassis 151 was sold to Yojiro ‘Jiro’ Yoneyama who ran Nova Engineering, one of the top sports car teams in Japan. The new machine replaced Nova’s 1988-1989 example (chassis 132) and similarly…

Chassis GT003 was one of three Dauer 962 LMs built to Sport specification by the Porsche factory. Jochen Dauer granted Porsche permission to race cars built under his name in return for technical…

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.

In return for help to secure type approval for his 962 LM, Jochen Dauer granted Porsche permission to use the model for an attack at the 1994 Le Mans 24 Hours. However, when the Le…

Although Porsche had been the most successful manufacturer in terms of Le Mans wins during the 1980s, the firm’s last victory had come in 1987. Since then, a global economic downturn and…

Over the winter of 1990-1991, Jochen Dauer ordered two brand new Fabcar 962 tubs: chassis 172 and 175. Both appeared at the 1991 Daytona 24 Hours which was the only occasion either car raced.

Chassis 172 was a Fabcar 962 tub ordered by Jochen Dauer Racing over the winter of 1990-1991. It made its only competition appearance at the 1991 Daytona 24 Hours alongside Dauer’s sister Fabcar…

At the end of the 1986 season, John Fitzpatrick sold all his team’s racing equipment to Jochen Dauer of Nuremberg. Jochen Dauer Racing was established for the 1987 season, during which, the team ran…

During the early 1990s, Jochen Dauer used the Porsche 962 as the basis for a road-going super sports car. Porsche were helpful in sourcing parts and even provided Dauer with technical advice.