This most attractively presented Porsche 906 – better known in period as the ‘Carrera 6’ – was delivered new on April 5, 1966, via the Swiss Porsche importer, AMAG, to the order of the André Wicky Racing Team of Lausanne.

Andre Wicky was a broadly experienced racing driver who had competed in a wide variety of categories up to and including Formula 1.

He took his new Porsche 906 to Monza Autodrome in Italy for its racing debut in the important 1,000Kms race on the annual Liberation Day holiday of April 25.

The car ran well and Wicky finished 5th in class, co-driving with Andre Knörr.

The Swiss owner then turned his attention to a series of against-the-clock mountain climb events, which achieved considerable stature in Europe during that period, and in a succession of three such outings Porsche 906 ‘135’ achieved a string of 2nd, 3rd and 4th-place results.

In August 1966, Wicky ran the car on the very fast road circuit at Hockenheim in Germany, finishing 3rd, and in September compe...